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Murray Maddux League 6-28-2053 |
| Mel Chapman |  Center FieldRetired (1990, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .287 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .856 | Status | Deceased (2022) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2665 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 12-28-1949 | |
| HR | 496 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 43 (1967) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (151 games) |
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| RBI | 1635 | |||||
| SB | 282 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 8 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1972 | AL | All Star Starter (CF) |
| 1975 | AL | All Star Starter (CF) |
| 1976 | AL | All Star Starter (CF); Gold Glove (CF) |
| 1979 | AL | All Star Starter (CF) |
| 1980 | AL | Gold Glove (CF) |
| 1981 | AL | All Star Reserve (OF) |
| 1982 | AL | Gold Glove (CF) |
| 1983 | AL | MVP; All Star Starter (CF) |
| 1984 | AL | All Star Starter (CF); Gold Glove (CF) |
| 1985 | AL | All Star Starter (CF); Gold Glove (CF) |
| 1987 | AL | Gold Glove (CF) |
| 1989 | AL | Gold Glove (CF) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1990-11-01 | Mel Chapman has retired from the Cleveland Blues |
| 1990-09-20 | The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mel Chapman to the major league team. |
| 1990-04-01 | The Cleveland Blues have designated Mel Chapman for assignment. |
| 1989-11-01 | Mel Chapman now holds the league record for career runs batted in. |
| 1988-11-01 | Mel Chapman now holds the league record for career homeruns. |
| 1987-05-05 | Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1984-11-01 | Mel Chapman now holds the league record for career slugging percentage. |
| 1984-04-02 | Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1981-08-18 | Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 1978-09-12 | Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Cleveland Blues have promoted Jot Butler to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mickey Flynn to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted George Linebrink to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mel Chapman to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have designated Rafael Chetkovich for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Rich Nixon for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Eddie Kurtz for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Bill Myers for assignment. |