Sam Mele was born on 21 January 1922 in Astoria, New York, USA. He was married to Constance M. Clemens. He died on 1 May 2017 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
Outfielder for the Boston Red Sox (1947-49 and 1954-55), Washington Senators (1949-52), Chicago White Sox (1952-53), Baltimore Orioles (1954), Cincinnati Reds (1955) and Cleveland Indians (1956).