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Duke Snider League
3-1-2081
Joe Melendez First Base
Retired (1993, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .745 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 495 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 09-02-1958
HR 74 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1981)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(81 games)
RBI 289
SB 40
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B- (57.3%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A- (77.6%) Arm WS Appearances 1
2B (87.2%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF (0.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1981 SS WAS 25 18 168.1 96 32 61 3 15 -3 4.97 .969
LF WAS 14 14 119.1 28 27 0 1 0 -1 2.04 .964
RF WAS 3 3 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.42 1.000
2B WAS 2 2 17.0 10 5 3 2 1 -4 4.24 .800
CF WAS 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1985 2B WAS 30 30 258.0 158 43 112 3 15 -7 5.41 .981
RF WAS 25 25 220.2 43 41 0 2 0 -4 1.67 .953
CF WAS 10 10 82.0 24 23 0 1 0 -2 2.52 .958
SS WAS 4 4 36.0 17 5 10 2 1 -1 3.75 .882
LF WAS 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 2.00 1.000
3B WAS 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1986 2B WAS 34 34 283.1 156 67 87 2 11 -7 4.89 .987
1987 1B WAS 108 108 956.1 1052 1015 29 8 81 -5 9.83 .992
2B WAS 6 6 58.0 39 14 24 1 7 -1 5.90 .974
1988 1B WAS 41 32 299.2 317 309 8 0 30 -6 9.52 1.000
LF WAS 24 24 209.0 41 39 1 1 1 -1 1.72 .976
2B WAS 7 7 61.2 35 8 25 2 3 0 4.82 .943
1989 LF WAS 22 22 187.2 58 58 0 0 0 +1 2.78 1.000
2B WAS 4 4 35.0 16 6 10 0 2 +1 4.11 1.000
SS WAS 3 3 26.0 12 3 8 1 3 -1 3.81 .917
RF WAS 3 3 26.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.69 1.000
1B WAS 4 0 6.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 4.50 1.000
1990 1B WAS 11 9 83.0 72 72 0 0 4 -1 7.81 1.000
2B WAS 4 4 36.0 19 8 11 0 1 -1 4.75 1.000
LF WAS 3 3 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
SS WAS 2 2 18.0 8 2 5 1 0 0 3.50 .875
1991 2B WAS 13 11 101.0 59 19 39 1 4 0 5.17 .983
LF WAS 4 3 30.0 7 7 0 0 0 -1 2.10 1.000
SS WAS 4 3 27.0 17 8 9 0 2 0 5.67 1.000
1B WAS 16 0 23.1 30 30 0 0 3 0 11.57 1.000
1992 1B CHA-BAL 41 19 211.2 226 217 8 1 11 +5 9.57 .996
3B CHA-BAL 8 8 70.1 20 5 14 1 0 -4 2.43 .950
2B CHA-BAL 7 7 60.2 39 19 18 2 6 -1 5.49 .949
LF CHA-BAL 6 5 41.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 2.41 1.000
SS CHA-BAL 2 2 19.0 10 1 9 0 2 -1 4.74 1.000
1993 1B BAL 25 1 62.0 78 76 2 0 5 -1 11.32 1.000
LF BAL 3 2 19.2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.29 1.000
3B BAL 2 2 16.0 5 0 5 0 0 -2 2.81 1.000
RF BAL 1 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 2.70 1.000
C BAL 1 1 9.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 7.00 1.000
2B BAL 1 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
Pos Total 1B 246 169 1642.0 1778 1722 47 9 135 -8 9.70 .995
2B 108 106 918.2 533 189 331 13 50 -20 5.09 .976
LF 78 75 648.2 158 155 1 2 1 -3 2.16 .987
SS 40 32 294.1 160 51 102 7 23 -6 4.68 .956
RF 32 32 282.2 55 53 0 2 0 -5 1.69 .964
3B 11 11 95.1 26 5 20 1 0 -6 2.36 .962
CF 11 11 91.0 26 25 0 1 0 -2 2.47 .962
C 1 1 9.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 7.00 1.000
Total 527 437 3981.2 2743 2207 501 35 209 0 3 0 0.0% -50 6.12 .987
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Joe Melendez has retired from the Baltimore Browns
1993-06-06Joe Melendez of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1993-04-01The Baltimore Browns have removed Joe Melendez from the trade block.
1992-06-12Joe Melendez of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1992-05-12The Baltimore Browns have acquired Joe Melendez from the waiver wire.
1992-05-08The Chicago River Cats have promoted Chuck Knerr to the major league team. The Chicago River Cats have designated Joe Melendez for assignment.
1992-03-05A trade has been completed between the Washington G-Men and the Chicago River Cats. The Chicago River Cats receive Joe Melendez from the Washington G-Men in exchange for Draft Pick 1993 Round 3 CHA (Howie Diaz).
1989-09-26Joe Melendez of the Washington G-Men is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1985-04-01The Washington Red Hawks have promoted Danny Williams to the major league team. The Washington Red Hawks have promoted Biddy Alexander to the major league team. The Washington Red Hawks have promoted Stu Hemphill to the major league team. The Washington Red Hawks have promoted Joe Melendez to the major league team. The Washington Red Hawks have designated Eddie Lopez for assignment.
1981-06-28The Washington Typhoons have sent Joe Melendez down to the minors.
1981-04-01The Washington Typhoons have promoted Milt Sheldon to the major league team. The Washington Typhoons have promoted Joe Melendez to the major league team. The Washington Typhoons have sent Stu Hemphill to the minors. The Washington Typhoons have sent Enrique Cohen to the minors.