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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 %)

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
1983 STL 43 40 4 8 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 .531 .256 .275 .200
1984 STL 36 31 9 9 2 0 2 9 5 3 0 0 0 .937 .389 .548 .290
1985 STL 36 34 4 13 2 0 0 4 2 7 0 0 0 .858 .417 .441 .382
1986 STL 75 74 10 21 2 0 1 9 5 6 0 0 0 .680 .329 .351 .284
1987 STL 76 66 18 21 6 0 5 14 10 15 0 0 1 1.044 .408 .636 .318
1988 STL 65 145 16 39 9 2 2 14 16 21 1 0 1 .746 .346 .400 .269
1989 STL 138 425 55 124 26 7 8 68 47 75 1 0 1 .805 .363 .442 .292
1990 STL 152 439 66 127 24 4 13 63 40 57 0 1 4 .800 .349 .451 .289
1991 MON 157 626 87 200 36 8 17 85 58 93 8 2 7 .860 .376 .484 .319
1992 TEX 151 607 89 173 34 7 9 85 53 89 17 7 6 .749 .341 .409 .285
1993 TEX 153 560 75 146 29 4 16 75 64 79 15 8 6 .748 .335 .412 .261
1994 TEX 157 569 69 165 28 6 19 88 56 94 13 6 3 .817 .356 .460 .290
1995 TEX 134 513 75 149 31 1 15 82 60 78 12 9 4 .805 .363 .442 .290
1996 TEX-CLE 108 401 56 115 16 1 11 55 39 60 10 6 1 .766 .352 .414 .287
1997 CLE 46 81 16 25 4 0 4 18 7 16 1 0 3 .877 .371 .506 .309
Total 1527 4611 649 1335 249 40 123 673 465 696 78 39 37 .796 .355 .441 .290
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.