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Satchel Paige League
9-12-2044
Melvin Kinnunen Center Field
Retired (2020, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .324 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .911 Status Retired (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2418 Age 65 (OS 65) Date of Birth 07-05-1979
HR 313 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(2001)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(157 games)
RBI 1169
SB 250
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt A+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A+ (98.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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
2001 LAN
23
78
7
19
2
0
2
6
3
 14 0 0
0
 0 3
.618
.272
.346
.103
.244
2002 LAN
122
458
66
140
28
2
14
72
55
 81 1 2
0
 0 4
.847
.380
.467
.162
.306
2003 LAN
98
378
59
114
12
6
18
54
36
 72 2 5
9
 8 0
.869
.361
.508
.206
.302
2004 LAN
96
366
74
115
20
3
14
61
43
 49 1 0
9
 15 5
.888
.388
.500
.186
.314
2005 LAN
117
447
71
146
23
3
21
72
42
 54 0 2
16
 12 2
.915
.383
.532
.206
.327
2006 LAN
115
467
95
147
23
4
28
86
65
 83 0 1
20
 6 3
.959
.398
.561
.246
.315
2007 LAN
95
371
83
127
23
9
16
65
52
 54 2 3
15
 5 3
1.005
.423
.582
.240
.342
2008 LAN
113
414
61
124
16
8
13
48
45
 76 2 2
12
 13 3
.840
.369
.471
.171
.300
2009 LAN
104
404
76
126
23
0
19
64
50
 60 1 1
18
 6 2
.898
.388
.510
.198
.312
2010 LAN
119
485
84
175
26
3
21
68
45
 78 1 2
25
 5 2
.971
.415
.557
.196
.361
2011 LAN
128
519
111
181
27
4
31
86
63
 78 4 1
26
 13 3
1.018
.422
.595
.247
.349
2012 LAN
120
473
91
163
29
7
19
68
61
 69 3 3
25
 14 4
.976
.420
.556
.211
.345
2013 LAN
130
509
86
183
29
5
20
84
54
 72 1 3
23
 11 4
.974
.420
.554
.194
.360
2014 LAN
117
476
97
161
20
6
31
91
46
 80 3 1
18
 16 2
1.000
.399
.601
.263
.338
2015 CIN
111
377
66
128
22
3
13
60
45
 61 2 2
10
 2 4
.928
.411
.517
.178
.340
2016 CIN
130
413
59
132
17
3
15
68
39
 57 1 2
6
 4 1
.862
.378
.484
.165
.320
2017 CIN
101
354
44
108
19
4
10
54
34
 60 0 3
11
 3 1
.829
.363
.466
.161
.305
2018 CIN
102
212
21
60
9
0
2
27
27
 26 0 3
5
 5 2
.713
.360
.354
.071
.283
2019 CIN
72
199
28
50
7
1
5
24
18
 41 1 2
1
 1 0
.685
.314
.372
.121
.251
2020 CIN
48
68
6
19
4
0
1
11
8
 11 0 0
1
 0 0
.738
.355
.382
.103
.279
Total
2061
7468
1285
2418
379
71
313
1169
831
 1176 25 38
250
 139 48
.911
.392
.519
.196
.324
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2020-11-01Melvin Kinnunen has retired from the Cincinnati Ballmarks
2017-09-02Melvin Kinnunen of the Cincinnati Ballmarks is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2017-07-15Melvin Kinnunen of the Cincinnati Ballmarks is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2015-09-21Melvin Kinnunen of the Cincinnati Ballmarks is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
2015-07-13Melvin Kinnunen of the Cincinnati Ballmarks is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2015-03-25Trade #1801661 has been completed between the Cincinnati Ballmarks and the Los Angeles Sharks. The Los Angeles Sharks receive Tommy Bushing, Vince Romano, Matt Hauser, Dwight Ponce, Draft Pick 2016 Round 2 CIN (Haddie Faneyte), Draft Pick 2015 Round 2 CIN (Charley Flinn) from the Cincinnati Ballmarks in exchange for Paul Necciai, Melvin Kinnunen, Tsutomu Itoh.
2014-11-01Melvin Kinnunen now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage.
2014-09-10The Los Angeles Sharks have placed Melvin Kinnunen on the trade block.
2014-07-13Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2012-11-01Melvin Kinnunen now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
2012-11-01Melvin Kinnunen now holds the league record for career batting average.
2009-08-24Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2008-08-26Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2007-05-19Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
2007-03-25The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Melvin Kinnunen to the major league team.
2006-11-01The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Melvin Kinnunen to the minors.
2006-04-26Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2005-07-16Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2004-08-19Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
2003-08-01Melvin Kinnunen of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2002-04-28The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Melvin Kinnunen to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have designated John Williams for assignment.
2002-04-23The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted John Williams to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Melvin Kinnunen to the minors.
2002-04-08The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Melvin Kinnunen to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have designated John Williams for assignment.
2002-04-08The Los Angeles Sharks have demoted Melvin Kinnunen to the minor leagues.
2001-10-02The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Melvin Kinnunen to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Hipolito Vowinkel to the minors.
2001-08-12The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Hipolito Vowinkel to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Melvin Kinnunen to the minors.
2001-07-11The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Melvin Kinnunen to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Tommy Raabe to the minors.