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Jesse Orosco League 7-21-2215 |
| Ad Melton |  ShortstopRetired (1986, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .000 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .000 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 0 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 10-03-1952 | |
| HR | 0 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 60 (1974) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 0 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| 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 | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1974 | Majors | 22 | 11.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 11 | |||
| 1975 | Majors | 23 | 15.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 10 / 15 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 24 | 17.00 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 15 / 17 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 25 | 10.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 8 / 10 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 26 | 16.00 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 11 / 16 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 27 | 14.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 7 / 14 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 28 | 18.00 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 18 | |||
| 1981 | Majors | 29 | 17.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 17 | |||
| 1982 | Majors | 30 | 14.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 14 | |||
| 1983 | Majors | 31 | 9.00 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 9 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 32 | 18.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 18 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 33 | 19.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 19 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 34 | 10.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 / 24 | 13 / 36 | 12 / 27 | 9 / 24 | 14 / 28 | 9 / 28 | 8 / 21 | 72 / 188 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1986-11-01 | Ad Melton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1974-04-01 | The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Cris Waddell from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Reds have waived Ad Melton. |
| 1973-06-21 | A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Ridge Runners and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Mike Noren, Draft Pick 1974 Round 5 ATL (Dan Berry), Draft Pick 1974 Round 4 ATL (Ad Melton) from the Atlanta Ridge Runners in exchange for Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 CIN (Fred Finney), Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 CIN (Rube McAleese). |