Mel Queen
Melvin Douglas Queen
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 197 lb.

Born: March 26, 1942 in Johnson City, NY
High School: San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1964
Final Game: July 21, 1972
Relatives: Son of Mel Queen and Brother-In-Law of Jim Lonborg
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Standard Batting

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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
1964 22 CIN NL 48 99 95 7 19 2 0 2 12 0 1 4 19 .200 .232 .284 .517 43 27 4 0 0 0 0 9
1965 23 CIN NL 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1966 24 CIN NL 56 69 55 4 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 10 12 .127 .250 .145 .395 9 8 1 0 1 3 1 9/17
1967 25 CIN NL 49 89 81 6 17 4 0 0 5 2 0 4 10 .210 .244 .259 .503 38 21 3 0 3 1 0 1
1968 26 CIN NL 10 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 27 CIN NL 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -8 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 28 CAL AL 37 16 16 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 29 CAL AL 45 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
1972 30 CAL AL 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 269 305 274 20 49 7 0 2 25 2 1 21 50 .179 .233 .226 .460 28 62 8 0 5 5 1
162 Game Avg. 162 184 165 12 30 4 0 1 15 1 1 13 30 .179 .233 .226 .460 28 37 5 0 3 3 1
CIN (6 yrs) 170 275 248 19 45 7 0 2 23 2 1 19 47 .181 .236 .234 .470 30 58 8 0 4 4 1
CAL (3 yrs) 99 30 26 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .154 .207 .154 .361 5 4 0 0 1 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 170 275 248 19 45 7 0 2 23 2 1 19 47 .181 .236 .234 .470 30 58 8 0 4 4 1
AL (3 yrs) 99 30 26 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .154 .207 .154 .361 5 4 0 0 1 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1964 22 CIN NL 99 81 5 1.7 96 .230 .200 .267 .232 .325 .284 .396 .517 .721 43 .161 -7.5 -0.8 .370 .116 .084 .0
1965 23 CIN NL 3 3 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .266 .000 .331 .000 .402 .000 .733 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1966 24 CIN NL 69 53 3 1.5 104 .152 .127 .276 .250 .336 .145 .416 .395 .751 9 .135 -6.7 -0.7 .367 .200 .018
1967 25 CIN NL 89 71 5 1.9 100 .236 .210 .271 .244 .335 .259 .398 .503 .733 38 .206 -6.8 -0.7 .403 .123 .049 .0
1968 26 CIN NL 9 7 0 0.0 86 .200 .125 .259 .222 .318 .125 .364 .347 .682 4 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
1969 27 CIN NL 6 5 0 0.0 99 .250 .167 .265 .167 .336 .167 .393 .333 .729 -8 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1970 28 CAL AL 16 12 1 2.2 94 .286 .250 .253 .250 .327 .250 .386 .500 .713 41 .233 -1.3 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1971 29 CAL AL 11 10 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .247 .100 .318 .000 .366 .100 .684 -69 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
1972 30 CAL AL 3 2 0 0.0 78 .000 .000 .240 .333 .307 .000 .346 .333 .653 8 .000 -0.1 0.0 .500 .500 .000
9 Seasons 305 244 14 1.5 98 .207 .179 .268 .233 .330 .226 .398 .460 .728 28 .144 -26.8 -2.8 .359 .128 .047 2.0
162 Game Avg. 184 147 8 1.5 98 .207 .179 .268 .233 .330 .226 .398 .460 .728 28 .144 -26.8 -2.8 .359 .128 .047 1
CIN (6 yrs) 275 220 13 1.6 99 .212 .181 .270 .236 .331 .234 .400 .470 .731 30 .152 -23.7 -2.5 .368 .133 .052 2.0
CAL (3 yrs) 30 24 1 1.1 90 .167 .154 .250 .207 .322 .154 .377 .361 .699 5 .084 -3.2 -0.3 .273 .077 .000
NL (6 yrs) 275 220 13 1.6 99 .212 .181 .270 .236 .331 .234 .400 .470 .731 30 .152 -23.7 -2.5 .368 .133 .052 2.0
AL (3 yrs) 30 24 1 1.1 90 .167 .154 .250 .207 .322 .154 .377 .361 .699 5 .084 -3.2 -0.3 .273 .077 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1964 22 CIN NL 99 2.0% 19.2% 4.0% 4.0% 21% 4.75 5.0 47.5 7.9 1.65 75%
1965 23 CIN NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.00 67%
1966 24 CIN NL 69 0.0% 17.4% 14.5% 1.5% 14% 1.20 4.6 11.0 0.95 67%
1967 25 CIN NL 89 0.0% 11.2% 4.5% 4.5% 24% 2.50 8.1 16.2 1.31 81%
