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Jesse Orosco League 7-25-2215 |
| Mel Romero |  Second BaseRetired (1974, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .273 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .785 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 1230 | |||||
| SB | 378 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (1.6%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1961 | AL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| 1962 | AL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| 1963 | AL | Gold Glove (2B) |
| 1965 | AL | All Star Starter (2B) |
| 1966 | AL | All Star Starter (2B) |
| 1968 | AL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| 1970 | AL | All Star Starter (2B) |
| 1971 | AL | Gold Glove (2B) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Mel Romero has retired from the Texas Rangers |
| 1974-09-02 | The Texas Rangers have removed Mel Romero from the trade block. |
| 1972-06-19 | The Texas Rangers have placed Mel Romero on the trade block. |
| 1969-05-02 | A 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. |
| 1968-09-24 | Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1964-05-09 | Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 44 days. |
| 1963-04-10 | Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1962-09-21 | Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1960-05-02 | Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1959-07-23 | Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Washington Lobbyists have promoted Mel Romero to the major league team. The Washington Lobbyists have sent Floyd Cusick to the minors. |