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Name Team Age
Bill Melton Retired (1988, Age 34) Died (2021, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32
(1978)
CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Albert Pujols League 0 2 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- A-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 2/27/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
C+ (46.3 %) D- (7.8 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1978 AHP 21 31 7 0 0 1 6 2 10 .587 .265 .323 .226
1978 HHP 17 29 9 0 0 1 2 1 4 .747 .333 .414 .310
1978 LHP 14 20 5 0 0 1 3 3 8 .748 .348 .400 .250
1978 RHP 29 40 11 0 0 1 5 0 6 .618 .268 .350 .275
1979 AHP 32 82 25 4 1 0 5 6 16 .726 .348 .378 .305
1979 HHP 42 118 25 4 0 1 10 5 26 .515 .244 .271 .212
1979 LHP 30 74 20 5 0 0 4 5 10 .654 .316 .338 .270
1979 RHP 53 126 30 3 1 1 11 6 32 .572 .271 .302 .238
Total AHP 53 113 32 4 1 1 11 8 26 .688 .325 .363 .283
Total HHP 59 147 34 4 0 2 12 6 30 .561 .261 .299 .231
Total LHP 44 94 25 5 0 1 7 8 18 .675 .324 .351 .266
Total RHP 82 166 41 3 1 2 16 6 38 .583 .270 .313 .247
Total 112 260 66 8 1 3 23 14 56 .617 .290 .327 .254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Bill Melton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-04-01The Colorado Mud Ducks have waived Bill Melton.
1980-04-01The Colorado Mud Ducks have demoted Bill Melton to the minor leagues.
1978-04-01The Colorado Mud Ducks have promoted Jimmy Austin to the major league team. The Colorado Mud Ducks have promoted Bill Melton to the major league team.
1975-06-28A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Magnums and the Colorado Mud Ducks. The Colorado Mud Ducks receive Tom Moore, John Cruz, Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 CLE (Bill Melton) from the Cleveland Magnums in exchange for Eddie Edwards. Protest This Trade.