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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   Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League 0 13 years (97 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 5/18/1940
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (98.2 %) C- (35.9 %) (1.1 %)

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
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
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Mel Farr has retired from the New York Hamiltonians
1975-07-15Mel Farr of the New York Hamiltonians is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1974-06-15A 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.
1972-07-29Mel Farr of the Detroit Bluffs is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
1970-07-02Mel Farr of the Detroit Bluffs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1963-05-10The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mel Farr to the major league team.
1962-04-01The Chicago Cubs have renamed Al Farr to Mel Farr.