Mel Ott

Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: March 2, 1909 in Gretna, LA us

Died: November 21, 1958 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Gretna HS (Gretna, LA)

Debut: April 27, 1926 (Age 17-056d, 6,396th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1947 (Age 38-131d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1951. (Voted by BBWAA on 197/226 ballots)
View Mel Ott's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Melvin Thomas Ott

Nicknames: Master Melvin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

110.9

9456

2876

511

.304

1859

RBI

1860

OBP

.414

SLG

.533

OPS

.947

OPS+

155

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

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 22	NYG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	44	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	11	Apr 25	NYG		BSN	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 29	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	64	16.1	0	1	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	43	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 3	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 4	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 9	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
21	21	May 10	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	22	May 11	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-12	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 12	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
24	24	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 15	NYG		CIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 16	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
27	27	May 17	NYG		PIT	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 18	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 20	NYG		STL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 21	NYG		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 22	NYG		PHI	L,0-15	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 23	NYG		PHI	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 24	NYG		PHI	W,13-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	May 25	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	35	May 26	NYG		BRO	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	37 (1)	May 28 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	38	May 28 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	39	May 29	NYG		BSN	W,15-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	40	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-9	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	41	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	42	May 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	43	Jun 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	44	Jun 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
44	45	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	46	Jun 6 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	47	Jun 6 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	48	Jun 7	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	49	Jun 8	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	50	Jun 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-15	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	51	Jun 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
51	52	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
52	53	Jun 14	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	54	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	55	Jun 17	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	56	Jun 19	NYG		STL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	57	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	58	Jun 21	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	59	Jun 22	NYG		PIT	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	60	Jun 23	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	61	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	62	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	63	Jun 25	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	64	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	65	Jun 27	NYG		CHC	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	66	Jun 28 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
66	67	Jun 28 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
67	68	Jun 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	69	Jul 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	70	Jul 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
71	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	73	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	74	Jul 9	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	75	Jul 10	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	54	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	76	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	77	Jul 12 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	78	Jul 12 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	79	Jul 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	80	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
80	81	Jul 15 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	47	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
81	82	Jul 15 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
82	83	Jul 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	84	Jul 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	85	Jul 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-2	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	86	Jul 19 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	87	Jul 19 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
87	88	Jul 21	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	89	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	90	Jul 23	NYG		STL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	92 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
91	94 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	95	Jul 28 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	96	Jul 29	NYG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	97	Jul 30	NYG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	98	Jul 31	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	99	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	100	Aug 2	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	101	Aug 4	NYG		BSN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	102	Aug 5	NYG		BSN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	103	Aug 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
101	104	Aug 8	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	105	Aug 9	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	106	Aug 10	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	43	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
104	107	Aug 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	108	Aug 12	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	1	1	0	2	0
106	109	Aug 13	NYG		PHI	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
107	110	Aug 14	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	111	Aug 15	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
109	112	Aug 16	NYG		PHI	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	113	Aug 18 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	114	Aug 18 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	115	Aug 19	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	116	Aug 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	117	Aug 23 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	118	Aug 23 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	119	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	120	Aug 26	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
118	121	Aug 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	54	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	122	Aug 29	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	123	Aug 30 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
121	124	Aug 30 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	125	Aug 31	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	126	Sep 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	127	Sep 2	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	128	Sep 3	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
126	129	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	130	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	131	Sep 6	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	132	Sep 7 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	133	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-11	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
131	134	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	135	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	136	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
134	137	Sep 11	NYG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	138	Sep 12	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYG		STL	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
137	140	Sep 13 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	141	Sep 14	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	142	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	143	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	144	Sep 17	NYG	@	BRO	W,17-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	145	Sep 19	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	146	Sep 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	147	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	148	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	149	Sep 23	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
147	150	Sep 24 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	152 (1)	Sep 25	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
							148gm			218	21	4	243	3