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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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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1968	B-	C+	B+	B-	D	C-	C-
1969	B-	C+	B+	B-	D+	C	C
1970	B-	B-	B+	B	D+	C	C
1971	B-	B-	A-	B	C-	C	C+
1972	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	C+
1973	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1974	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1975	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1976	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1977	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1978	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1979	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-
1980	B	B-	A-	B	C	C+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Ben Melo has retired from the Cleveland Knights
1979-08-31	Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1977-07-23	Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1976-05-26	Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1976-05-06	Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1972-09-09	Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1972-04-29	Ben Melo of the Cleveland Knights is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1970-03-03	The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ben Melo to the major league team.
1969-09-01	The Cleveland Knights have sent Ben Melo to the minors.
1969-04-01	The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ben Melo to the major league team.
1969-04-01	The Cleveland Knights have promoted Dave Cather to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Ben Melo to the minors.
1968-06-06	The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ben Melo to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have designated Tom Valle for assignment.