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Name	Team	Age
Mel Betzel	Retired (1955, Age 37)	Died (1986, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 6, Pick 95 (1950)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C+	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	C-	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	12/6/1917
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (94.6 %)	B- (54.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98
1951	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130
1952	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110
1953	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	15	7	6	52
1954	NYN	0	0	0	0	0	42	13	5	26
1955	NYN	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	4

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1955-11-01	Mel Betzel has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1955-08-10	The New York Metropolitans have waived Mel Betzel.
1955-07-27	The New York Metropolitans have promoted Peter Paquette to the major league team. The New York Metropolitans have designated Mel Betzel for assignment.