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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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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
1951 28 BOS AL 9 21 14 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 .357 .550 .571 1.121 193 8 1 0 1 /45
1952 29 WSH AL 72 234 208 16 56 8 2 0 17 2 0 18 22 .269 .333 .327 .660 87 68 17 2 6 4
1953 30 WSH AL 23 53 47 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 9 .191 .283 .191 .475 31 9 2 0 0 4/6
1954 31 WSH AL 14 26 25 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .160 .192 .200 .392 10 5 0 0 0 0 /64
4 Seasons 118 334 294 22 74 10 3 0 24 2 1 31 37 .252 .327 .306 .633 77 90 20 2 7 0
162 Game Avg. 162 459 404 30 102 14 4 0 33 3 1 43 51 .252 .327 .306 .633 77 124 27 3 10
WSH (3 yrs) 109 313 280 21 69 9 2 0 23 2 0 25 35 .246 .313 .293 .606 70 82 19 2 6 0
BOS (1 yr) 9 21 14 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 .357 .550 .571 1.121 193 8 1 0 1
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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1952 AL--17--7th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

Before 1946 Season: Sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

Before 1947 Season: Sent from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

Before 1949 Season: Sent from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

November 13, 1951: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Chuck Stobbs to the Chicago White Sox for Randy Gumpert and Don Lenhardt.

May 3, 1952: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Jim Busby to the Washington Senators for Sam Mele.

June 14, 1954: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Detroit Tigers for Johnny Pesky.

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