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Luis Melendez
Luis Antonio (Santana) Melendez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

MLB Debut September 7, 1970
Final Game June 1, 1977
Born August 11, 1949 in Aibonito, P.R. (age 74)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 20 SLN NL   27   56    2   13   1   0   0    5   0   0    0    7  .232  .232  .250  .482    64    14   0   0   0   0   3  
 1971 21 SLN NL   44   97    8   20   2   2   0    9   0   0    9   22  .206  .269  .268  .537    76    26   0   2   0   0   2  
 1972 22 SLN NL   99  231   34   63  11   2   5   26   0   2   24   16  .273  .349  .403  .751   110    93   3   0   0   3   6  
 1973 23 SLN NL  138  307   34   76  16   2   3   26   0   4   18   49  .248  .289  .342  .631    92   105  10   0   0   0   5  
 1974 24 SLN NL   65   53    5   10   3   3   0    4   0   1    4    3  .189  .283  .358  .642    93    19   3   0   0   3   0  
 1975 25 SLN NL  115  254   34   60   6   3   5   28   0   1   10   13  .236  .264  .343  .607    86    87   2   1   3   0  16  
 1976 26 CIN NL   36  101   12   23   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    6  .228  .264  .248  .512    74    25   2   0   0   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      524 1099  129  265  41  12  13  103   0   9   70  116  .241  .289  .336  .625         369  20   3   3   6  37
 Per 600 PA           550   65  133  21   6   7   52   0   5   35   58                                 185  10   2   2   3  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      488  998  117  242  39  12  13   98   0   8   65  110  .242  .292  .345  .637         344  18   3   3   6  32
   With CIN       36  101   12   23   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    6  .228  .264  .248  .512          25   2   0   0   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      641 1477  167  366  50  13   9  122  18  16  109  175  .248  .299  .318  .616         469  19   9   7   2  46
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1970 20 SLN NL  57    2   1.5  13   3   0  .231   0    6    5  .833    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e5  -147   
 1971 21 SLN NL  35    7   2.4  13   2   0  .154   3   15    9  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e13   -38   
 1972 22 SLN NL  60   31   4.8  16   5   0  .312   2   24   17  .708    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9    125   
 1973 23 SLN NL  61   29   3.1  50  14   2  .280   0   40   27  .675    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e3   -31   
 1974 24 SLN NL  77    5   3.3  32   8   0  .250   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e7    61   
 1975 25 SLN NL  72   17   2.3  15   4   1  .267   7   32   18  .562    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e6   -41   
 1976 26 CIN NL  78    5   1.7   8   3   0  .375   0   10    8  .800    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e3    15   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons          100   3.0 147  39   3  .265  13  129   85  .659    0    0  .000                   3   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1970 20 SLN NL  CF    12    24     1    0    0  1.000     8    80.2   2.79
                 LF     4     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   0.82
 1971 21 SLN NL  RF    25    37     0    3    0   .925    24   205.2   1.62
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1972 22 SLN NL  CF    76   143     9    2    2   .987    59   554.0   2.47
                 RF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     0    10.2   2.53
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1973 23 SLN NL  CF    85   162     6    0    1  1.000    56   527.0   2.87
                 RF     9     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    36.2   1.47
 1974 24 SLN NL  CF    35    20     0    1    0   .952     2    83.1   2.16
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    13.0   1.38
                 SS     3     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1975 25 SLN NL  CF    91   108     8    5    0   .959    46   519.0   2.01
                 LF    15    16     0    2    0   .889     9    80.1   1.79
                 RF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
 1976 26 CIN NL  CF    26    69     2    0    0  1.000    24   201.0   3.18
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    16.0   1.12
                 LF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   4.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   326   526    26    8    3   .986   195  1966.0   2.53
                 RF    47    50     0    3    0   .943    30   288.0   1.56
                 LF    22    21     0    2    0   .913    11   102.1   1.85
                 SS     3     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1970  SLN   63-99   Jeff Juenger, Rick Ramacier, Stan Berger
 1971  SLN   71-91   Rich Anderson, Michael Stucchi
 1972  SLN   73-89   Michael Stucchi
 1973  SLN   71-91   Derek Jones
 1974  SLN   82-80   Derek Jones
 1975  SLN   80-82   Derek Jones
 1976  CIN  113-49   Alan Boodman

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