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Albert Pujols League
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Ed Melendez Third Base
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .714 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 1330 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 08-11-1931
HR 103 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(88 games)
RBI 534
SB 133
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (20.3%) Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B B+ (72.5%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B C- (34.2%) CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Minors 21 57.00 6 / 7 2 / 2 5 / 11 9 / 10 10 / 10 8 / 12 3 / 5 43 / 57
1953 Minors 22 51.00 7 / 9 9 / 11 3 / 6 1 / 5 6 / 7 2 / 6 4 / 7 32 / 51
1954 Minors 23 45.00 4 / 6 4 / 10 1 / 2 4 / 7 1 / 4 2 / 8 5 / 8 21 / 45
1954 Majors 23 10.08 24 19 0 0 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 4 / 10
1955 Minors 24 38.00 1 / 2 7 / 11 3 / 7 1 / 7 3 / 3 0 / 4 2 / 4 17 / 38
1955 Majors 24 11.41 43 15 12 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 1 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 2 8 / 11
1956 Minors 25 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 4
1956 Majors 25 58.18 144 110 0 1 / 6 2 / 9 3 / 8 4 / 10 6 / 7 1 / 7 3 / 11 20 / 58
1957 Majors 26 62.37 162 130 0 0 / 6 0 / 6 3 / 16 0 / 6 4 / 10 2 / 9 1 / 9 10 / 62
1958 Majors 27 49.39 126 101 36 1 / 4 2 / 6 0 / 7 2 / 6 4 / 10 1 / 7 0 / 9 10 / 49
1959 Majors 28 35.18 114 41 43 1 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 6 1 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 4 / 35
1960 Majors 29 67.78 162 130 0 0 / 7 5 / 19 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 12 6 / 67
1961 Majors 30 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 15 1 / 6 0 / 15 0 / 11 0 / 6 2 / 69
1962 Majors 31 69.04 162 130 0 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 17 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 69
1963 Majors 32 49.87 126 98 36 0 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 49
1964 Majors 33 55.30 162 86 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 55
1965 Majors 34 56.49 150 97 12 -2 / 7 -6 / 12 -3 / 6 -4 / 7 -6 / 13 -2 / 5 0 / 6 -23 / 56
1966 Majors 35 40.21 118 64 41 -2 / 4 -4 / 8 0 / 3 -1 / 9 -9 / 4 -3 / 6 -2 / 6 -21 / 40
1967 Majors 36 42.75 162 61 0 -3 / 7 -1 / 1 -2 / 9 -2 / 9 -9 / 8 -3 / 3 -4 / 5 -24 / 42
1968 Majors 37 32.92 162 25 0 -4 / 6 -6 / 4 -6 / 1 -4 / 1 -7 / 6 -2 / 8 -2 / 6 -31 / 32
Total 1979 1237 180 12 / 112 18 / 142 10 / 130 13 / 118 9 / 145 9 / 126 11 / 126 82 / 899
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Ed Melendez has retired from the Brooklyn Breakers
1966-05-22Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1965-07-20Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1963-09-12Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1963-05-01Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1959-05-30Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1959-04-06Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1958-08-21Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1956-04-21The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Ed Melendez to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breakers have sent Travis Carter to the minors.
1955-06-08The Brooklyn Breakers have sent Ed Melendez down to the minors.
1955-05-05The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Ed Melendez to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breakers have sent Bama Leary to the minors.
1955-04-21The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Bama Leary to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breakers have sent Ed Melendez to the minors.
1955-04-14Ed Melendez of the Brooklyn Breakers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1955-03-25The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Effie Barney to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Ed Melendez to the major league team.
1954-06-24The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Rupert Berger to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breakers have sent Ed Melendez to the minors.
1954-05-27The Brooklyn Breakers have promoted Ed Melendez to the major league team.
1951-04-03A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Vampires and the Brooklyn Breakers. The Brooklyn Breakers receive Draft Pick 1952 Round 2 TB (Ed Melendez) from the Milwaukee Vampires in exchange for Bob Smith.
1950-04-22A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay D-Rays and the Milwaukee Vampires. The Milwaukee Vampires receive Bob Korcheck, Draft Pick 1952 Round 2 TB (Ed Melendez) from the Tampa Bay D-Rays in exchange for Jack Berry.