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Bob Melvin
Robert Paul Melvin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 28, 1961 in Palo Alto, CA
High School: Menlo (Atherton, CA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1985
Final Game: August 6, 1994
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Bob Melvin: 35 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 12 go ahead
4 Tms
SFG24
BAL7
BOS3
NYY1
 
vs RHP18
vs LHP17
 
Away18
Home17
 
Leverage
High Lev6
Medium Lev17
Low Lev12
19 Opps
SDP7
LAD5
CIN3
MON3
CHC2
KCR2
STL1
OAK1
TEX1
CAL1
NYY1
BAL1
DET1
NYM1
PIT1
ATL1
CLE1
TOR1
CHW1
32 Pitchers
Fernando Valenzuela3
Ed Whitson2
Floyd Youmans1
Ed Wojna1
Balvino Galvez1
Charlie Puleo1
Tim Belcher1
Bob McClure1
Orel Hershiser1
Neal Heaton1
Urbano Lugo1
Rick Sutcliffe1
Lance McCullers1
Bob Ojeda1
Pete Filson1
Mario Soto1
Chuck Finley1
Steve Peters1
Andy Hawkins1
Arthur Rhodes1
14 Parks
Candlestick12
Qualcomm St4
Memor. Stad3
Cinergy Fld3
Dodger Stad2
Yankee Stad2
Stade Olymp.2
ClevelandStd1
Fenway Pk1
US Cellular1
Tiger Stad1
Arlington1
Wrigley Fld1
SkyDome1
Where Hit
716
95
Unk4
784
83
893
General field locations when available.
 
 
Pitches
Unk16
27
55
43
13
31
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms31
2·HR gms2
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
7th16
8th8
6th8
5th2
9th1
Outs
015
211
19
 
DefPos
C34
DH1
Bases
---20
1--8
12-2
--32
-231
-2-1
1-31
 
54 RBI
RISP7
0 on20
1 on11
2 on4
Any on15
Inning
11
212
32
46
54
63
72
82
93
 
1-315
4-613
7-end7
RelScore
+4..3
+35
+22
+16
Tied9
-15
-22
-31
-4..2
 
Ahead16
Tied9
Behind10
Before event, for batter
Count
Unk16
3-14
0-14
1-03
0-03
2-13
1-11
2-21

