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Mel Hall

Melvin Hall Jr.

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 16, 1960 in Lyons, NY
High School: Cayuga (Port Byron, NY)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1981
Final Game: May 21, 1996
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 20 CHC NL 10 12 11 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .091 .167 .364 .530 45 4 0 0 0 0 0 /87
1982 21 CHC NL 24 88 80 6 21 3 2 0 4 0 1 5 17 .263 .318 .350 .668 86 28 0 2 0 1 1 8
1983 22 CHC NL 112 458 410 60 116 23 5 17 56 6 6 42 101 .283 .352 .488 .840 128 200 4 3 1 2 6 *8/7 RoY-3
1984 23 TOT MLB 131 463 407 68 108 24 4 11 52 3 2 47 78 .265 .339 .425 .764 108 173 5 2 0 7 8 *79/D8
1984 23 CHC NL 48 164 150 25 42 11 3 4 22 2 1 12 23 .280 .329 .473 .803 117 71 2 0 0 2 3 9/87
1984 23 CLE AL 83 299 257 43 66 13 1 7 30 1 1 35 55 .257 .344 .397 .741 104 102 3 2 0 5 5 7/D98
1985 24 CLE AL 23 75 66 7 21 6 0 0 12 0 1 8 12 .318 .387 .409 .796 120 27 2 0 0 1 0 7/D9
1986 25 CLE AL 140 480 442 68 131 29 2 18 77 6 2 33 65 .296 .346 .493 .839 128 218 8 2 0 3 8 *79/D
1987 26 CLE AL 142 508 485 57 136 21 1 18 76 5 4 20 68 .280 .309 .439 .748 96 213 7 1 0 2 6 *7D
1988 27 CLE AL 150 553 515 69 144 32 4 6 71 7 3 28 50 .280 .312 .392 .704 95 202 8 0 2 8 12 *7/8D9
1989 28 NYY AL 113 391 361 54 94 9 0 17 58 0 0 21 37 .260 .295 .427 .721 103 154 9 0 1 8 4 7D9
1990 29 NYY AL 113 371 360 41 93 23 2 12 46 0 0 6 46 .258 .272 .433 .706 95 156 7 2 0 3 2 D79
1991 30 NYY AL 141 527 492 67 140 23 2 19 80 0 1 26 40 .285 .321 .455 .776 113 224 6 3 0 6 6 *97D
1992 31 NYY AL 152 622 583 67 163 36 3 15 81 4 2 29 53 .280 .310 .429 .739 106 250 13 1 0 9 4 *79D
1996 35 SFG NL 25 27 25 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .120 .148 .120 .268 -26 3 0 0 0 1 0 /79
13 Seasons 1276 4575 4237 568 1171 229 25 134 620 31 22 267 575 .276 .318 .437 .755 107 1852 69 16 4 51 57
162 Game Avg. 162 581 538 72 149 29 3 17 79 4 3 34 73 .276 .318 .437 .755 107 235 9 2 1 6 7
CLE (5 yrs) 538 1915 1765 244 498 101 8 49 266 19 11 124 250 .282 .328 .432 .759 106 762 28 5 2 19 31
CHC (4 yrs) 194 722 651 92 180 37 10 22 84 8 8 60 145 .276 .340 .465 .805 119 303 6 5 1 5 10
NYY (4 yrs) 519 1911 1796 229 490 91 7 63 265 4 3 82 176 .273 .303 .437 .739 105 784 35 6 1 26 16
SFG (1 yr) 25 27 25 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .120 .148 .120 .268 -26 3 0 0 0 1 0
AL (9 yrs) 1057 3826 3561 473 988 192 15 112 531 23 14 206 426 .277 .315 .434 .749 105 1546 63 11 3 45 47
NL (5 yrs) 219 749 676 95 183 37 10 22 89 8 8 61 149 .271 .333 .453 .786 113 306 6 5 1 6 10

