Bill Melton

Positions: Third Baseman, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS us

School: Citrus College (Glendora, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1968 (Age 22-302d, 12,689th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 1977 (Age 32-054d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: William Edwin Melton

Nicknames: Beltin' Bill

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

3971

1004

160

.253

496

RBI

591

OBP

.337

SLG

.419

OPS

.756

OPS+

112

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	Apr 28	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	52 (35)	Jun 4	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
3	53	Jun 5	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	5	1	0	6	1	1B
4	54	Jun 6	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
5	55	Jun 8	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
6	56	Jun 9	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
7	57	Jun 10	CAL	@	NYY	W,2-0	GS	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
8	58	Jun 11	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B
9	59	Jun 12	CAL	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
10	60	Jun 13	CAL	@	DET	W,10-7	GS	23	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
11	70 (9)	Jun 23	CAL		OAK	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
12	73 (2)	Jun 26	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
13	75 (1)	Jun 29	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	23	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
14	76	Jun 30	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	8	2	1	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	78 (1)	Jul 2	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
16	79	Jul 3	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-2	GS	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B 3B
17	80	Jul 4 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
18	81	Jul 4 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
19	82	Jul 5	CAL		CLE	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
20	83	Jul 6	CAL		CLE	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
21	85 (1)	Jul 9	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	GS	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B 3B
22	86	Jul 10	CAL		BAL	L,2-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
23	94 (7)	Jul 20	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-6	GF	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
24	101 (6)	Jul 27	CAL		KCR	W,2-1	GS	20	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
25	103 (1)	Jul 30	CAL		CHW	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (2)	Aug 3	CAL	@	TEX	W,4-0	GS	24	7.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
27	109 (2)	Aug 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
28	112 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,8-13	CG	45	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
29	116 (3)	Aug 13	CAL		MIL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
30	118 (1)	Aug 15	CAL		MIL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
31	123 (4)	Aug 21	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
32	125 (1)	Aug 23	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
33	130 (4)	Aug 29	CAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
34	131	Aug 30	CAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
35	132	Aug 31	CAL		DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	133	Sep 1	CAL		DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	134	Sep 3	CAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
38	135	Sep 4	CAL		OAK	W,5-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
39	136	Sep 5	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	137	Sep 6	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH 3B
41	140 (2)	Sep 9	CAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	141	Sep 10	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
43	142	Sep 11	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
44	143	Sep 12 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	153 (9)	Sep 21	CAL		TEX	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
46	157 (3)	Sep 26	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
47	158	Sep 29	CAL		CHW	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
48	160 (1)	Oct 1	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
49	161	Oct 2	CAL	@	OAK	L,8-9	GF	17	3.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							51gm		349.0	227	36	3	266	22