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Name	Team	Age
Ricky Melton	Retired (1973, Age 35)	Died (2016, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 69 (1956)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	6 years (110 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	1/3/1938
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	4
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (96.7 %)	C  (36.9 %)	D  (13.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1965	MIL-CLE	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	1
1966	CLE	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0
1967	CLE	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
1969	STL	0	0	9	0	31	0	0	0	0
1970	STL	0	25	35	0	16	0	0	0	0
1971	STL	0	0	23	6	4	0	0	0	4
1972	STL	0	0	22	6	3	0	0	0	2
1973	STL	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Ricky Melton has retired from the St. Louis Saints
1973-06-14	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Frank Cleary to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have designated Ricky Melton for assignment.
1969-08-16	The St. Louis Saints have promoted Ricky Melton to the major league team. The St. Louis Saints have sent Clarence Patterson to the minors.
1969-08-16	The St. Louis Saints have acquired Ricky Melton from the waiver wire.
1969-05-24	The Cleveland Condors have waived Ricky Melton.
1968-04-03	The Cleveland Condors have promoted Jason Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Condors have designated Ricky Melton for assignment.
1965-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Money and the Cleveland Condors. The Cleveland Condors receive Ricky Melton, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 3 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1966 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Money in exchange for Randy Lind.
1963-04-09	The Milwaukee Grays have waived Ricky Melton.