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Jesse Orosco League
7-29-2215
Mel Romero Second Base
Retired (1974, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .785 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2371 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 10-29-1935
HR 318 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(89 games)
RBI 1230
SB 378
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF F  (1.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1958 Away 75 216 0 50 3 6 6 25 11 42 0 0 0 .652 .268 .384 .153 .231
1958 Home 79 222 0 39 8 0 4 19 19 47 0 0 0 .508 .242 .266 .090 .176
1959 Away 43 144 0 26 7 0 3 12 9 29 0 0 0 .525 .234 .292 .111 .181
1959 Home 42 129 0 39 13 1 6 23 10 22 0 0 0 .915 .357 .558 .256 .302
1960 Away 67 251 0 57 8 4 6 27 30 45 0 0 0 .677 .314 .363 .135 .227
1960 Home 69 260 0 65 15 2 6 32 19 54 0 0 0 .693 .301 .392 .142 .250
1961 Away 78 302 0 81 13 3 5 24 24 67 0 0 0 .700 .319 .381 .113 .268
1961 Home 76 285 0 66 16 3 6 30 25 44 0 0 0 .665 .293 .372 .140 .232
1962 Away 50 326 0 92 15 4 12 43 31 55 0 0 0 .810 .347 .463 .181 .282
1962 Home 47 299 0 91 15 8 11 58 29 55 0 0 0 .888 .370 .518 .214 .304
1963 Away 3 256 0 60 9 2 12 40 23 48 0 0 0 .726 .300 .426 .191 .234
1963 Home 6 287 0 92 16 1 13 57 17 58 0 0 0 .880 .361 .519 .199 .321
1964 Away 59 241 0 67 13 1 10 32 33 54 0 0 0 .833 .368 .465 .187 .278
1964 Home 59 239 0 63 14 1 7 38 26 44 0 0 0 .754 .336 .418 .155 .264
1965 Away 78 337 22 84 13 3 14 40 29 60 7 2 3 .738 .308 .430 .181 .249
1965 Home 76 315 20 110 19 4 12 52 33 57 7 2 4 .961 .411 .549 .200 .349
1966 Away 75 331 62 104 17 1 18 51 22 78 18 0 10 .891 .356 .535 .221 .314
1966 Home 79 335 66 94 20 4 20 54 27 56 16 3 15 .879 .336 .543 .263 .281
1967 Away 76 319 40 71 18 0 13 36 30 67 11 5 6 .692 .291 .401 .179 .223
1967 Home 78 309 47 84 20 5 7 36 37 64 11 7 7 .787 .351 .437 .165 .272
1968 Away 75 316 50 91 18 3 6 25 36 72 17 5 4 .781 .361 .421 .133 .288
1968 Home 73 292 59 90 16 5 15 48 29 52 14 4 2 .922 .371 .551 .243 .308
1969 Away 61 252 41 80 6 3 16 58 18 49 15 4 7 .917 .362 .556 .238 .317
1969 Home 60 219 39 67 10 3 8 21 22 45 13 7 2 .852 .363 .489 .183 .306
1970 Away 74 295 35 80 13 3 11 44 21 59 13 2 8 .769 .322 .447 .176 .271
1970 Home 78 303 57 95 16 4 17 65 29 42 18 5 5 .936 .375 .561 .248 .314
1971 Away 76 299 34 81 17 2 10 45 32 66 4 0 8 .784 .342 .441 .171 .271
1971 Home 76 282 38 77 15 3 10 56 23 57 8 3 9 .779 .325 .454 .181 .273
1972 Away 67 147 11 35 7 0 1 24 14 26 3 1 5 .617 .311 .306 .068 .238
1972 Home 59 117 17 30 4 1 7 24 10 27 1 2 4 .807 .320 .487 .231 .256
1973 Away 69 193 34 58 9 1 10 25 23 40 11 5 6 .892 .379 .513 .212 .301
1973 Home 75 211 33 58 6 1 9 30 23 38 11 4 3 .788 .347 .441 .166 .275
1974 Away 64 185 12 46 6 0 3 18 18 32 6 2 5 .643 .314 .330 .081 .249
1974 Home 64 183 22 48 5 1 4 18 18 25 3 4 1 .698 .332 .366 .104 .262
Total Away 1090 4410 341 1163 192 36 156 569 404 889 105 26 62 .756 .327 .430 .166 .264
Total Home 1096 4287 398 1208 228 47 162 661 396 787 102 41 52 .813 .343 .470 .188 .282
Total 2355 8697 1291 2371 420 83 318 1230 800 1676 378 121 216 .785 .335 .450 .177 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Mel Romero has retired from the Texas Rangers
1974-09-02The Texas Rangers have removed Mel Romero from the trade block.
1972-06-19The Texas Rangers have placed Mel Romero on the trade block.
1969-05-02A trade has been completed between the Texas Rangers and the Washington Lobbyists. The Washington Lobbyists receive Carlos Johnson, Danny Netzel, Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 TEX (Tito Washington), Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 TEX (Pat Baxes), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 TEX (Miguel Johnson) from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jay Reed, Mel Romero.
1968-09-24Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1964-05-09Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1963-04-10Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1962-09-21Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-05-02Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1959-07-23Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1958-04-01The Washington Lobbyists have promoted Mel Romero to the major league team. The Washington Lobbyists have sent Floyd Cusick to the minors.