Jon Mead #11 | secondbase   Hall of Fame 2005

born May 22, 1975 resides Somerville, MA college Bowdoin College, 1997 acquired 1998 Referral from A. Hutchins

A .471 career hitter entering the 2001 season, Mead was plagued with injury after off-season arm surgery. During the first 15 games of 2001, Mead struggled, batting only .172 (5 for 29). However, for the 2nd half of the season, Mead miraculously returned to old form, hitting safely in each of his final 10 games at a .516 clip (16 for 31). This rebound allowed Mead to finish the season as the White Sox leading batter at .350. And in 2002, Mead proved he was healthy again, batting over .400 through 17 games and was selected to his 3rd MABL All-Star team. Mead finished the season at .365, and also 7th in the league with triples at 4 -- not surprising considering he is the White Sox all-time record holder in that category, as well as 5 others. Mead had 8 multi-hit games in 2002, including 3 three-hit performances. Mead reached a milestone this season as he notched the 100th hit of his MABL career on June 4th versus the Royals at Fallon Field. Mead also held the longest hitting streak in MABL history for 2+ years (18 games in 2000) until it was topped by the Diamondback's Jeremy Broadwell at 20 in 2002. In 2003, Mead turned to free agency and took a job with the Mariners. Yet, Mead will always be remembered for his days in a White Sox jersey. A Sox' All-Time leader in countless categories and one of the best infielders in team history, Mead was elected to the White Sox Hall of Fame in 2005. Records: MABL former All-Time leader, Consecutive Game Hitting Streak (18); White Sox All-Time leader, Runs (93), Hits (120), Singles (86), Triples (11), Total Bases (175), co-leader Extra-Base Hits (34). Awards: MABL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, 2002; MABL Player's Choice Premier Secondbaseman, 2002; MABL Most Valuable Player, 6th Place, 2000. Appearances: 1999, 2000 & 2002 MABL All-Star. MABL Career Statistics: YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG AVG 1998 11 22 6 10 1 1 0 7 1 3 7 .500 .591 .455 1999 21 62 18 27 4 1 2 17 4 2 10 .464 .629 .435 2000 21 69 28 35 9 3 2 27 7 7 10 .551 .812 .507 2001 23 60 20 21 0 2 0 10 5 12 13 .418 .417 .350 2002 24 74 21 27 4 4 1 15 8 9 8 .422 .568 .365 career 100 287 93 120 18 11 5 76 25 33 48 .469 .610 .418