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Name Team Age
Melvin Hartford Retired (1997, Age 36) Died (2053, Age 92)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1980)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harmon Killebrew League 0 14 years (143 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 5/14/1961
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
C+ (46.4 %) F  (2.7 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1980 Minors 27.00 3 / 4 5 / 8 1 / 3 2 / 2 7 / 7 1 / 1 2 / 2 21 / 27
1981 Minors 65.00 6 / 12 6 / 9 2 / 9 8 / 10 7 / 7 10 / 10 8 / 8 47 / 65
1982 Minors 64.00 7 / 10 6 / 11 2 / 5 3 / 11 9 / 9 12 / 12 5 / 6 44 / 64
1983 Majors 14.24 88 0 0 1 / 1 3 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 3 8 / 14
1984 Majors 22.23 162 0 0 2 / 6 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 3 9 / 22
1985 Majors 22.51 162 0 0 0 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 5 / 5 2 / 3 2 / 3 12 / 22
1986 Majors 28.98 162 1 0 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 5 1 / 4 5 / 7 1 / 1 11 / 28
1987 Majors 29.66 162 0 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 7 2 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 2 6 / 29
1988 Majors 37.88 162 39 0 1 / 2 5 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 3 3 / 8 2 / 5 2 / 4 14 / 37
1989 Majors 65.42 162 111 0 3 / 9 0 / 15 1 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 15 1 / 7 5 / 65
1990 Majors 61.86 162 100 0 2 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 13 0 / 6 3 / 13 0 / 6 8 / 61
1991 Majors 64.21 162 154 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 5 1 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 64
1992 Majors 62.05 156 151 0 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 5 0 / 62
1993 Majors 64.09 162 149 0 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 17 1 / 10 2 / 64
1994 Majors 62.72 162 157 0 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 8 2 / 14 1 / 14 3 / 62
1995 Majors 54.48 162 134 0 -4 / 10 -1 / 9 -1 / 12 -1 / 6 -5 / 5 -1 / 4 -1 / 8 -14 / 54
1996 Majors 47.23 148 102 0 -1 / 11 -6 / 10 1 / 8 -2 / 4 -1 / 5 -2 / 6 -2 / 3 -13 / 47
1997 Majors 25.39 162 14 0 -5 / 2 -7 / 5 -2 / 4 -3 / 3 -2 / 6 -1 / 3 -2 / 2 -22 / 25
Total 2336 1112 0 16 / 120 16 / 128 9 / 114 13 / 106 30 / 107 38 / 143 21 / 94 143 / 812
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Melvin Hartford has retired from the Cleveland Barons
1996-07-29The Cleveland Barons have promoted Melvin Hartford to the major league team.
1996-07-27The Cleveland Barons have acquired Melvin Hartford from the waiver wire.
1996-07-20The Texas Tornados have waived Melvin Hartford.
1996-07-13The Texas Tornados have promoted Felipe Fisher to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Craig Reyes to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Jordan Brown to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Wayne Lait to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Carlos Rivero to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have promoted Matt McBride to the major league team. The Texas Tornados have designated Dioner Navarro for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Omar Vizquel for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Ed Christensen for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Jamey Carroll for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Melvin Hartford for assignment. The Texas Tornados have designated Mark DeRosa for assignment.
1992-04-08The Texas Tornados have acquired Melvin Hartford from the waiver wire.
1992-04-01The Montreal Canadiens have promoted Joe Buxton to the major league team. The Montreal Canadiens have promoted Joe Miller to the major league team. The Montreal Canadiens have designated Melvin Hartford for assignment.
1983-04-01The St. Louis Blazers have promoted Buck Scarsella to the major league team. The St. Louis Blazers have promoted John Kane to the major league team. The St. Louis Blazers have promoted Lou Heintzelman to the major league team. The St. Louis Blazers have promoted Melvin Hartford to the major league team.