This player transferred from the Robin Yount League in 1970. View the original player card
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Bobby Doerr League 3-25-2020 |
| Melvin Hamilton |  Right FieldRetired (1978, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .259 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .702 | Status | Deceased (2019) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 368 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 12-11-1943 | |
| HR | 23 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 27 (1965) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (19 games) |
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| RBI | 196 | |||||
| SB | 32 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (91.8%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (91.7%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (3.1%) | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | SD | 130 |
502 |
57 |
128
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20 |
6 |
9 |
58 |
36 |
108 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2 | 3 | .678 |
.305 |
.373 |
.118 |
.255 |
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| 1972 | SD | 126 |
427 |
61 |
116
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18 |
13 |
9 |
76 |
49 |
80 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
4 | 2 | .782 |
.344 |
.438 |
.166 |
.272 |
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| 1973 | COL-DET | 44 |
148 |
16 |
38
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2 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
15 |
39 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 3 | .649 |
.325 |
.324 |
.068 |
.257 |
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| 1973 | COL | 1 |
4 |
2 |
3
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1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 2.550 |
.800 |
1.750 |
1.000 |
.750 |
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| 1973 | DET | 43 |
144 |
14 |
35
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1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
14 |
39 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 3 | .595 |
.310 |
.285 |
.042 |
.243 |
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| 1974 | DET | 29 |
68 |
6 |
19
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0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .691 |
.338 |
.353 |
.074 |
.279 |
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| 1975 | DET | 44 |
65 |
9 |
14
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5 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | 0 | .584 |
.292 |
.292 |
.077 |
.215 |
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| 1976 | DET | 50 |
86 |
13 |
23
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3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
15 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1 | 1 | .717 |
.333 |
.384 |
.116 |
.267 |
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| 1977 | DET | 58 |
110 |
16 |
28
|
6 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
14 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | 2 | .675 |
.339 |
.336 |
.082 |
.255 |
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| 1978 | DET | 10 |
13 |
0 |
2
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | .368 |
.214 |
.154 |
.000 |
.154 |
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| Total | 491 |
1419 |
178 |
368
|
54 |
23 |
23 |
196 |
136 |
295 | 2 | 7 | 32 |
11 | 11 | .702 |
.324 |
.378 |
.119 |
.259 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Robin Yount League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1978-11-01 | Melvin Hamilton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1978-05-22 | The Detroit Smelly Katz have waived Melvin Hamilton. |
| 1978-05-05 | The Detroit Smelly Katz have promoted Pete Sadowski to the major league team. The Detroit Smelly Katz have designated Melvin Hamilton for assignment. |
| 1973-04-18 | Trade #1834185 has been completed between the Detroit Smelly Katz and the Colorado Limpets. The Colorado Limpets receive Draft Pick 1974 Round 3 DET (Bruce Greene), Draft Pick 1974 Round 2 DET (Tom Mercker) from the Detroit Smelly Katz in exchange for Melvin Hamilton, Charlie Albrecht. |
| 1973-04-16 | The Colorado Limpets have re-claimed Melvin Hamilton from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-04-01 | The Colorado Limpets have promoted Boardwalk Bartholomew to the major league team. The Colorado Limpets have promoted Tim Angelini to the major league team. The Colorado Limpets have designated Melvin Hamilton for assignment. The Colorado Limpets have designated Charlie Albrecht for assignment. |
| 1971-04-01 | The San Diego Rattlers have promoted Melvin Hamilton to the major league team. The San Diego Rattlers have waived Denny Mauro. |