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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 |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/6/1917 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (94.6 %) | (54.6 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1950 | NYN | 98 | 273 | 44 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 51 | 25 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .894 | .348 | .546 | .289 |
| 1951 | NYN | 130 | 501 | 91 | 155 | 29 | 3 | 37 | 97 | 50 | 88 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .974 | .373 | .601 | .309 |
| 1952 | NYN | 110 | 403 | 55 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 59 | 37 | 76 | 11 | 10 | 2 | .769 | .322 | .447 | .261 |
| 1953 | NYN | 80 | 202 | 39 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .743 | .312 | .431 | .252 |
| 1954 | NYN | 86 | 280 | 36 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 51 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .763 | .320 | .443 | .271 |
| 1955 | NYN | 21 | 70 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .715 | .329 | .386 | .243 |
| Total | 525 | 1729 | 274 | 483 | 74 | 7 | 99 | 277 | 158 | 311 | 20 | 37 | 12 | .842 | .340 | .502 | .279 |
| 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. |