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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
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/14/1961 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (46.4 %) | (2.7 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1983 | LHP | 34 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .483 | .265 | .219 | .219 |
| 1983 | RHP | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .722 | .222 | .500 | .125 |
| 1984 | LHP | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .946 | .375 | .571 | .286 |
| 1984 | RHP | 20 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .929 | .400 | .529 | .294 |
| 1985 | LHP | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .708 | .400 | .308 | .308 |
| 1985 | RHP | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .952 | .429 | .524 | .429 |
| 1986 | LHP | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.267 | .600 | .667 | .556 |
| 1986 | RHP | 69 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .598 | .290 | .308 | .246 |
| 1987 | LHP | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.560 | .643 | .917 | .583 |
| 1987 | RHP | 62 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | .929 | .355 | .574 | .259 |
| 1988 | LHP | 16 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .510 | .333 | .176 | .176 |
| 1988 | RHP | 53 | 128 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 19 | .777 | .348 | .430 | .281 |
| 1989 | LHP | 37 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .568 | .255 | .314 | .196 |
| 1989 | RHP | 127 | 374 | 114 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 43 | 66 | .837 | .377 | .460 | .305 |
| 1990 | LHP | 60 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | .632 | .288 | .344 | .230 |
| 1990 | RHP | 107 | 378 | 113 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 35 | 50 | .827 | .358 | .468 | .299 |
| 1991 | LHP | 88 | 230 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 40 | .840 | .367 | .474 | .313 |
| 1991 | RHP | 129 | 396 | 128 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 38 | 53 | .872 | .382 | .490 | .323 |
| 1992 | LHP | 85 | 178 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 27 | .659 | .311 | .348 | .253 |
| 1992 | RHP | 137 | 429 | 128 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 69 | 38 | 62 | .787 | .353 | .434 | .298 |
| 1993 | LHP | 84 | 153 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 19 | .685 | .339 | .346 | .242 |
| 1993 | RHP | 135 | 407 | 109 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 41 | 60 | .771 | .334 | .437 | .268 |
| 1994 | LHP | 86 | 188 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 22 | 40 | .923 | .392 | .532 | .314 |
| 1994 | RHP | 134 | 381 | 106 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 34 | 54 | .763 | .338 | .425 | .278 |
| 1995 | LHP | 64 | 131 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 16 | .825 | .405 | .420 | .313 |
| 1995 | RHP | 123 | 382 | 108 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 40 | 62 | .798 | .347 | .450 | .283 |
| 1996 | LHP | 63 | 141 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 18 | .846 | .399 | .447 | .326 |
| 1996 | RHP | 88 | 260 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 42 | .722 | .326 | .396 | .265 |
| 1997 | LHP | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.127 | .727 | 1.400 | .700 |
| 1997 | RHP | 41 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 16 | .701 | .321 | .380 | .254 |
| Total | LHP | 678 | 1240 | 361 | 64 | 13 | 27 | 162 | 138 | 186 | .793 | .364 | .429 | .291 |
| Total | RHP | 1255 | 3371 | 974 | 185 | 27 | 96 | 511 | 327 | 510 | .797 | .351 | .445 | .289 |
| Total | 1527 | 4611 | 1335 | 249 | 40 | 123 | 673 | 465 | 696 | .796 | .355 | .441 | .290 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1997-11-01 | Melvin Hartford has retired from the Cleveland Barons |
| 1996-07-29 | The Cleveland Barons have promoted Melvin Hartford to the major league team. |
| 1996-07-27 | The Cleveland Barons have acquired Melvin Hartford from the waiver wire. |
| 1996-07-20 | The Texas Tornados have waived Melvin Hartford. |
| 1996-07-13 | The 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. |
| 1992-04-08 | The Texas Tornados have acquired Melvin Hartford from the waiver wire. |
| 1992-04-01 | The 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. |
| 1983-04-01 | The 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. |