Meeler pitched 8.1 innings overall in those seven appearances, posting a record of 0-1 with an earned run average at 4.32, all out of the bullpen.
He would go on to pitch another two seasons in Detroit’s Minor League system before retiring for good after the 1974 season, with just those handful of games in 1972 on the Big League level.
He played eight years of professional baseball, all of them with the Detroit organization, including the 1969 season at Single-A with the Rocky Mount Leafs when he appeared in 54 games, saving 28 with a sparkling 1.50 E.R.A. over 96 innings of work.
