haʊˈɛvɚ, hɪz ˌiːˌɑːɹɹˈeɪ wʌzɐ pˈʊɹ fˈoːɹ.fˈɪfti sˈɪks ænd hiː sɚɹˈɛndɚd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv hˈoʊm ɹˈʌnz ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ɪnnˈɪŋz pˈɪtʃt—tˈɛstᵻməni tə ðə dˈɑːdʒɚz pˈoʊtənt əfˈɛns ænd ðɪ ˈɪntᵻmət dᵻmˈɛnʃənz ʌv ˈɛbɪts fˈiːld, wˌɛɹ mˈeɪɚz ˈɜːnd ɹˈʌn ˈævɹɪdʒ wʌz fˈaɪv.twˈɛnti ˈeɪt.
However, his ERA was a poor 4.56 and he surrendered 25 home runs in 191 innings pitched—testimony to the Dodgers' potent offense and the intimate dimensions of Ebbets Field, where Meyer's earned run average was 5.28.