1968 26 CIN NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.7 0.00 56%
1969 27 CIN NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 6.0 2.00 67%
1970 28 CAL AL 16 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 16.0 1.25 88%
1971 29 CAL AL 11 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 0.00 8.0 1.50 82%
1972 30 CAL AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 33%
9 Seasons 305 0.7% 16.4% 6.9% 3.0% 18% 2.38 5.5 137.0 11.0 1.25 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1964 22 CIN NL 0 0 24% 37 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1965 23 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 CIN NL 0 0 24% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 25 CIN NL 1 0 29% 25 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1968 26 CIN NL 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1969 27 CIN NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 28 CAL AL 1 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 29 CAL AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 30 CAL AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 2 0 27% 101 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 40% 11 8 3 1 0 1 3 1 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1964 22 CIN NL 99 92% 19 26 5 1 1 1.36 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 4 21% 11 1 9% 48 10 21% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 0
1965 23 CIN NL 3 100% 0 3 0 0 0 1.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 CIN NL 69 86% 7 17 3 0 2 1.85 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 9 1 11% 10 4 40% 41 5 12% 6 3 50% 10 2 20% 0
1967 25 CIN NL 89 81% 17 13 1 0 1 1.58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 11 3 27% 12 2 17% 40 5 13% 7 3 43% 2 0 0% 0
1968 26 CIN NL 9 89% 1 3 0 0 0 0.92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1969 27 CIN NL 6 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1970 28 CAL AL 16 75% 4 4 3 0 1 1.98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 6 1 17% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1971 29 CAL AL 11 64% 0 2 0 0 0 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1972 30 CAL AL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 305 85% 49 68 12 1 5 1.52 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 8 5 63% 45 8 18% 39 8 21% 148 23 16% 20 8 40% 17 5 29% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 22 48 99 95 7 19 2 0 2 12 0 1 4 19 .200 .232 .284 .517 43 27 4 0 0 0 0
1965 23 53 102 98 7 19 2 0 2 12 0 1 4 20 .194 .225 .276 .501 39 27 4 0 0 0 0
1966 24 109 171 153 11 26 3 0 2 17 0 1 14 32 .170 .235 .229 .464 28 35 5 0 1 3 1
1967 25 158 260 234 17 43 7 0 2 22 2 1 18 42 .184 .238 .239 .478 32 56 8 0 4 4 1
1968 26 168 269 242 19 44 7 0 2 22 2 1 19 45 .182 .238 .236 .473 31 57 8 0 4 4 1
1969 27 170 275 248 19 45 7 0 2 23 2 1 19 47 .181 .236 .234 .470 30 58 8 0 4 4 1
1970 28 207 291 264 20 49 7 0 2 24 2 1 19 49 .186 .237 .235 .472 30 62 8 0 4 4 1
1971 29 252 302 272 20 49 7 0 2 25 2 1 20 49 .180 .232 .228 .460 28 62 8 0 5 5 1
1972 30 269 305 274 20 49 7 0 2 25 2 1 21 50 .179 .233 .226 .460 28 62 8 0 5 5 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1964 22 48 97 93 7 17 2 0 2 12 0 4 19 .183 .216 .269 .485 5 48
1965 23 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1966 24 56 73 57 4 9 1 0 0 5 0 13 12 .158 .301 .175 .477 3 56
1967 25 49 86 81 6 17 4 0 0 5 2 4 10 .210 .244 .259 .503 5 49
1968 26 10 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 10
1969 27 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1970 28 37 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 37
1971 29 45 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 45
1972 30 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 17
9 Seasons 270 303 274 18 43 7 0 2 23 2 24 50 .157 .221 .204 .426 14 269
162 Game Avg. 162 182 164 11 26 4 0 1 14 1 14 30 .157 .221 .204 .426 8 269

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