Michael Ray "Louie" Meadows (born April 29, 1961 in Maysville

Maysville, North Carolina

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, North Carolina

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) is a retired American Major League Baseball

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 outfielder

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.

He attended college at North Carolina State University

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. Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round (43rd overall pick) of the 1982 MLB amateur draft, Meadows would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Houston Astros

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 on July 3, 1986. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies

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as a free agent on July 4, 1990 and would appear in his final game on October 3, 1990. He had 127 career at bats in 102 games. He had a .173 lifetime batting average. He batted and threw left-handed.