Roman Mejias from the Chronology

Apr 16, 1964 - At Yankee Stadium‚ Whitey Ford pitches 11 innings in losing to the Red Sox‚ 4-3. Bob Tillman‚ with three singles‚ triples in the 11th‚ and pinch runner Roman Mejias scores on wild pitch. Mickey Heffner pitches the bottom of the 11th‚ with Dick Radatz getting the win.

Jun 16, 1963 - The Red Sox sweep a pair from the Orioles‚ winning 8-1 and 12-5. Roman Mejias has three homers in the two games and Carl Yastrzemski scores 5 runs in game 2.

Nov 25, 1962 - Boston trades AL batting champ Pete Runnels to Houston for OF Roman Mejias.

Apr 10, 1962 - The Houston Colt 45s begin play before 25‚271 fans at Colt Stadium‚ a temporary facility‚ adjacent to the land for the Astrodome. Roman Mejias hits two 3-run HRs‚ and Bobby Shantz pitches Houston to an 11-2 win over the Cubs.

May 4, 1958 - At Seals Stadium‚ light-hitting OF Roman Mejias of the Pirates hits 3 HRs in the opener with San Francisco to lead Pittsburgh to a 6-2 win. Mejias will hit just 5 homers this year. SF's two runs come on homers by Orlando Cepeda. The Giants win the nitecap 4-3 in 10 innings.

Aug 2, 1954 - The 55-game hitting streak of Waco (Big State) OF Roman Mejias ends. He batted .435 during the streak (97 for 223) and will the end the year at .354. The streak‚ the 3rd longest ever in the minors‚ will earn him a promotion to the Pirates.