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Name Team Age
Mel Beecher Retired (1968, Age 38) Died (2008, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1953)		 CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 13 years (26 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 7/2/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 7
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF)
A  (91.1 %) B+ (73.7 %) B  (66.1 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1953 NYA-PHI 138 522 61 152 24 8 15 85 69 73 31 16 16 .828 .374 .454 .291
1954 PHI 144 513 76 146 28 6 13 66 81 65 34 11 11 .820 .381 .439 .285
1955 PHI-WAS 128 505 102 175 29 9 22 102 67 65 16 4 8 .990 .420 .570 .347
1956 WAS 145 586 98 178 31 5 21 91 65 66 20 9 21 .856 .375 .481 .304
1957 WAS 146 569 115 180 25 3 24 78 66 72 17 3 9 .884 .386 .497 .316
1958 WAS 121 432 74 137 28 5 14 60 52 54 17 4 6 .891 .389 .502 .317
1959 WAS-BRO-PHI 150 560 83 148 24 8 15 65 52 82 32 12 6 .745 .328 .416 .264
1960 PHI 136 521 101 171 33 6 24 107 58 73 37 22 5 .947 .395 .553 .328
1961 PHI 131 462 82 152 37 7 21 93 54 59 19 12 5 .978 .402 .576 .329
1962 PHI 135 463 90 153 27 11 18 91 63 58 12 5 4 .964 .411 .553 .330
1963 PHI-STL 130 305 59 102 12 4 13 53 54 41 7 5 4 .962 .434 .528 .334
1964 STL 144 608 115 207 35 10 25 102 80 68 21 5 5 .970 .416 .554 .340
1965 STL 144 592 105 184 33 9 26 109 69 77 8 5 8 .910 .382 .529 .311
1966 STL 144 578 92 165 28 3 16 88 64 73 14 4 11 .784 .356 .427 .285
1967 STL-PHI 100 239 28 66 11 2 6 32 25 31 2 4 6 .760 .346 .414 .276
1968 PHI 70 146 15 35 6 0 3 14 14 14 6 1 4 .649 .307 .342 .240
Total 2106 7601 1296 2351 411 96 276 1236 933 971 293 122 129 .882 .384 .498 .309
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Mel Beecher has retired from the Philadelphia domiNATEors
1967-04-23A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the St. Louis Saints. The St. Louis Saints receive Brian Snell, Lacrosse Hawk, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Bob Jones, Mel Beecher.
1963-07-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Saints and the Philadelphia domiNATEors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors receive Steve Hayes, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Saints in exchange for Jack Downing, Bill Robertson, Mel Beecher.
1959-04-26A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the Brooklyn Bohics. The Brooklyn Bohics receive Wilfredo Pladson, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Mel Beecher, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (BRO).
1959-03-03A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Brooklyn Bohics. The Brooklyn Bohics receive Derrick Hughes, Mel Beecher, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (BRO).
1955-04-29A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals receive Mel Beecher, Joel Casey from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Slicker Rizzuto, Ace Bauer.
1953-06-10The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Mel Beecher to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Placido Palanco to the minors.
1953-06-03The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Pete McCormick to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Mel Beecher to the minors.
1953-05-13The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Mel Beecher to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Wilfredo Pladson to the minors.
1953-05-11The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Wilfredo Pladson to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Mel Beecher to the minors.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Ed Eastwick to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Drummond Klieman to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Mel Beecher to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Placido Palanco to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Vern Hyde to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Tom Henke to the minors.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Ed Eastwick to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Drummond Klieman to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Mel Beecher to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Placido Palanco to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Vern Hyde to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Tom Henke to the major league team.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Ed Eastwick to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Drummond Klieman to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Mel Beecher to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Placido Palanco to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Vern Hyde to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Tom Henke to the minors.
1953-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Pete Bernier from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Mel Beecher.