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Bobby Doerr League
8-25-2028
Melvin Hamilton Right Field
Retired (1978, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .702 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 196
SB 32
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF (91.8%) Arm WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF (91.7%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B (3.1%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1971 Away 63 248 32 68 11 4 4 31 23 58 7 0 2 .733 .333 .399 .125 .274
1971 Home 67 254 25 60 9 2 5 27 13 50 2 2 1 .623 .276 .346 .110 .236
1972 Away 66 229 31 64 10 8 4 42 26 46 5 0 0 .796 .350 .445 .166 .279
1972 Home 60 198 30 52 8 5 5 34 23 34 2 4 2 .766 .336 .429 .167 .263
1973 Away 28 92 8 19 0 1 1 9 8 22 2 0 1 .531 .270 .261 .054 .207
1973 Home 16 56 8 19 2 0 1 5 7 17 1 1 2 .841 .413 .429 .089 .339
1974 Away 16 36 4 10 0 1 1 4 2 12 0 0 0 .732 .316 .417 .139 .278
1974 Home 13 32 2 9 0 0 0 6 4 6 0 0 0 .642 .361 .281 .000 .281
1975 Away 20 26 4 5 3 0 0 5 4 3 2 0 0 .608 .300 .308 .115 .192
1975 Home 24 39 5 9 2 0 0 6 3 7 0 1 0 .568 .286 .282 .051 .231
1976 Away 24 40 6 13 2 2 1 6 3 10 3 1 0 .922 .372 .550 .225 .325
1976 Home 26 46 7 10 1 0 0 5 5 5 1 0 1 .541 .302 .239 .022 .217
1977 Away 30 53 8 14 3 0 0 8 9 8 5 0 2 .692 .371 .321 .057 .264
1977 Home 28 57 8 14 3 0 1 8 5 14 1 2 0 .657 .306 .351 .105 .246
1978 Away 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .000 .250
1978 Home 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .311 .200 .111 .000 .111
Total Away 251 728 93 194 29 16 11 105 75 161 24 1 5 .729 .333 .396 .129 .266
Total Home 240 691 85 174 25 7 12 91 61 134 8 10 6 .673 .313 .360 .109 .252
Total 491 1419 178 368 54 23 23 196 136 295 32 11 11 .702 .324 .378 .119 .259

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Robin Yount League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Melvin Hamilton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-05-22The Detroit Smelly Katz have waived Melvin Hamilton.
1978-05-05The Detroit Smelly Katz have promoted Pete Sadowski to the major league team. The Detroit Smelly Katz have designated Melvin Hamilton for assignment.
1973-04-18Trade #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.
1973-04-16The Colorado Limpets have re-claimed Melvin Hamilton from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01The 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.
1971-04-01The San Diego Rattlers have promoted Melvin Hamilton to the major league team. The San Diego Rattlers have waived Denny Mauro.