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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Mel Harris Left Field
Retired (1971, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 1194 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 01-30-1933
HR 143 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1956)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(160 games)
RBI 605
SB 41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF (87.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1956 Away 18 57 0 14 1 0 2 7 8 6 0 0 0 .717 .348 .368 .123 .246
1956 Home 14 47 0 11 3 0 1 2 3 10 0 0 0 .636 .275 .362 .128 .234
1957 Away 57 195 7 57 11 3 6 31 18 29 3 0 0 .827 .355 .472 .179 .292
1957 Home 53 169 6 49 5 0 8 24 13 27 3 1 1 .811 .349 .462 .172 .290
1958 Away 68 260 23 71 17 1 5 45 21 55 4 5 2 .731 .327 .404 .131 .273
1958 Home 69 238 40 65 12 0 11 46 27 52 5 0 2 .809 .347 .462 .189 .273
1959 Away 71 234 23 49 6 1 8 31 13 50 3 1 1 .596 .250 .346 .137 .209
1959 Home 69 210 25 46 4 1 8 34 18 52 1 2 0 .646 .284 .362 .143 .219
1960 Away 64 178 17 46 8 1 2 18 9 34 2 1 3 .642 .294 .348 .090 .258
1960 Home 71 180 20 46 6 3 8 26 10 34 2 2 4 .750 .295 .456 .200 .256
1961 Away 66 246 30 73 7 2 7 33 15 47 3 2 9 .763 .336 .427 .130 .297
1961 Home 69 241 28 58 3 3 7 30 19 53 2 2 16 .661 .296 .365 .124 .241
1962 Away 45 57 5 13 2 0 2 8 3 14 0 1 0 .647 .279 .368 .140 .228
1962 Home 49 60 7 18 6 0 2 12 7 9 0 1 0 .882 .382 .500 .200 .300
1963 Away 49 69 6 15 3 0 1 6 7 12 1 1 0 .594 .289 .304 .087 .217
1963 Home 55 78 12 24 2 0 3 9 12 15 0 0 0 .849 .400 .449 .141 .308
1964 Away 47 121 13 32 4 1 3 7 19 26 0 0 0 .753 .364 .388 .124 .264
1964 Home 46 120 17 34 4 0 5 15 12 25 0 0 0 .795 .353 .442 .158 .283
1965 Away 50 173 23 47 9 1 6 24 20 33 0 0 2 .786 .347 .439 .168 .272
1965 Home 52 159 20 43 5 2 7 24 16 32 0 0 0 .796 .337 .459 .189 .270
1966 Away 67 239 24 59 8 3 8 22 28 47 0 0 2 .730 .325 .406 .159 .247
1966 Home 64 234 36 72 12 3 12 46 15 37 0 0 2 .885 .347 .538 .231 .308
1967 Away 57 191 18 42 9 0 5 24 15 44 0 0 0 .622 .277 .346 .126 .220
1967 Home 62 193 33 63 9 2 7 33 19 29 0 0 2 .890 .388 .503 .176 .326
1968 Away 17 44 3 11 5 0 0 1 2 14 0 0 0 .646 .283 .364 .114 .250
1968 Home 12 17 4 4 1 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 .771 .300 .471 .235 .235
1969 Away 32 112 8 29 2 0 2 10 8 20 0 0 0 .639 .308 .330 .071 .259
1969 Home 35 118 11 26 2 0 2 11 8 17 0 0 2 .558 .270 .288 .068 .220
1970 Away 44 162 13 45 9 3 2 11 17 25 0 0 1 .755 .348 .407 .130 .278
1970 Home 38 126 12 30 7 1 2 8 13 29 0 0 3 .666 .309 .357 .119 .238
1971 Away 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .347 .222 .125 .000 .125
1971 Home 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .200 .200 .000 .200
Total Away 756 2346 213 604 101 16 59 279 204 457 16 11 20 .707 .317 .390 .132 .257
Total Home 760 2195 271 590 81 15 84 326 194 425 13 8 32 .763 .329 .434 .165 .269
Total 1516 4541 534 1194 182 31 143 605 398 882 41 29 57 .734 .323 .411 .148 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Mel Harris has retired from the Los Angeles Quake
1971-05-05The Los Angeles Quake have designated Mel Harris for assignment.
1970-04-10Mel Harris of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1969-06-10The Los Angeles Quake have acquired Mel Harris from the waiver wire.
1969-06-03The Texas Wranglers have promoted Roberto Durango to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have waived Mel Harris.
1968-08-10The Texas Wranglers have acquired Mel Harris from the waiver wire.
1968-08-03The Philadelphia Jesuits have designated Mel Harris for assignment.
1966-04-14The Philadelphia Jesuits have removed Mel Harris from the trade block.
1965-07-15The Philadelphia Jesuits have placed Mel Harris on the trade block.
1964-06-12Mel Harris of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1963-08-18Mel Harris of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1963-04-08The Philadelphia Jesuits have removed Mel Harris from the trade block.
1962-06-21The Philadelphia Jesuits have placed Mel Harris on the trade block.
1962-06-03Mel Harris of the Philadelphia Jesuits is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1961-04-01The Philadelphia Jesuits have removed Mel Harris from the trade block.
1960-04-19The Philadelphia Jesuits have placed Mel Harris on the trade block.
1959-04-11A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Jesuits. The Philadelphia Jesuits receive Mel Harris, Ed Potts, Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 CIN (Steve Ramirez) from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bill Kaat.
1956-08-03The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mel Harris to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Ames to the major league team.