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Wally Berger League
7-16-2119
Mel Davis Catcher
Retired (1967, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .764 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
H 1923 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 07-14-1930
HR 208 Drafted Round 23, Pick 359
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(81 games)
RBI 968
SB 51
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity B-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- 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
1950 NYA
43
137
8
34
5
1
4
17
12
 23 1 0
1
 1 2
.700
.313
.387
.139
.248
1951 NYA
121
409
63
129
20
1
15
62
39
 71 1 1
0
 0 0
.855
.376
.479
.164
.315
1952 NYA
130
489
59
134
21
2
13
60
51
 80 3 3
0
 1 3
.749
.344
.405
.131
.274
1953 NYA
135
543
75
150
25
1
17
63
50
 84 2 2
5
 5 5
.758
.338
.420
.144
.276
1954 NYA
126
498
52
123
19
3
17
63
38
 85 5 4
5
 5 3
.704
.305
.400
.153
.247
1955 NYA-WAS
136
512
61
120
32
4
9
76
42
 79 2 3
4
 6 3
.659
.293
.365
.131
.234
1956 WAS
103
347
41
77
18
4
9
44
30
 64 2 5
4
 1 1
.658
.284
.375
.153
.222
1957 WAS
136
469
55
135
31
2
11
58
34
 68 1 0
6
 7 3
.770
.337
.433
.145
.288
1958 WAS
138
484
54
133
30
7
12
67
57
 91 4 4
7
 4 5
.793
.353
.440
.165
.275
1959 WAS
138
471
53
130
24
3
15
74
49
 79 4 1
5
 0 1
.784
.349
.435
.159
.276
1960 WAS-PIT
125
306
39
92
25
2
4
39
32
 36 4 3
5
 0 3
.806
.371
.435
.134
.301
1961 PIT
99
282
43
90
14
3
13
52
35
 35 1 3
0
 0 0
.921
.393
.528
.209
.319
1962 PIT
130
434
59
130
24
2
18
65
42
 61 1 4
4
 0 1
.848
.360
.488
.189
.300
1963 PIT
138
448
60
124
25
3
18
75
48
 73 1 6
3
 1 1
.810
.344
.467
.190
.277
1964 PIT
120
418
64
119
21
3
13
53
42
 71 3 4
1
 1 5
.794
.351
.443
.158
.285
1965 PIT
113
241
32
58
7
1
5
27
37
 39 2 2
0
 0 0
.684
.344
.340
.100
.241
1966 PIT
103
330
44
86
13
2
9
37
31
 51 0 1
1
 2 4
.717
.323
.394
.133
.261
1967 PIT
78
229
28
59
7
0
6
36
23
 39 2 3
0
 0 6
.694
.327
.367
.109
.258
Total
2112
7047
890
1923
361
44
208
968
692
 1129 39 49
51
 34 46
.764
.339
.425
.152
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Mel Davis has retired from the Pittsburgh Lynx
1960-06-08A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lynx and the Washington Colonials. The Washington Colonials receive Dave Host, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Lynx in exchange for Mel Davis.
1955-07-13A trade has been completed between the Washington Colonials and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Yogi Berra, Hank McGriff, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 5 (WAS) from the Washington Colonials in exchange for Roy Aviles, Mel Davis, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 3 (NYA).
1955-03-01The New York Yankees have promoted Mel Davis to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Gerry Erickson to the minors.
1954-09-22The New York Yankees have promoted Edgar Lodigiani to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mel Davis to the minors.
1951-04-22The New York Yankees have promoted Mel Davis to the major league team.
1951-03-01The New York Yankees have promoted Mike Hernandez to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Edgar Lodigiani to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mel Davis to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dennis Kolb to the minors.
1950-09-19The New York Yankees have promoted Mel Davis to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Edgar Lodigiani to the minors.
1950-05-18The New York Yankees have promoted Ham Bostick to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mel Davis to the minors.