Name | Team | Age |
Mel Farr | Retired (1976, Age 36) | Died (2016, Age 76) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 17 (1962) |
RF | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Mookie Wilson League | 0 | 13 years (97 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 5/18/1940 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 1 | 2 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (CF) |
(98.2 %) | (35.9 %) | (1.1 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1963 | CHN | 114 | 479 | 31 | 110 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 102 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .578 | .263 | .315 | .230 |
1964 | CHN | 151 | 601 | 70 | 149 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 38 | 133 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .659 | .293 | .366 | .248 |
1965 | CHN | 138 | 527 | 78 | 148 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 40 | 113 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .760 | .337 | .423 | .281 |
1966 | DET | 144 | 542 | 71 | 135 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 43 | 116 | 17 | 4 | 5 | .676 | .307 | .369 | .249 |
1967 | DET | 150 | 577 | 68 | 145 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 85 | 54 | 111 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .715 | .317 | .399 | .251 |
1968 | DET | 150 | 592 | 91 | 155 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 89 | 53 | 117 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .785 | .324 | .461 | .262 |
1969 | DET | 150 | 578 | 96 | 158 | 29 | 7 | 21 | 101 | 61 | 90 | 15 | 6 | 2 | .801 | .345 | .457 | .273 |
1970 | DET | 123 | 494 | 71 | 151 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 87 | 40 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .880 | .358 | .522 | .306 |
1971 | DET | 150 | 578 | 72 | 148 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 99 | 54 | 104 | 9 | 8 | 5 | .754 | .318 | .436 | .256 |
1972 | DET | 105 | 401 | 64 | 107 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 76 | 35 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .798 | .324 | .474 | .267 |
1973 | DET | 150 | 586 | 95 | 177 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 95 | 60 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .858 | .369 | .490 | .302 |
1974 | LAA-NYA | 150 | 592 | 107 | 184 | 35 | 8 | 28 | 109 | 55 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .908 | .369 | .539 | .311 |
1975 | NYA | 103 | 356 | 49 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .740 | .338 | .402 | .281 |
1976 | NYA | 70 | 88 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .805 | .351 | .455 | .295 |
Total | 1848 | 6991 | 978 | 1893 | 292 | 68 | 243 | 1009 | 594 | 1359 | 113 | 39 | 55 | .765 | .329 | .436 | .271 |
Date | Transaction |
1976-11-01 | Mel Farr has retired from the New York Hamiltonians |
1975-07-15 | Mel Farr of the New York Hamiltonians is injured and is expected to be out 42 days. |
1974-06-15 | A trade has been completed between the New York Hamiltonians and the Los Angeles Hollywood Stars. The Los Angeles Hollywood Stars receive Lefty Maris from the New York Hamiltonians in exchange for Mel Farr. |
1972-07-29 | Mel Farr of the Detroit Bluffs is injured and is expected to be out 55 days. |
1970-07-02 | Mel Farr of the Detroit Bluffs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
1963-05-10 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mel Farr to the major league team. |
1962-04-01 | The Chicago Cubs have renamed Al Farr to Mel Farr. |