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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Royston Melendez Shortstop
Retired (1986, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .797 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 2109 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 08-11-1948
HR 282 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(24 games)
RBI 1084
SB 429
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.0%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B A- (76.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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
1972 BOS
57
237
38
67
8
2
11
32
20
 45 0 4
9
 3 4
.806
.333
.473
.190
.283
1973 BOS
153
631
100
178
32
8
20
86
50
 122 6 4
29
 6 6
.792
.339
.453
.171
.282
1974 BOS
149
591
85
163
26
11
21
72
51
 112 3 3
19
 3 7
.798
.335
.464
.188
.276
1975 BOS
138
479
69
123
19
6
14
61
36
 82 3 3
14
 0 7
.720
.311
.409
.152
.257
1976 BOS-WAS
154
645
120
182
35
5
21
63
63
 100 1 1
35
 12 7
.796
.346
.450
.167
.282
1977 WAS
154
652
120
192
39
11
28
95
58
 125 3 2
23
 7 6
.871
.354
.517
.222
.294
1978 WAS
154
656
108
175
26
13
26
87
62
 117 3 2
38
 6 9
.797
.332
.465
.198
.267
1979 WAS-DET
139
443
68
127
18
6
20
85
38
 87 4 4
22
 4 10
.835
.346
.490
.203
.287
1980 DET
154
630
110
184
29
13
25
117
53
 131 0 7
39
 8 6
.842
.343
.498
.206
.292
1981 DET
150
561
89
151
23
9
17
93
57
 113 1 4
41
 11 10
.769
.335
.433
.164
.269
1982 DET
153
588
91
164
20
5
29
95
49
 105 3 4
42
 17 10
.813
.335
.478
.199
.279
1983 DET
153
590
84
177
24
6
26
94
46
 102 4 3
56
 20 8
.846
.353
.493
.193
.300
1984 DET
105
229
37
71
12
0
9
40
16
 55 2 2
24
 10 2
.838
.357
.480
.170
.310
1985 DET
152
566
59
138
24
6
13
53
40
 99 3 2
35
 18 5
.673
.296
.376
.133
.244
1986 DET
27
85
8
17
4
1
2
11
3
 20 1 0
3
 1 1
.577
.236
.341
.141
.200
Total
1992
7583
1186
2109
339
102
282
1084
642
 1415 37 45
429
 126 98
.797
.336
.461
.183
.278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Royston Melendez has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1984-04-28Royston Melendez of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1979-04-23The Detroit Tigers have renamed Roy Melendez to Royston Melendez.
1979-04-23A trade has been completed between the Washington Strategos and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Roy Melendez, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 3 (WAS) from the Washington Strategos in exchange for Nero Jankowicks, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 1 (DET).
1976-04-11A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Strategos. The Washington Strategos receive Roy Melendez, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 3 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 2 (CIN) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for John Phillips.
1976-04-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roy Melendez to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Bert Estabrook for assignment.
1975-06-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roy Melendez to the major league team.
1975-06-05The Boston Red Sox have promoted Lou Nichols to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roy Melendez to the minors.
1975-06-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roy Melendez to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Charles Linden for assignment.
1975-05-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Stan Brosius to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roy Melendez to the minors.
1972-07-28The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roy Melendez to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Jim Pepitone for assignment.