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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 |
| 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 | 11/5/1945 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (RF) |
| (80.5 %) | (68.4 %) | (55.8 %) |
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 |
| 1968 | CLE | 83 | 312 | 52 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .684 | .331 | .353 | .240 |
| 1969 | CLE | 68 | 191 | 21 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .664 | .329 | .335 | .236 |
| 1970 | CLE | 131 | 390 | 50 | 106 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 39 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 8 | .776 | .340 | .436 | .272 |
| 1971 | CLE | 131 | 414 | 36 | 96 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 45 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .662 | .309 | .353 | .232 |
| 1972 | CLE | 107 | 364 | 43 | 110 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 56 | 45 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .800 | .379 | .420 | .302 |
| 1973 | CLE | 63 | 98 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .777 | .349 | .429 | .286 |
| 1974 | CLE | 46 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.031 | .460 | .571 | .357 |
| 1975 | CLE | 57 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .967 | .467 | .500 | .333 |
| 1976 | CLE | 67 | 102 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .692 | .339 | .353 | .245 |
| 1977 | CLE | 62 | 122 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .605 | .319 | .287 | .254 |
| 1978 | CLE | 68 | 155 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .648 | .293 | .355 | .206 |
| 1979 | CLE | 72 | 115 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .369 | .513 | .330 |
| 1980 | CLE | 23 | 69 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .677 | .329 | .348 | .232 |
| Total | 978 | 2422 | 329 | 633 | 101 | 8 | 64 | 271 | 288 | 375 | 43 | 41 | 39 | .730 | .341 | .389 | .261 |
| 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. |