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Bill Melton
William Edwin Melton (Beltin' Bill)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1968
Final Game: August 30, 1977
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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
1968 22 CHW AL 34 122 109 5 29 8 0 2 16 1 1 10 32 .266 .322 .394 .717 112 43 2 0 1 2 0 5
1969 23 CHW AL 157 628 556 67 142 26 2 23 87 1 2 56 106 .255 .326 .433 .759 106 241 12 5 5 6 7 *5/97
1970 24 CHW AL 141 589 514 74 135 15 1 33 96 2 4 56 107 .263 .340 .488 .828 125 251 7 9 1 9 2 95
1971 25 CHW AL 150 621 543 72 146 18 2 33 86 3 3 61 87 .269 .352 .492 .843 134 267 8 11 1 5 5 *5 AS,MVP-13
1972 26 CHW AL 57 232 208 22 51 5 0 7 30 1 1 23 31 .245 .319 .370 .689 103 77 2 0 0 1 2 5
1973 27 CHW AL 152 642 560 83 155 29 1 20 87 4 4 75 66 .277 .363 .439 .802 121 246 20 2 2 3 7 *5/D
1974 28 CHW AL 136 570 495 63 120 17 0 21 63 3 2 59 60 .242 .326 .404 .730 107 200 16 5 5 6 3 *5D
1975 29 CHW AL 149 607 512 62 123 16 0 15 70 5 4 78 106 .240 .346 .359 .705 99 184 13 8 3 6 1 *5D
1976 30 CAL AL 118 392 341 31 71 17 3 6 42 2 0 44 53 .208 .300 .328 .628 90 112 5 2 2 3 2 D35
1977 31 CLE AL 50 154 133 17 32 11 0 0 14 1 3 17 21 .241 .331 .323 .654 83 43 9 2 0 2 0 3D5
10 Seasons 1144 4557 3971 496 1004 162 9 160 591 23 24 479 669 .253 .337 .419 .756 112 1664 94 44 20 43 29
162 Game Avg. 162 645 562 70 142 23 1 23 84 3 3 68 95 .253 .337 .419 .756 112 236 13 6 3 6 4
CHW (8 yrs) 976 4011 3497 448 901 134 6 154 535 20 21 418 595 .258 .340 .432 .772 115 1509 80 40 18 38 27
CLE (1 yr) 50 154 133 17 32 11 0 0 14 1 3 17 21 .241 .331 .323 .654 83 43 9 2 0 2 0
CAL (1 yr) 118 392 341 31 71 17 3 6 42 2 0 44 53 .208 .300 .328 .628 90 112 5 2 2 3 2