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 CHC NL 20 OF 3 0 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 -129.6 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.27 2.03
1981 CHC NL 20 CF 2 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.83 2.55
1981 CHC NL 20 LF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -270.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.80
1982 CHC NL 21 CF 22 21 178.2 49 41 5 3 1 .939 -3.3 -22.2 -5.3 -0.9 -4.4 2 2.32 2.09 .984 2.66 2.30
1982 CHC NL 21 OF 22 21 178.2 49 42 4 3 1 .939 -3.3 -22.2 -5.3 -0.9 -4.4 2 2.32 2.09 .980 2.25 1.91
1983 CHC NL 22 OF 112 103 908.1 250 239 8 3 2 .988 1.4 1.8 -4.6 -8.9 4.3 6 2.45 2.21 .980 2.27 1.92 RoY-3
1983 CHC NL 22 CF 108 98 873.1 239 229 7 3 2 .987 1.2 1.6 -4.8 -9.4 4.6 6 2.43 2.19 .983 2.78 2.38 RoY-3
1983 CHC NL 22 LF 5 5 35.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.9 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0 2.83 2.20 .973 2.03 1.60 RoY-3
1984 TOT MLB 23 OF 115 98 862.2 224 212 8 4 2 .982 -2.5 -3.5 -2.5 -1.5 -1.0 0 2.30 1.91 .982 2.42 2.07
1984 TOT MLB 23 LF 69 57 523.2 141 137 3 1 0 .993 -2.4 -5.5 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 -1 2.41 2.03 .982 2.25 1.78
1984 TOT MLB 23 RF 46 40 327.0 75 68 5 2 2 .973 -0.4 -1.5 -1.4 -2.0 0.6 1 2.01 1.59 .979 2.09 1.72
1984 TOT MLB 23 CF 6 1 12.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.3 30.0 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 3.75 0.83 1.000 2.78 2.43
1984 CHC NL 23 OF 46 42 337.0 77 69 5 3 2 .961 -1.1 -3.9 -2.1 -2.2 0.1 1 1.98 1.61 .979 2.27 1.91
1984 CHC NL 23 RF 40 38 294.0 68 61 5 2 2 .971 -0.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.9 0.4 1 2.02 1.65 .979 2.07 1.69
1984 CHC NL 23 CF 5 0 8.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0 3.38 0.60 1.000 2.70 2.40
1984 CHC NL 23 LF 5 4 35.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -20.6 -0.6 -0.8 0.2 0 1.03 0.80 .975 2.03 1.52
1984 CLE AL 23 OF 69 56 525.2 147 143 3 1 0 .993 -1.4 -3.2 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 -1 2.50 2.12 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 CLE AL 23 LF 64 53 488.2 137 133 3 1 0 .993 -1.8 -4.4 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 -1 2.50 2.13 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 CLE AL 23 DH 9
1984 CLE AL 23 RF 6 2 33.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.6 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 1.91 1.17 .971 2.24 1.88
1984 CLE AL 23 CF 1 1 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 2.00 1.000 2.92 2.60
1985 CLE AL 24 LF 15 13 108.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -28.9 -2.6 -1.9 -0.7 0 1.50 1.20 .978 2.25 1.77
1985 CLE AL 24 OF 15 13 112.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -2.8 -30.0 -2.8 -2.1 -0.7 0 1.45 1.20 .983 2.44 2.10
1985 CLE AL 24 DH 5
1985 CLE AL 24 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1986 CLE AL 25 OF 126 113 939.2 247 233 7 7 1 .972 -7.7 -9.8 -7.7 -5.9 -1.8 0 2.30 1.90 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 CLE AL 25 LF 123 108 882.1 240 226 7 7 1 .971 -6.1 -8.3 -7.1 -5.1 -2.0 1 2.38 1.89 .977 2.24 1.77
1986 CLE AL 25 RF 14 5 57.1 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -33.5 -0.6 -0.8 0.2 -1 1.73 0.79 .973 2.10 1.79
1986 CLE AL 25 DH 7
1987 CLE AL 26 LF 122 109 964.1 271 264 4 3 2 .989 5.1 6.3 7.1 5.8 1.2 -2 2.50 2.20 .973 2.11 1.73
1987 CLE AL 26 OF 122 109 964.1 270 264 3 3 2 .989 5.1 6.3 7.1 5.8 1.2 -2 2.49 2.19 .980 2.31 2.00
1987 CLE AL 26 DH 14
1988 CLE AL 27 OF 141 124 1128.2 301 288 3 10 1 .967 -9.7 -10.3 -7.7 -6.9 -0.8 -2 2.32 2.06 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 CLE AL 27 LF 135 118 1070.2 275 263 3 9 1 .967 -10.9 -12.2 -8.9 -6.5 -2.4 -2 2.24 1.97 .977 2.26 1.85
1988 CLE AL 27 CF 7 3 33.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 0.1 3.6 0.1 -1.1 1.2 0 3.55 1.86 .986 2.92 2.51
1988 CLE AL 27 DH 6
1988 CLE AL 27 RF 3 3 25.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 52.8 1.1 0.7 0.4 0 3.60 3.33 .970 2.23 1.90
