Mel Ott
Melvin Thomas Ott (Master Melvin)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 2, 1909 in Gretna, LA
High School: Gretna (Gretna, LA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1926. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1926
Final Game: July 11, 1947
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1951 (197/226 ballots).
Died: November 21, 1958 in New Orleans, LA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1926 NYG NL 17 OF 10 23 18 3 2 0 .913 2.10 .965 2.26 10-0-0
1927 NYG NL 18 OF 32 55 52 2 1 1 .982 1.69 .969 2.35 13-21-0
1928 NYG NL 19 OF 115 235 214 14 7 4 .970 1.98 .972 2.31 5-1-108
1928 NYG NL 19 2B 5 28 14 13 1 4 .964 5.40 .971 5.72
1928 NYG NL 19 3B 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 3.00
1929 NYG NL 20 OF 149 371 335 26 10 12 .973 2.42 .973 2.38 0-0-149 MVP-11
1929 NYG NL 20 2B 1 6 4 1 1 0 .833 5.00 .967 5.50 MVP-11
1930 NYG NL 21 OF 146 354 320 23 11 6 .969 2.35 .968 2.28 0-0-146
1931 NYG NL 22 OF 137 359 332 20 7 4 .981 2.57 .973 2.38 0-71-66
1932 NYG NL 23 OF 154 364 347 11 6 5 .984 2.32 .976 2.41 0-0-154 MVP-10
1933 NYG NL 24 OF 152 300 283 12 5 3 .983 1.94 .977 2.35 0-19-143
1934 NYG NL 25 OF 153 306 286 12 8 1 .974 1.95 .973 2.26 0-16-137 AS,MVP-5
1935 NYG NL 26 OF 137 305 285 17 3 7 .990 2.20 .970 2.31 0-0-137 AS,MVP-20
1935 NYG NL 26 3B 15 47 19 25 3 3 .936 2.93 .940 2.71 AS,MVP-20
1936 NYG NL 27 OF 148 274 250 20 4 3 .985 1.82 .973 2.25 0-0-148 AS,MVP-6
1937 NYG NL 28 OF 91 169 156 13 0 1 1.000 1.86 .973 2.13 0-0-91 AS,MVP-7
1937 NYG NL 28 3B 60 165 42 113 10 5 .939 2.58 .955 2.72 AS,MVP-7
1938 NYG NL 29 3B 113 351 98 238 15 14 .957 2.97 .944 2.87 AS,MVP-4
1938 NYG NL 29 OF 37 68 65 3 0 0 1.000 1.84 .975 2.22 0-0-37 AS,MVP-4
1939 NYG NL 30 OF 96 186 175 6 5 2 .973 1.89 .975 2.17 0-0-96 AS,MVP-11
1939 NYG NL 30 3B 20 60 15 39 6 4 .900 2.70 .945 2.79 AS,MVP-11
1940 NYG NL 31 OF 111 223 210 9 4 2 .982 1.97 .977 2.17 0-0-111 AS
1940 NYG NL 31 3B 42 121 30 83 8 8 .934 2.69 .949 2.82 AS
1941 NYG NL 32 OF 145 284 256 19 9 3 .968 1.90 .975 2.15 1-0-144 AS,MVP-19
1942 NYG NL 33 OF 152 287 269 15 3 3 .990 1.87 .981 2.15 0-0-152 AS,MVP-3
1943 NYG NL 34 OF 111 237 219 12 6 1 .975 2.08 .977 2.27 0-0-111 AS,MVP-20
1943 NYG NL 34 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 AS,MVP-20
1944 NYG NL 35 OF 103 208 199 6 3 0 .986 1.99 .980 2.31 0-0-103 AS,MVP-16
1944 NYG NL 35 3B 4 18 1 13 4 0 .778 3.50 .956 3.00 AS,MVP-16
1945 NYG NL 36 OF 118 232 217 11 4 1 .983 1.93 .978 2.33 0-0-118 MVP-13
1946 NYG NL 37 OF 16 25 23 2 0 1 1.000 1.56 .976 2.16 0-0-16
21 Seasons OF 2313 4865 4511 256 98 60 .980 2.06 .974 2.28 29-128-2167
8 Seasons 3B 256 764 205 513 46 34 .940 2.80 .947 2.81
2 Seasons 2B 6 34 18 14 2 4 .941 5.33 .971 5.68
22 Seasons TOT 2575 5663 4734 783 146 98 .974 2.14 .945 2.34 29-128-2167
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

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
1926 NYG NL 17 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
1927 NYG NL 18 82 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 21 0 32
1928 NYG NL 19 124 124 124 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 1 108 115
1929 NYG NL 20 150 150 150 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 149 149
1930 NYG NL 21 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 146
1931 NYG NL 22 138 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 66 137
1932 NYG NL 23 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 154
1933 NYG NL 24 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 143 152
1934 NYG NL 25 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 137 153
1935 NYG NL 26 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 137 137
1936 NYG NL 27 150 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 148
1937 NYG NL 28 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 91 91
1938 NYG NL 29 150 150 150 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 0 37 37
1939 NYG NL 30 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 96 96
1940 NYG NL 31 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 111 111
1941 NYG NL 32 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 144 145
1942 NYG NL 33 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 152
1943 NYG NL 34 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 111 111
1944 NYG NL 35 120 120 120 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 103 103
1945 NYG NL 36 135 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 118
1946 NYG NL 37 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
1947 NYG NL 38 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Seasons 2730 2730 2730 0 0 0 6 256 0 29 128 2167 2313
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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.

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