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Ty Cobb League
7-13-2085
Edgar Melinchey Shortstop
Retired (1988, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .280 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .784 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 2263 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 08-31-1949
HR 246 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(137 games)
RBI 1163
SB 186
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B D+ (23.8%) LF D  (16.3%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (98.6%) CF D- (4.5%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (97.8%) 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
1971 BOS
129
497
57
110
14
2
3
27
56
 87 5 3
7
 7 8
.580
.305
.276
.054
.221
1972 BOS
147
544
68
136
26
1
18
63
53
 88 1 3
7
 7 6
.717
.316
.401
.151
.250
1973 BOS
145
538
70
133
26
3
17
60
59
 85 4 2
6
 5 6
.727
.325
.401
.154
.247
1974 BOS
149
451
67
131
15
2
22
56
64
 77 1 0
6
 1 2
.859
.380
.479
.188
.290
1975 BOS
142
548
76
151
27
6
11
81
76
 83 3 1
10
 6 6
.773
.366
.407
.131
.276
1976 BOS
142
579
75
152
26
8
18
98
51
 91 1 5
14
 8 2
.749
.321
.428
.166
.263
1977 BOS
146
515
70
149
26
5
18
86
60
 72 2 6
1
 1 2
.826
.362
.464
.175
.289
1978 BOS
142
579
94
182
26
7
25
72
64
 100 3 2
6
 0 3
.897
.384
.513
.199
.314
1979 BOS
126
502
74
150
26
4
12
71
51
 65 2 4
17
 6 1
.801
.363
.438
.139
.299
1980 BOS
142
531
81
156
26
5
20
104
63
 89 0 6
31
 11 3
.840
.365
.475
.181
.294
1981 BOS
142
554
96
178
32
7
17
114
60
 92 3 4
25
 7 6
.884
.388
.496
.175
.321
1982 BOS
142
575
106
172
24
8
19
105
63
 86 4 3
18
 4 4
.838
.371
.468
.169
.299
1983 BOS-CIN
141
554
101
162
18
4
23
80
64
 82 4 1
23
 6 3
.833
.369
.464
.171
.292
1984 CIN-NYA
98
299
42
85
20
3
3
36
33
 53 1 0
2
 2 2
.759
.357
.401
.117
.284
1985 NYA-DET
107
252
32
67
11
1
5
25
21
 33 2 1
0
 1 2
.703
.326
.377
.111
.266
1986 DET
82
256
33
63
8
2
7
39
24
 39 2 3
7
 4 1
.687
.312
.375
.129
.246
1987 DET
79
287
52
81
13
1
8
44
21
 36 0 5
5
 5 3
.744
.326
.418
.136
.282
1988 DET-BOS
8
32
3
5
1
0
0
2
1
 4 0 1
1
 0 1
.364
.176
.188
.031
.156
Total
2209
8093
1197
2263
365
69
246
1163
884
 1262 38 50
186
 81 61
.784
.351
.433
.153
.280
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Edgar Melinchey has retired from the Boston Werecats
1988-09-09The Boston Werecats have promoted Edgar Melinchey to the major league team.
1988-04-20The Boston Werecats have acquired Edgar Melinchey from the waiver wire.
1988-04-16The Detroit Tigers have waived Edgar Melinchey.
1988-04-11The Detroit Tigers have promoted Bill Goeckel to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Edgar Melinchey for assignment.
1985-04-09A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive Edgar Melinchey, Draft Pick - 1986 Round 3 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Buck Kunz, Draft Pick - 1986 Round 2 (DET).
1984-08-19Edgar Melinchey of the New York Creatures is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1984-07-23A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Cincinnati Footnotes. The Cincinnati Footnotes receive Marty Sorrell, Mike Lindquist, Luis Grzanich, Donovan Coleman, Larry Sellers, Charlie Conners, Draft Pick - 1985 Round 3 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1985 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1985 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Doc Cusick, Cloyd Powell, Rob Stocksdale, Edgar Melinchey, Tom Flores, Joe Langford.
1983-09-02A trade has been completed between the Boston Werecats and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Edgar Melinchey, Tom Flores from the Boston Werecats in exchange for Jack Strands, Hank Lehman, Draft Pick - 1984 Round 1 (CIN).
1977-03-01The Boston Kool Kats have renamed Al Melinchey to Edgar Melinchey.
1977-03-01The Boston Kool Kats have renamed Al Minchey to Al Melinchey.
1971-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Al Minchey to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Maury Wills for assignment.