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 CHW AL 22 3B 33 32 275.2 95 17 75 3 5 .968 4.9 21.3 4.9 -1.4 6.3 0 3.00 2.79 .951 3.05 2.67
1969 CHW AL 23 3B 148 139 1236.2 456 112 322 22 36 .952 -10.7 -10.4 -11.7 -7.0 -4.6 1 3.16 2.93 .955 3.16 2.74
1969 CHW AL 23 OF 11 9 68.0 16 13 3 0 0 1.000 0.9 15.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 1 2.12 1.45 .975 2.13 1.84
1969 CHW AL 23 RF 8 6 43.0 13 11 2 0 0 1.000 1.7 47.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 1 2.72 1.63 .977 1.90 1.60
1969 CHW AL 23 LF 3 3 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -38.4 -0.8 -1.0 0.2 0 1.08 1.00 .967 1.98 1.60
1970 CHW AL 24 OF 71 71 599.2 119 111 8 0 3 1.000 -6.1 -12.2 -7.1 -2.2 -4.9 1 1.79 1.68 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 CHW AL 24 RF 71 71 599.2 124 117 7 0 3 1.000 -6.1 -12.2 -7.1 -2.2 -4.9 1 1.86 1.75 .974 1.98 1.59
1970 CHW AL 24 3B 70 70 609.0 244 47 179 18 19 .926 -0.8 -1.6 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 0 3.34 3.23 .950 3.07 2.67
1971 CHW AL 25 3B 148 148 1270.1 503 116 371 16 26 .968 7.3 6.9 8.3 3.4 4.9 -1 3.45 3.29 .955 3.04 2.74 AS,MVP-13
1972 CHW AL 26 3B 56 56 491.1 184 47 125 12 12 .935 -2.3 -5.6 -1.3 -1.2 -0.1 -1 3.15 3.07 .955 2.98 2.70
1973 CHW AL 27 3B 151 151 1307.2 485 115 347 23 31 .953 -4.0 -3.7 -5.0 0.1 -5.1 1 3.18 3.06 .950 3.00 2.68
1973 CHW AL 27 DH 1
1974 CHW AL 28 3B 123 123 1079.2 396 100 272 24 29 .939 -7.3 -8.1 -7.3 -6.3 -1.0 0 3.10 3.02 .955 3.12 2.77
1974 CHW AL 28 DH 11
1975 CHW AL 29 3B 138 138 1190.2 470 131 313 26 23 .945 -9.6 -9.7 -7.6 -2.4 -5.2 -2 3.36 3.22 .954 3.16 2.81
1975 CHW AL 29 DH 11
1976 CAL AL 30 DH 51
1976 CAL AL 30 1B 30 27 218.0 237 220 15 2 20 .992 -2.6 -14.3 -2.6 -1.1 -1.5 0 9.70 7.83 .992 9.85 8.88
1976 CAL AL 30 3B 21 14 131.0 29 7 21 1 2 .966 -3.1 -28.4 -3.1 -1.1 -1.9 0 1.92 1.33 .952 2.94 2.64
1977 CLE AL 31 1B 15 11 108.0 142 134 8 0 10 1.000 1.4 15.6 1.4 -0.2 1.6 0 11.83 9.47 .990 10.02 8.79
1977 CLE AL 31 DH 14
1977 CLE AL 31 3B 13 10 94.0 30 8 20 2 1 .933 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 2.68 2.15 .957 2.97 2.72
10 Seasons 3B 901 881 7686.0 2892 700 2045 147 184 .949 -25.7 -4.0 -23.7 -15.7 -7.8 -2 3.21 3.05 .954 3.08 2.73
5 Seasons DH 88
2 Seasons OF 82 80 667.2 135 124 11 0 3 1.000 -5.2 -9.3 -7.2 -2.5 -4.7 2 1.82 1.65 .979 2.14 1.85
2 Seasons RF 79 77 642.2 137 128 9 0 3 1.000 -4.4 -8.2 -6.4 -1.5 -4.9 2 1.92 1.73 .974 1.97 1.59
2 Seasons 1B 45 38 326.0 379 354 23 2 30 .995 -1.2 -4.4 -1.2 -1.3 0.1 0 10.41 8.38 .991 9.91 8.85
1 Season LF 3 3 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -38.4 -0.8 -1.0 0.2 0 1.08 1.00 .967 1.98 1.60
10 Seasons TOT 1028 999 8679.2 3406 1178 2079 149 217 .956 -32.1 -4.4 -32.1 -19.5 -12.4 2 -2 3.38 3.17 .915 3.26 2.93
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1971

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1971-AL-13-5%
0.05 Career Shares (1085th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1970 AL--.488--10th
1971 AL--.492--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
1971 AL--267--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1973 AL--29--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1970 AL--33--6th
1971 AL--33--1st

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1970 AL--96--9th
1971 AL--86--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1969 AL--106--4th
1970 AL--107--7th
1975 AL--106--9th

Runs Created s c a p y
1971 AL--96--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1971 AL--53--6th
1973 AL--50--10th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1971 AL--.690--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1970 AL--9--2nd
1971 AL--11--2nd
1975 AL--8--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1970 AL--9--3rd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1973 AL--20--5th

AB per HR s c a p y
1970 AL--15.576--6th
1971 AL--16.455--3rd
1974 AL--23.571--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (442), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 24 (900), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1081), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1071), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1975: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Steve Dunning to the California Angels for Morris Nettles and Jim Spencer.

December 3, 1976: Traded by the California Angels to the Cleveland Indians for cash. The Cleveland Indians sent Stan Perzanowski (March 28, 1977) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

October 20, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

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