Roy Meeker

Charles Roy Meeker (September 15, 1900 – March 25, 1929) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1923–24, 1926) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled an 8–14 record, with a 4.73 earned run average, and 54 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched.^[1]

Roy Meeker
Pitcher
Born: (1900-09-15)September 15, 1900 Lead Mine, Missouri, U.S.
Died: March 25, 1929(1929-03-25) (aged 28) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 22, 1923, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1926, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	8–14
Earned run average	4.73
Strikeouts	54
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1923–1924) Cincinnati Reds (1926)

He was born in Lead Mine, Missouri, and at the time of his death was living in Kansas City.^[2] Meeker died of a heart attack in Orlando, Florida at the age of 28 while taking part in the Reds' spring training.^[2]