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Harmon Killebrew League
9-7-2180
Melvin Hartford Left Field
Retired (1997, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating   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 Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B C+ (46.4%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B (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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1983 LHP 34 32 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 .483 .265 .219 .000 .219
1983 RHP 9 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 .722 .222 .500 .375 .125
1984 LHP 16 14 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 .946 .375 .571 .286 .286
1984 RHP 20 17 5 1 0 1 7 3 2 .929 .400 .529 .235 .294
1985 LHP 15 13 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 .708 .400 .308 .000 .308
1985 RHP 21 21 9 2 0 0 1 0 4 .952 .429 .524 .095 .429
1986 LHP 7 9 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.267 .600 .667 .111 .556
1986 RHP 69 65 16 1 0 1 8 4 5 .598 .290 .308 .062 .246
1987 LHP 14 12 7 4 0 0 4 2 2 1.560 .643 .917 .333 .583
1987 RHP 62 54 14 2 0 5 10 8 13 .929 .355 .574 .315 .259
1988 LHP 16 17 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 .510 .333 .176 .000 .176
1988 RHP 53 128 36 9 2 2 13 12 19 .777 .348 .430 .148 .281
1989 LHP 37 51 10 2 2 0 6 4 9 .568 .255 .314 .118 .196
1989 RHP 127 374 114 24 5 8 62 43 66 .837 .377 .460 .155 .305
1990 LHP 60 61 14 2 1 1 9 5 7 .632 .288 .344 .115 .230
1990 RHP 107 378 113 22 3 12 54 35 50 .827 .358 .468 .169 .299
1991 LHP 88 230 72 14 4 5 30 20 40 .840 .367 .474 .161 .313
1991 RHP 129 396 128 22 4 12 55 38 53 .872 .382 .490 .167 .323
1992 LHP 85 178 45 11 3 0 16 15 27 .659 .311 .348 .096 .253
1992 RHP 137 429 128 23 4 9 69 38 62 .787 .353 .434 .135 .298
1993 LHP 84 153 37 5 1 3 19 23 19 .685 .339 .346 .105 .242
1993 RHP 135 407 109 24 3 13 56 41 60 .771 .334 .437 .170 .268
1994 LHP 86 188 59 10 2 9 31 22 40 .923 .392 .532 .218 .314
1994 RHP 134 381 106 18 4 10 57 34 54 .763 .338 .425 .147 .278
1995 LHP 64 131 41 8 0 2 14 20 16 .825 .405 .420 .107 .313
1995 RHP 123 382 108 23 1 13 68 40 62 .798 .347 .450 .168 .283
1996 LHP 63 141 46 5 0 4 20 15 18 .846 .399 .447 .121 .326
1996 RHP 88 260 69 11 1 7 35 24 42 .722 .326 .396 .131 .265
1997 LHP 9 10 7 1 0 2 5 1 0 2.127 .727 1.400 .700 .700
1997 RHP 41 71 18 3 0 2 13 6 16 .701 .321 .380 .127 .254
Total LHP 678 1240 361 64 13 27 162 138 186 .793 .364 .429 .138 .291
Total RHP 1255 3371 974 185 27 96 511 327 510 .797 .351 .445 .156 .289
Total 1527 4611 1335 249 40 123 673 465 696 .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.