Jack Meyer

Born in Philadelphia, Meyer came from a '"well-to-do New Jersey family," was educated at the exclusive William Penn Charter School, and attended the University of Delaware and Wake Forest University. During his playing days, he was listed at tall, weighing . ==Baseball career==

Meyer signed with the Phillies in 1951 His most successful MLB season was his 1955 rookie campaign, when he led the National League (NL) in both saves (16) and games finished (36), while fanning 97 batters in 110 innings pitched. He only pitched in one more game, in : a relief appearance in which he surrendered two earned runs in two innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 30, before leaving baseball. For his MLB career, Meyer compiled a 24–34 record, with 21 saves and four complete games, in 202 appearances, 178 of them as a relief pitcher, with a 3.92 earned run average (ERA), and 375 strikeouts. In 455 career innings pitched, he allowed 385 hits and 244 bases on balls. ==Death and legacy==

Meyer suffered a heart attack while watching a basketball game on television and died on March 6, 1967, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Only 34 years old, he had a history of heart problems. Meyer left a wife and three children. His nephew, Brian Meyer, pitched briefly in MLB, for the Houston Astros, from 1988 to 1990. ==See also==