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Harmon Killebrew League
9-5-2180
Melvin Hartford Left Field
Retired (1997, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .796 Status Deceased (2053) Option Years 0  
H 1335 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 05-14-1961
HR 123 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1980)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(143 games)
RBI 673
SB 78
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B C+ (46.4%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B F  (2.7%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1983 STL
43
40
4
8
0
0
1
4
3
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.531
.256
.275
.075
.200
1984 STL
36
31
9
9
2
0
2
9
5
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.937
.389
.548
.258
.290
1985 STL
36
34
4
13
2
0
0
4
2
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.858
.417
.441
.059
.382
1986 STL
75
74
10
21
2
0
1
9
5
 6 0 0
0
 0 0
.680
.329
.351
.068
.284
1987 STL
76
66
18
21
6
0
5
14
10
 15 0 0
0
 0 1
1.044
.408
.636
.318
.318
1988 STL
65
145
16
39
9
2
2
14
16
 21 1 0
1
 0 1
.746
.346
.400
.131
.269
1989 STL
138
425
55
124
26
7
8
68
47
 75 1 1
1
 0 1
.805
.363
.442
.151
.292
1990 STL
152
439
66
127
24
4
13
63
40
 57 0 0
0
 1 4
.800
.349
.451
.162
.289
1991 MON
157
626
87
200
36
8
17
85
58
 93 1 3
8
 2 7
.860
.376
.484
.165
.319
1992 TEX
151
607
89
173
34
7
9
85
53
 89 1 5
17
 7 6
.749
.341
.409
.124
.285
1993 TEX
153
560
75
146
29
4
16
75
64
 79 1 4
15
 8 6
.748
.335
.412
.152
.261
1994 TEX
157
569
69
165
28
6
19
88
56
 94 3 1
13
 6 3
.817
.356
.460
.170
.290
1995 TEX
134
513
75
149
31
1
15
82
60
 78 1 5
12
 9 4
.805
.363
.442
.152
.290
1996 TEX-CLE
108
401
56
115
16
1
11
55
39
 60 2 1
10
 6 1
.766
.352
.414
.127
.287
1997 CLE
46
81
16
25
4
0
4
18
7
 16 1 0
1
 0 3
.877
.371
.506
.198
.309
Total
1527
4611
649
1335
249
40
123
673
465
 696 12 20
78
 39 37
.796
.355
.441
.151
.290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Melvin Hartford has retired from the Cleveland Barons
1996-07-29The Cleveland Barons have promoted Melvin Hartford to the major league team.
1996-07-27The Cleveland Barons have acquired Melvin Hartford from the waiver wire.
1996-07-20The Texas Tornados have waived Melvin Hartford.
1996-07-13The Texas Tornados have promoted Felipe Fisher to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Craig Reyes to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Jordan Brown to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Wayne Lait to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Carlos Rivero to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Matt McBride to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have designated Dioner Navarro for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Omar Vizquel for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Ed Christensen for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Jamey Carroll for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Melvin Hartford for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Mark DeRosa for assignment.
1992-04-08The Texas Tornados have acquired Melvin Hartford from the waiver wire.
1992-04-01The Montreal Canadiens have promoted Joe Buxton to the major league team. The Montreal Canadiens have promoted Joe Miller to the major league team. The Montreal Canadiens have designated Melvin Hartford for assignment.
1983-04-01The St. Louis Blazers have promoted Buck Scarsella to the major league team. The St. Louis Blazers have promoted John Kane to the major league team. The St. Louis Blazers have promoted Lou Heintzelman to the major league team. The St. Louis Blazers have promoted Melvin Hartford to the major league team.