Mel Hoderlein
Melvin Anthony Hoderlein
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 24, 1923 in Mount Carmel, OH
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1951
Final Game: June 6, 1954
Died: May 21, 2001 in Mt. Carmel, OH
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 BOS AL 28 2B 3 15 9 6 0 4 1.000 5.00 .980 5.33
1951 BOS AL 28 3B 3 9 3 4 2 0 .778 2.33 .956 2.87
1952 WSH AL 29 2B 58 313 138 168 7 43 .978 5.28 .978 5.13
1953 WSH AL 30 2B 11 43 18 23 2 6 .953 3.73 .979 5.13
1953 WSH AL 30 SS 2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.50 .960 4.50
1954 WSH AL 31 SS 6 6 55.0 33 11 20 2 5 .939 -2.5 -54.5 -2.5 0.0 -2.5 0 5.07 5.17 .961 5.01 4.32
1954 WSH AL 31 2B 5 0 6.2 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.1 18.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 5.40 0.80 .980 5.40 4.84
4 Seasons 2B 77 0 6.2 376 167 199 10 53 .973 0.1 18.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 494.10 4.75 .978 5.40 5.12
2 Seasons SS 8 6 55.0 38 11 25 2 5 .947 -2.5 -54.5 -2.5 0.0 -2.5 0 5.89 4.50 .961 5.01 4.36
1 Season 3B 3 9 3 4 2 0 .778 2.33 .956 2.87
4 Seasons TOT 88 6 61.2 423 181 228 14 58 .967 -2.4 -46.7 -2.4 -0.1 -2.3 0 59.69 4.65 .943 5.05 4.97

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1951 BOS AL 28 9 9 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1952 WSH AL 29 72 72 72 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 WSH AL 30 23 23 23 0 0 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 0
1954 WSH AL 31 14 6 14 14 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 1
4 Seasons 118 6 118 118 0 0 0 77 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 WSH AL 31 246 73% 83% 28% 24 79% 0 12 4 6 2 20 14 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1
1 Season 246 73% 83% 28% 24 79% 0 12 4 6 2 20 14 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 WSH AL 31 34 59% 79% 24% 5 60% 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 34 59% 79% 24% 5 60% 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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