1989 NYY AL 28 OF 75 64 561.2 145 141 3 1 2 .993 4.7 10.0 4.7 0.9 3.8 0 2.31 1.92 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 NYY AL 28 LF 46 41 362.2 85 83 1 1 1 .988 -0.1 -0.3 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 1 2.08 1.83 .976 2.16 1.83
1989 NYY AL 28 DH 34
1989 NYY AL 28 RF 31 23 199.0 62 60 2 0 1 1.000 4.8 28.9 5.8 1.6 4.2 -1 2.80 2.00 .979 2.33 1.90
1990 NYY AL 29 DH 54
1990 NYY AL 29 OF 50 48 385.2 74 70 2 2 0 .973 -6.7 -20.8 -4.7 -1.6 -3.1 -2 1.68 1.44 .981 2.39 2.04
1990 NYY AL 29 LF 36 36 280.2 56 52 3 1 0 .982 -3.0 -12.8 -2.0 -1.8 -0.2 -1 1.76 1.53 .979 2.19 1.74
1990 NYY AL 29 RF 15 12 105.0 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -3.7 -42.3 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 -1 1.46 1.13 .978 2.23 1.81
1991 NYY AL 30 OF 120 112 972.1 232 221 8 3 2 .987 -20.6 -25.4 -21.6 -15.3 -6.3 1 2.12 1.91 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 NYY AL 30 RF 64 57 487.2 116 109 4 3 1 .974 -8.5 -20.9 -9.5 -7.5 -2.0 1 2.09 1.77 .980 2.19 1.76
1991 NYY AL 30 LF 63 55 484.2 115 111 4 0 1 1.000 -12.1 -30.0 -12.1 -7.8 -4.3 0 2.14 1.83 .977 2.17 1.72
1991 NYY AL 30 DH 10
1992 NYY AL 31 OF 136 130 1162.1 296 283 10 3 2 .990 2.9 3.0 2.9 1.0 1.9 0 2.27 2.15 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 NYY AL 31 LF 99 96 860.1 229 218 9 2 1 .991 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.4 0 2.37 2.29 .981 2.29 1.94
1992 NYY AL 31 RF 37 34 302.0 65 63 1 1 1 .985 1.9 7.5 1.9 0.4 1.5 0 1.91 1.73 .982 2.23 1.87
1992 NYY AL 31 DH 11
1996 SFG NL 35 OF 4 1 14.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -17.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.12 1.80
1996 SFG NL 35 LF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.47
1996 SFG NL 35 RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.70
13 Seasons OF 1041 936 8198.2 2106 2011 56 39 15 .981 -40.3 -5.9 -43.3 -35.9 -7.5 3 2.27 1.99 .981 2.39 2.06
12 Seasons LF 717 638 5579.2 1441 1382 35 24 7 .983 -31.2 -6.7 -27.2 -16.9 -10.4 -4 2.29 1.98 .977 2.22 1.80
9 Seasons RF 212 175 1515.0 358 338 13 7 5 .980 -6.8 -5.4 -5.8 -7.8 2.0 -1 2.09 1.66 .979 2.19 1.80
9 Seasons DH 150
5 Seasons CF 145 123 1104.0 308 288 12 8 3 .974 -2.3 -2.5 -10.3 -11.2 0.9 8 2.45 2.07 .983 2.77 2.38
13 Seasons TOT 1041 936 8198.2 2106 2011 56 39 15 .981 -40.3 -5.9 -43.3 -35.9 -7.5 3 2.27 1.99 .962 2.39 2.06
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Doubles s c a p y
1992 AL  36 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1988 AL  8 (4th)
1992 AL  9 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1991 AL  12.3 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1981 NL  born 1960-09-16 (5th)
1982 NL  born 1960-09-16 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2165), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1660), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Dan Ford (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1978.

June 13, 1984: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Darryl Banks (minors), Joe Carter and Don Schulze to the Cleveland Indians for George Frazier, Ron Hassey and Rick Sutcliffe.

March 19, 1989: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Joel Skinner and Turner Ward.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 30, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

February 26, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

May 22, 1996: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

June 12, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

June 24, 1996: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Cleveland Indians$210,000
1986Cleveland Indians$350,000
1987Cleveland Indians$550,000
1988Cleveland Indians$725,000
1989New York Yankees$925,000
1990New York Yankees$1,100,000
1991New York Yankees$1,100,000
1992New York Yankees$1,300,000
1996San Francisco Giants$120,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,380,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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