Play By Play

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1986 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1986-06-18 SFG @ SDP Mark Thurmond ahead 1-0 t 2 0 1-- 2 7 2 15% 80% Home Run; Brenly Scores
2 2 2 1 1986-08-11 SFG @ CIN Tom Browning behind 2-4 t 5 0 --- 1 7 2 12% 36% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1986-09-14 SFG ATL Charlie Puleo behind 1-4 b 5 0 --- 1 7 2 10% 26% Home Run
4 4 4 1 1986-09-27 SFG LAD Fernando Valenzuela tied 2-2 b 2 0 --- 1 7 2 12% 67% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1986-10-05 SFG @ LAD Balvino Galvez ahead 7-2 t 8 1 1-- 2 8 2 1% 100% Home Run; Kutcher Scores
1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
6 6 1 1 1987-04-07 SFG SDP Ed Whitson behind 2-3 b 4 1 --- 1 6 2 14% 53% Home Run
7 7 2 2 1987-04-07 SFG SDP Ed Whitson tied 3-3 b 7 0 --- 1 6 2 21% 79% Home Run
8 8 3 1 1987-04-13 SFG @ SDP Andy Hawkins behind 3-4 t 4 1 --- 1 6 2 13% 47% Home Run (LF Line)
9 9 4 1 1987-04-14 SFG @ SDP Ed Wojna ahead 1-0 t 2 1 --- 1 6 2 10% 69% Home Run
10 10 5 1 1987-05-06 SFG CHC Scott Sanderson behind 2-6 b 6 1 --- 1 6 2 6% 13% Home Run
11 11 6 1 1987-05-18 SFG @ MON Neal Heaton behind 0-1 t 2 0 1-- 2 5 2 17% 60% Home Run (LF-CF); Maldonado Scores
12 12 7 1 1987-05-19 SFG @ MON Floyd Youmans ahead 3-1 t 4 1 --- 1 6 2 9% 80% Home Run
13 13 8 1 1987-06-10 SFG @ CIN Bill Scherrer ahead 7-4 t 9 1 --- 1 9 2 2% 98% Home Run
14 14 9 1 1987-09-15 SFG SDP Eric Nolte tied 0-0 b 2 0 12- 3 7 2 18% 83% Home Run; Davis Scores; Clark Scores
15 15 10 1 1987-09-22 SFG LAD Fernando Valenzuela ahead 1-0 b 4 2 --- 1 7 2 11% 77% Home Run
16 16 11 2 1987-09-22 SFG LAD Fernando Valenzuela behind 2-4 b 8 0 --- 1 7 2 14% 30% Home Run
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
17 17 1 1 1988-04-17 SFG @ SDP Lance McCullers ahead 5-4 t 9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 8 2 8% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball)
18 18 2 1 1988-04-21 SFG @ CIN Mario Soto behind 0-1 t 2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  2 8 2 21% 58% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Thompson Scores
19 19 3 1 1988-04-27 SFG PIT Doug Drabek ahead 4-2 b 6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  1 6 2 7% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20 20 4 1 1988-05-13 SFG NYM Bob Ojeda tied 0-0 b 3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  1 7 2 13% 68% Home Run (Deep RF)
21 21 5 1 1988-05-20 SFG MON Bob McClure ahead 9-2 b 7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  2 7 2 0% 100% Home Run; Maldonado Scores
22 22 6 1 1988-07-09 SFG STL Steve Peters ahead 12-2 b 6 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  2 7 2 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mitchell Scores
23 23 7 1 1988-07-19 SFG @ CHC Rick Sutcliffe tied 0-0 t 3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  1 7 2 12% 62% Home Run
24 24 8 1 1988-08-14 SFG @ LAD Orel Hershiser ahead 5-2 t 2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  3 6 2 14% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mitchell Scores; Aldrete Scores
1989 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
25 25 1 1 1989-08-27 BAL @ NYY Greg Cadaret ahead 1-0 t 2 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  3 7 2 13% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Milligan Scores; Devereaux Scores
1990 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
26 26 1 1 1990-04-14 BAL @ DET Urbano Lugo ahead 5-4 t 9 2 --3 2,(0-1)  2 8 2 13% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Milligan Scores
27 27 2 1 1990-05-25 BAL @ TEX Kevin Brown ahead 4-1 t 5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 5 2 8% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Orsulak Scores
28 28 3 1 1990-08-02 BAL KCR Pete Filson ahead 4-1 b 4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 8 2 5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29 29 4 1 1990-08-18 BAL OAK Curt Young tied 0-0 b 2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  1 7 2 12% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
30 30 5 1 1990-09-08 BAL CAL Chuck Finley tied 0-0 b 2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  2 7 2 19% 73% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Worthington Scores
1991 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
31 31 1 1 1991-06-15 BAL @ TOR Juan Guzman ahead 4-1 t 4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1 8 2 7% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Melvin Scores
1993 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
32 32 1 1 1993-06-01 BOS KCR Chris Haney behind 0-4 b 5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1 8 2 7% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33 33 2 1 1993-09-07 BOS @ CHW Tim Belcher tied 0-0 t 2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 7 2 19% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Deer Scores
34 34 3 1 1993-09-12 BOS @ CLE Jason Grimsley behind 0-1 t 2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  2 8 2 16% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores
1994 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
35 35 1 1 1994-05-21 NYY BAL Arthur Rhodes tied 2-2 b 1 2 -23 4,(2-1)  3 7 10 21% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Leyritz Scores; Williams Scores

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