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Don Newcombe League
9-14-2165
Ival Mellor Center Field
Retired (1990, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
H 1917 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 06-06-1951
HR 312 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1969)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(137 games)
RBI 986
SB 257
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A- (77.2%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF (15.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 LHP 43 104 36 9 0 3 7 9 17 .919 .400 .519 .173 .346
1977 RHP 60 156 38 7 0 4 12 17 42 .687 .322 .365 .122 .244
1978 LHP 62 130 24 3 1 6 18 12 27 .618 .257 .362 .177 .185
1978 RHP 131 442 119 21 3 16 53 49 88 .780 .341 .439 .170 .269
1979 LHP 67 152 52 8 1 13 32 10 21 1.045 .380 .664 .322 .342
1979 RHP 128 436 118 21 7 21 54 46 92 .838 .342 .495 .225 .271
1980 LHP 77 178 53 10 2 5 21 6 27 .783 .323 .461 .163 .298
1980 RHP 140 489 132 19 5 19 63 35 104 .763 .317 .446 .176 .270
1981 LHP 72 158 47 4 2 8 21 11 27 .843 .343 .500 .203 .297
1981 RHP 142 479 120 17 7 16 55 38 91 .724 .309 .415 .165 .251
1982 LHP 80 191 61 7 3 8 17 19 24 .894 .381 .513 .194 .319
1982 RHP 134 447 117 14 6 23 68 28 98 .784 .310 .474 .213 .262
1983 LHP 76 183 62 10 3 12 29 21 27 1.030 .407 .623 .284 .339
1983 RHP 134 450 116 15 4 22 54 40 84 .775 .319 .456 .198 .258
1984 LHP 74 171 45 10 3 5 25 16 27 .771 .326 .444 .181 .263
1984 RHP 135 430 109 15 4 22 78 28 92 .760 .300 .460 .207 .253
1985 LHP 65 162 56 7 3 11 31 13 26 1.025 .395 .630 .284 .346
1985 RHP 137 467 125 19 5 20 73 31 98 .776 .317 .458 .191 .268
1986 LHP 67 162 42 5 1 4 14 15 26 .701 .324 .377 .117 .259
1986 RHP 117 399 104 16 2 20 67 39 82 .785 .324 .461 .201 .261
1987 LHP 62 118 35 5 0 6 21 11 21 .843 .351 .492 .195 .297
1987 RHP 119 417 106 20 6 14 52 30 70 .739 .308 .432 .177 .254
1988 LHP 71 185 46 4 2 9 27 18 40 .755 .317 .438 .189 .249
1988 RHP 78 214 61 4 0 14 37 17 44 .838 .338 .500 .215 .285
1989 LHP 51 126 40 8 0 4 20 11 21 .843 .367 .476 .159 .317
1989 RHP 68 210 51 8 3 7 36 14 45 .698 .289 .410 .167 .243
1990 LHP 9 26 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 .249 .172 .077 .000 .077
1990 RHP 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 876 2046 601 90 21 94 284 175 334 .846 .349 .496 .202 .294
Total RHP 1527 5042 1316 196 52 218 702 412 1031 .768 .318 .450 .189 .261
Total 1731 7088 1917 286 73 312 986 587 1365 .791 .327 .463 .193 .270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Ival Mellor has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-08-11The Detroit Bucks have waived Ival Mellor. The Detroit Bucks have waived Matt Anderson.
1990-08-04The Detroit Bucks have promoted Buzz Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Bucks have designated Ival Mellor for assignment.
1990-06-27The Detroit Bucks have promoted Ival Mellor to the major league team.
1990-06-27The Detroit Bucks have acquired Ival Mellor from the waiver wire.
1990-04-01The Texas Strangers have waived Ival Mellor.
1990-03-26The Texas Strangers have drafted Ival Mellor #244 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1986-08-17Ival Mellor of the Philadelphia Pythians is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-06-11Ival Mellor of the Philadelphia Pythians is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1977-06-04The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Ival Mellor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1975-07-20A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Anteaters and the Philadelphia Pythians. The Philadelphia Pythians receive Bobby Odom, Hal Conkwright, Bob Hearn, Joe Blue, Ival Mellor, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 4 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 4 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 4 (CLE) from the Cleveland Anteaters in exchange for Tom Rudolph, Ryan Sturdivant.