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Bill Melton
William Edwin Melton (Beltin' Bill)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut May 4, 1968
Final Game August 30, 1977
Born July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS
Died December 5, 2024 (age 79)

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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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 22 CHA AL   39   63   12   22   3   0   1    9   0   2    8   16  .349  .423  .444  .867   134    28   0   0   1   0   0  
         DEA AL   20   38    5    8   3   0   0    2   0   0    9   12  .211  .362  .289  .651   101    11   0   0   2   0   1  
         TOT      59  101   17   30   6   0   1   11   0   2   17   28  .297  .398  .386  .784          39   0   0   3   0   1 
 1969 23 DEA AL  151  553   63  125  21   1  20   78   2   1   43  102  .226  .288  .376  .664    92   208   2   3   0   6  11  
 1970 24 DEA AL  149  549   87  147  16   1  42  100   4   0   41  100  .268  .326  .530  .856   119   291   0   3   8   8  12  
 1971 25 DEA AL  157  589   78  146  17   0  36   97   3   3   57   92  .248  .320  .460  .780   111   271   0   6   6   8  16  MVP-9
 1972 26 DEA AL   79  219   24   45   3   0   5   16   0   1   22   33  .205  .277  .288  .565    83    63   0   1   0   0   4  
 1973 27 DEA AL  161  594   74  162  24   0  15   76   4   2   86   67  .273  .369  .389  .758   103   231   0   4   2   7  22  
 1974 28 DEA AL  158  540   68  123  15   0  20   64   1   0   60   68  .228  .310  .367  .677    95   198   9   5   2   7  20  
 1975 29 DEA AL  154  538   68  134  16   0  17   59   0   2  104  129  .249  .376  .374  .749   101   201   0   3   5   7  11  
 1976 30 BOA AL   63  210   26   62  26   2   3   27   0   0   27   22  .295  .379  .481  .860   115   101   0   1   0   2   4  
 1977 31 CIN NL   47  132    8   30  11   0   0   16   0   0   25   29  .227  .360  .311  .671    92    41   0   1   0   3   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     1178 4025  513 1004 155   4 159  544  14  11  482  670  .249  .335  .408  .743        1644  11  27  26  48 104
 Per 600 PA           526   67  131  20   1  21   71   2   1   63   88                                 215   1   4   3   6  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA     1029 3620  467  890 115   2 155  492  14   9  422  603  .246  .330  .407  .737        1474  11  25  25  43  97
   With BOA       63  210   26   62  26   2   3   27   0   0   27   22  .295  .379  .481  .860         101   0   1   0   2   4
   With CIN       47  132    8   30  11   0   0   16   0   0   25   29  .227  .360  .311  .671          41   0   1   0   3   3
   With CHA       39   63   12   22   3   0   1    9   0   2    8   16  .349  .423  .444  .867          28   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1144 3971  496 1004 162   9 160  591  23  24  479  669  .253  .337  .419  .756        1664  20  43  29  44  94
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1968 22 CHA AL  66   11   7.4  22   9   1  .409   2    8    4  .500    0    0  .000  3B   4e16      150   
         DEA AL  72    4   3.8   9   2   0  .222   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  3B   4e16      -66   
         TOT                    31  11   1  .355   2   11    6  .545    0    0  .000
 1969 23 DEA AL  35   59   3.6   1   0   0  .000  20   81   47  .580    0    0  .000  3B   3e24      -96   
 1970 24 DEA AL  33   93   6.1   1   1   0 1.000  32   83   35  .422    0    0  .000  3B   4e37       28   
 1971 25 DEA AL  29   84   4.9   0   0   0  .000  14   75   47  .627    0    0  .000  3B   3e18      -64   
 1972 26 DEA AL  44   17   2.7  17   5   1  .294  11   25   13  .520    0    0  .000  3B   3e35     -125   
 1973 27 DEA AL  34   86   5.1   1   1   0 1.000  19   71   40  .563    0    0  .000  3B   3e25      -44   
 1974 28 DEA AL  33   60   3.6   1   0   0  .000  31   72   24  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e32      -53   
 1975 29 DEA AL  34   81   5.3   1   0   0  .000  15   65   37  .569    0    0  .000  3B   4e31       44   
 1976 30 BOA AL  83   39   7.0   5   1   0  .200   5   26   12  .462    0    0  .000  3B   4e17      232   
 1977 31 CIN NL  76   16   4.2   5   3   0  .600   2   15    9  .600    0    0  .000  1B   4e6        16   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          557   4.7  63  22   2  .349 151  524  270  .515    0    0  .000                 -17   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 21.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1968 22 TOT     3B    30    18    38    2    3   .966    20   190.0   2.65
 1969 23 DEA AL  3B   151   121   289   20   36   .953   150  1316.0   2.80
 1970 24 DEA AL  3B   148   124   254   32   39   .922   148  1198.1   2.84
 1971 25 DEA AL  3B   157   107   277   14   28   .965   157  1375.0   2.51
 1972 26 DEA AL  3B    63    35    93   11   12   .921    56   484.1   2.38
 1973 27 DEA AL  3B   153   126   260   19   29   .953   153  1367.2   2.54
 1974 28 DEA AL  3B   157   135   277   31   26   .930   155  1382.1   2.68
 1975 29 DEA AL  3B   153   164   338   15   25   .971   153  1344.0   3.36
 1976 30 BOA AL  3B    56    48    75    5    7   .961    52   467.0   2.37
                 1B     3    27     2    0    3  1.000     2    23.0  11.35
 1977 31 CIN NL  1B    43   341    24    2   26   .995    38   340.2   9.64
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B  1069   878  1901  149  205   .949  1044  9126.2   2.74
                 1B    46   368    26    2   29   .995    40   363.2   9.75
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1968 WS    DEA SLN   W    1   1  1  1  1  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 2.000  0
 1976 ALCS  BOA KCA   L    3   5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1977 NLCS  CIN MON   W    1   3  0  1  1  0  0   1  0  0  .333  .333  .667  0
      WS    CIN BOA   W    3   8  0  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  .250  .333  .250  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1968  CHA   77-85   Ben Lea
 1968  DEA   99-63   Alan Boodman
 1969  DEA   81-81   Alan Boodman
 1970  DEA   69-93   Alan Boodman
 1971  DEA   90-72   Alan Boodman
 1972  DEA   71-91   Allen Nelson, Dennis Van Langen
 1973  DEA   79-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1974  DEA   65-97   Dennis Van Langen
 1975  DEA   47-115  Dennis Van Langen
 1976  BOA  108-54   Mike Tomeo
 1977  CIN  100-62   Alan Boodman

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