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Name	Team	Age
Mel Chapman	Retired (1990, Age 40)	Died (2022, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 43 (1967)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League	0	17 years (151 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	12/28/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1983	LCS	7	27	4	8	0	1	0	3	4	7	0	2	0	.757	.387	.370	.296
1984	LCS	4	17	4	7	0	0	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	1.209	.444	.765	.412
1985	LCS	6	23	4	7	1	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	.969	.360	.609	.304
Total		17	67	12	22	1	1	4	10	7	10	0	2	0	.944	.392	.552	.328

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1990-11-01	Mel Chapman has retired from the Cleveland Blues
1990-09-20	The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mel Chapman to the major league team.
1990-04-01	The Cleveland Blues have designated Mel Chapman for assignment.
1989-11-01	Mel Chapman now holds the league record for career runs batted in.
1988-11-01	Mel Chapman now holds the league record for career homeruns.
1987-05-05	Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1984-11-01	Mel Chapman now holds the league record for career slugging percentage.
1984-04-02	Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1981-08-18	Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1978-09-12	Mel Chapman of the Cleveland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1972-04-01	The Cleveland Blues have promoted Jot Butler to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mickey Flynn to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted George Linebrink to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have promoted Mel Chapman to the major league team. The Cleveland Blues have designated Rafael Chetkovich for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Rich Nixon for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Eddie Kurtz for assignment. The Cleveland Blues have designated Bill Myers for assignment.