Mel Almada

Baldomero Melo (Quiros) Almada

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 7, 1913 in Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico
High School: Los Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1933
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Senators/Browns/Dodgers 1933-1939

Final Game: October 1, 1939
Died: August 13, 1988 in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico
Buried: Parroquia del Sagrado Corazon, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1933	BOS	AL	20	OF	13	11	11		28	27	1	0	0	1.000		2.15	.970		2.37
1933	BOS	AL	20	CF	7	6	6		19	18	1	0	0	1.000		2.71	.976		2.74
1933	BOS	AL	20	LF	7	5	5		9	9	0	0	0	1.000		1.29	.971		2.27
1934	BOS	AL	21	OF	23	22	21		65	60	4	1	0	.985		2.78	.968		2.29
1934	BOS	AL	21	CF	16	16	15		51	48	2	1	0	.980		3.13	.972		2.64
1934	BOS	AL	21	RF	7	6	6		14	12	2	0	0	1.000		2.00	.964		2.07
1935	BOS	AL	22	OF	149	143	140		371	337	22	12	3	.968		2.41	.970		2.39
1935	BOS	AL	22	CF	125	118	117		309	280	18	11	2	.964		2.38	.974		2.84
1935	BOS	AL	22	RF	25	25	23		58	53	4	1	1	.983		2.28	.968		2.09
1935	BOS	AL	22	1B	3	4	3		18	17	1	0	1	1.000		6.00	.992		10.17
1936	BOS	AL	23	OF	81	70	67		155	144	9	2	2	.987		1.89	.968		2.38
1936	BOS	AL	23	RF	69	63	61		134	123	9	2	2	.985		1.91	.967		2.18
1936	BOS	AL	23	LF	14	6	5		19	19	0	0	0	1.000		1.36	.963		2.12
1936	BOS	AL	23	CF	2	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.975		2.80
1937	TOT	AL	24	OF	127	121	118		377	345	17	15	3	.960		2.85	.969		2.35
1937	TOT	AL	24	CF	99	98	96		331	305	15	11	3	.967		3.23	.974		2.84
1937	TOT	AL	24	RF	24	19	18		41	35	2	4	0	.902		1.54	.964		2.04
1937	BOS	AL	24	OF	27	22	21		41	37	1	3	0	.927		1.41	.969		2.35
1937	BOS	AL	24	RF	21	17	16		34	30	1	3	0	.912		1.48	.964		2.04
1937	BOS	AL	24	1B	4	4	4		33	31	0	2	3	.939		7.75	.991		9.85
1937	BOS	AL	24	LF	4	4	4		5	5	0	0	0	1.000		1.25	.966		2.15
1937	BOS	AL	24	CF	2	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.975		2.85
1937	WSH	AL	24	OF	100	99	97		336	308	16	12	3	.964		3.24	.969		2.35
1937	WSH	AL	24	CF	97	97	95		329	303	15	11	3	.967		3.28	.974		2.84
1937	WSH	AL	24	RF	3	2	2		7	5	1	1	0	.857		2.00	.964		2.03
1938	TOT	AL	25	CF	148	146	141		422	394	14	14	2	.967		2.76	.972		2.82
1938	TOT	AL	25	OF	148	146	141		422	394	14	14	2	.967		2.76	.972		2.35
1938	WSH	AL	25	CF	47	45	42		153	143	5	5	1	.967		3.15	.972		2.82
1938	WSH	AL	25	OF	47	45	42		157	147	5	5	1	.968		3.23	.972		2.35
1938	SLB	AL	25	CF	101	101	99		269	251	9	9	1	.967		2.57	.972		2.82
1938	SLB	AL	25	OF	101	101	99		265	247	9	9	1	.966		2.53	.972		2.35
1939	TOT	MLB	26	OF	66	53	50		166	159	4	3	2	.982		2.47	.972		2.38
1939	TOT	MLB	26	CF	63	53	50		164	157	4	3	2	.982		2.56	.977		2.78
1939	SLB	AL	26	OF	34	27	26		78	75	2	1	1	.987		2.26	.969		2.44
1939	SLB	AL	26	CF	31	27	26		76	73	2	1	1	.987		2.42	.977		2.87
1939	SLB	AL	26	LF	3	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		0.67	.965		2.37
1939	BRO	NL	26	CF	32	26	24		88	84	2	2	1	.977		2.69	.977		2.70
1939	BRO	NL	26	OF	32	26	24		88	84	2	2	1	.977		2.69	.975		2.32
	7 Seasons			OF	607	566	548		1584	1466	71	47	12	.970		2.53	.970		2.37
	7 Seasons			CF	460	438	426		1298	1204	54	40	9	.969		2.73	.974		2.82
	4 Seasons			RF	125	113	108		247	223	17	7	3	.972		1.92	.967		2.13
	4 Seasons			LF	28	15	14		35	35	0	0	0	1.000		1.25	.966		2.19
	2 Seasons			1B	7	8	7		51	48	1	2	4	.961		7.00	.991		9.99
	7 Seasons			TOT	614	574	555		1635	1514	72	49	16	.970		2.58	.971		2.45
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1933	BOS	AL	20	15	11	15	14	0	7	7	0	14	2	0
1934	BOS	AL	21	23	22	23	23	0	0	16	7	23	0	0
1935	BOS	AL	22	151	147	151	151	4	0	125	25	148	0	1
1936	BOS	AL	23	96	70	96	82	0	14	2	69	82	14	1
1937	WSH	AL	24	100	99	100	100	0	0	97	3	100	0	1
1937	BOS	AL	24	32	26	32	31	4	4	2	21	27	1	0
1938	SLB	AL	25	102	101	102	101	0	0	101	0	101	1	0
1938	WSH	AL	25	47	45	47	47	0	0	47	0	47	0	0
1939	SLB	AL	26	42	27	42	34	0	3	31	0	34	8	0
1939	BRO	NL	26	39	26	39	32	0	0	32	0	32	0	7
	7 Seasons			647	574	647	615	8	28	460	125	608	26	10

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1938 AL 148 (1st)	Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1937 AL 305 (5th) 1938 AL 394 (2nd)	Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 AL 18 (2nd) 1937 AL 15 (3rd) 1938 AL 14 (3rd)	Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1935 AL 11 (2nd) 1937 AL 11 (3rd) 1938 AL 14 (2nd) Career 40 (91st)
Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1936 AL 9 (5th)	Def. Games as OF s c a p y 1935 AL 149 (2nd) 1938 AL 148 (3rd)	Putouts as OF s c a p y 1938 AL 394 (3rd)	Assists as OF s c a p y 1935 AL 22 (2nd) 1937 AL 17 (4th) 1938 AL 14 (5th)
Errors Committed as OF s c a p y 1935 AL 12 (4th) 1937 AL 15 (2nd) 1938 AL 14 (3rd)	Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1937 AL 3.23 (1st) 1938 AL 2.76 (4th)	Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1938 AL .967 (5th)	Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y 1937 AL 2.85 (4th) 1938 AL 2.76 (4th) Career 2.53 (66th)
Fielding % as OF s c a p y 1936 AL .987 (2nd)	Youngest s c a p y 1933 AL born 1913-02-07 (3rd) 1934 AL born 1913-02-07 (8th)

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