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Kirby Puckett League
8-21-2079
Mel Jordan Second Base
Retired (1955, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .854 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 426 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 09-05-1921
HR 56 Drafted Round 11, Pick 170
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 248
SB 38
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt B- Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (4.7%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D- (6.3%) LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B D  (12.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BOS
146
521
104
167
27
6
28
111
58
 75 2 6
15
 10 11
.943
.387
.557
.236
.321
1951 BOS
125
472
70
131
27
6
13
66
45
 76 1 4
11
 6 7
.782
.339
.443
.165
.278
1952 BOS
102
212
33
63
14
1
7
29
19
 43 2 1
6
 4 4
.831
.359
.472
.175
.297
1954 BOS-DET
86
171
32
60
9
3
7
35
18
 34 0 0
5
 3 4
.974
.413
.561
.211
.351
1955 DET
32
55
6
5
1
0
1
7
5
 13 1 0
1
 0 1
.344
.180
.164
.073
.091
Total
491
1431
245
426
78
16
56
248
145
 241 6 11
38
 23 27
.854
.362
.492
.194
.298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1955-11-01Mel Jordan has retired from the Detroit Squires
1955-10-23The Detroit Squires have promoted Beau Smalley to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1955-10-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Billy Bliss to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Bill Whitby to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Mighty Mertz to the minors.
1955-09-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Sandy Allen to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1955-08-07The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Rich Mueller to the minors.
1955-07-29The Detroit Squires have promoted Mighty Mertz to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1955-06-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Roy Peters to the minors.
1955-06-15The Detroit Squires have promoted Elmer Bennett to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1955-06-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hank Abbey to the minors.
1955-05-23The Detroit Squires have promoted Sandy Allen to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1955-05-22The Detroit Squires have promoted Hal Lefferts to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Sandy Allen to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Lave Andujar to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Stan Blasingame to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Don Ryan to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Terry Kerr to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Beau Smalley to the minors.
1955-04-09The Detroit Squires have promoted Beau Smalley to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1954-06-25The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hank Abbey to the minors.
1954-06-17The Detroit Squires have promoted Lave Andujar to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1954-05-24The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jordan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Eddie Mozzerella to the minors.
1954-05-14The Detroit Squires have promoted Lave Andujar to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1954-05-02The Detroit Squires have renamed Mel Jourdan to Mel Jordan.
1954-04-26The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jourdan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Lave Andujar to the minors.
1954-04-22The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jourdan to the minors.
1954-04-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Mel Jourdan to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Marc Corso to the minors.
1954-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Squires and the Boston Expansionists. The Boston Expansionists receive Ken Taylor from the Detroit Squires in exchange for Mel Jourdan.
1953-04-01The Boston Expansionists have promoted Moe Brocail to the major league team. The Boston Expansionists have promoted Roy Henderson to the major league team. The Boston Expansionists have promoted Orator McDonald to the major league team. The Boston Expansionists have sent Mel Jourdan to the minors. The Boston Expansionists have sent Ken Brock to the minors. The Boston Expansionists have sent Sam DeMaestri to the minors.
1951-05-27The Boston Beaners have promoted Mel Jourdan to the major league team. The Boston Beaners have sent Gene Kroon to the minors.
1951-05-16The Boston Beaners have promoted March Blatnik to the major league team. The Boston Beaners have sent Mel Jourdan to the minors.
1950-10-05The Boston Beaners have promoted Mel Jourdan to the major league team. The Boston Beaners have sent Todd Ritter to the minors.
1950-09-27The Boston Beaners have promoted Ralph Brenly to the major league team. The Boston Beaners have sent Mel Jourdan to the minors.