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Name Team Age
Ben Melo Retired (1980, Age 34) Died (2006, Age 61)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20
(1968)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League 0 12 years (73 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 11/5/1945
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF)
A- (80.5 %) B+ (68.4 %) B- (55.8 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1969 C CLE 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 4.50 1.000
3B CLE 12 11 96.66 29 6 23 0 0 -1 2.70 1.000
SS CLE 38 38 327.0 173 62 105 6 15 -18 4.60 .965
1970 3B CLE 15 15 134.0 46 10 36 0 2 +2 3.09 1.000
LF CLE 85 84 744.33 182 174 0 8 0 -6 2.10 .956
1971 3B CLE 1 1 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
LF CLE 114 110 971.66 268 265 0 3 0 -8 2.45 .989
RF CLE 2 2 16.66 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.16 1.000
1972 LF CLE 102 102 884.33 200 198 0 2 0 -1 2.02 .990
1973 1B CLE 8 8 66.0 66 64 2 0 2 -3 9.00 1.000
2B CLE 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
3B CLE 8 3 35.66 17 5 12 0 0 -1 4.29 1.000
SS CLE 2 2 17.0 10 3 7 0 0 0 5.29 1.000
LF CLE 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
RF CLE 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1974 RF CLE 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1975 SS CLE 1 1 8.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 1.000
LF CLE 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1976 3B CLE 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
LF CLE 4 4 35.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.03 1.000
CF CLE 10 10 93.0 24 23 0 1 0 +1 2.23 .958
1977 1B CLE 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
SS CLE 2 2 17.0 5 1 4 0 0 0 2.65 1.000
LF CLE 2 2 17.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.65 1.000
CF CLE 16 16 146.66 35 35 0 0 0 0 2.15 1.000
RF CLE 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1978 1B CLE 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
SS CLE 1 1 9.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
LF CLE 14 14 126.66 24 24 0 0 0 +2 1.71 1.000
CF CLE 11 11 99.66 23 22 0 1 0 0 1.99 .957
RF CLE 5 5 44.0 7 6 0 1 0 0 1.23 .857
1979 LF CLE 2 2 17.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.06 1.000
CF CLE 11 11 99.33 21 21 0 0 0 0 1.90 1.000
RF CLE 2 2 19.33 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.86 1.000
1980 SS CLE 4 4 35.0 14 2 12 0 1 -1 3.60 1.000
LF CLE 11 11 100.66 28 27 0 1 0 +1 2.41 .964
CF CLE 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
Pos Total C 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 4.50 1.000
1B 10 8 69.0 66 64 2 0 2 -3 8.61 1.000
2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
3B 37 30 276.32 94 21 73 0 2 0 3.06 1.000
SS 48 48 413.0 210 72 132 6 17 -19 4.45 .971
LF 336 330 2906.64 715 701 0 14 0 -12 2.17 .980
CF 49 49 446.65 105 103 0 2 0 +1 2.08 .981
RF 12 12 106.99 20 19 0 1 0 0 1.60 .950
Total 494 477 4223.6 1212 982 207 23 21 0 0 0 NaN% -33 2.53 .981
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Ben Melo has retired from the Cleveland Knights
1979-08-31Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1977-07-23Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1976-05-26Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1976-05-06Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1972-09-09Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1972-04-29Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1970-03-03The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ben Melo to the major league team.
1969-09-01The Cleveland Knights have sent Ben Melo to the minors.
1969-04-01The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ben Melo to the major league team.
1969-04-01The Cleveland Knights have promoted Dave Cather to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Ben Melo to the minors.
1968-06-06The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ben Melo to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have designated Tom Valle for assignment.