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- Robert Bernard Meyer is a former professional baseball pitcher. The left-hander was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. He played for the Yankees (1964), Los Angeles Angels (1964), Kansas City Athletics (1964), Seattle Pilots (1969), and Milwaukee Brewers (1970). Meyer's first major league strikeout victim was future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski Meyer is probably best-known for being the loser in the best big league game he ever pitched. While starting for the Athletics on the road at Memorial Stadium, he and Baltimore Orioles left-hander Frank Bertaina each pitched a complete game one-hitter, but the A's lost 1-0 as Jackie Brandt hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 8th to score pinch-runner Bob Saverine from third. (September 12, 1964) Other career highlights include a six scoreless inning win against the Kansas City Athletics on June 26, 1964, a six-hit, complete game win (6-1) against the Baltimore Orioles on September 7, 1964, and pitching the first nine innings and giving up one unearned run in a 13-inning victory over the New York Yankees on September 1, 1969. Meyer appeared in a total of 38 games, 18 as a starter, with 3 complete games and 6 games finished. During his career, he gave up 80 walks in just 129.1 innings for a BB/9IP of 5.57, quite a bit higher than the American League average at that time. However, with 92 strikeouts, his K/9IP was 6.40, which was higher than the American League average. He finished his career with a total of 2 wins, 12 losses, and an ERA of 4.38.
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