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| Name | Team | Age |
| Melvin Nieves | Retired (1969, Age 34) | Died (2013, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 44 (1953) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Goose Goslin League | 0 | 8 years (146 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
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/2/1935 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (97.5 %) | (93.9 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1954 | PIT | 29 | 114 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .462 | .225 | .237 | .184 |
| 1955 | PIT | 29 | 80 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | .337 | .412 | .300 |
| 1961 | PIT | 80 | 316 | 34 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 32 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .602 | .298 | .304 | .228 |
| 1962 | PIT | 149 | 574 | 74 | 142 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 62 | 105 | 23 | 6 | 6 | .653 | .318 | .334 | .247 |
| 1963 | PIT | 145 | 561 | 67 | 165 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 89 | 59 | 70 | 29 | 9 | 6 | .750 | .360 | .390 | .294 |
| 1964 | PIT | 126 | 382 | 39 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 40 | 73 | 17 | 7 | 6 | .600 | .294 | .306 | .217 |
| 1965 | PIT | 115 | 334 | 41 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 29 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 5 | .701 | .324 | .377 | .266 |
| 1966 | PIT | 86 | 266 | 41 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 30 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .666 | .317 | .350 | .244 |
| 1967 | PIT | 107 | 292 | 36 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 | .659 | .313 | .346 | .240 |
| 1968 | PIT | 73 | 188 | 27 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .773 | .369 | .404 | .277 |
| 1969 | PIT | 58 | 195 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .607 | .284 | .323 | .205 |
| Total | 997 | 3302 | 399 | 823 | 118 | 32 | 46 | 406 | 343 | 584 | 144 | 44 | 43 | .665 | .319 | .346 | .249 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Melvin Nieves has retired from the Pittsburgh Highlanders |
| 1963-08-17 | Melvin Nieves of the Pittsburgh Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
| 1961-06-25 | The Pittsburgh Highlanders have promoted Melvin Nieves to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Highlanders have designated Larry Jaster for assignment. |
| 1961-03-01 | The Pittsburgh Highlanders have renamed Owen Wilson to Melvin Nieves. |
| 1956-03-01 | The Pittsburgh Prowlers have sent Owen Wilson to the minors. |
| 1955-09-02 | The Pittsburgh Prowlers have promoted Owen Wilson to the major league team. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Prowlers have renamed Joe Adamson to Owen Wilson. |
| 1954-11-05 | The Pittsburgh Rockers have sent Joe Adamson to the minors. |
| 1954-09-01 | The Pittsburgh Rockers have promoted Joe Adamson to the major league team. |
| 1953-09-01 | The Pittsburgh Rockers have acquired Joe Adamson from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-08-28 | The Detroit Dead Men Voting have waived Joe Adamson. |
| 1953-07-06 | The Detroit Dead Men Voting have acquired Joe Adamson from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-05-31 | The Detroit Dead Men Voting have waived Joe Adamson. |