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 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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 CIN NL 22 OF 20 17 159.0 43 42 0 1 0 .977 3.2 24.2 3.2 0.3 2.9 0 2.38 2.10 .972 1.99 1.72
1964 CIN NL 22 RF 20 17 159.0 42 41 0 1 0 .976 3.2 24.2 3.2 0.3 2.9 0 2.32 2.05 .974 1.90 1.62
1965 CIN NL 23 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1965 CIN NL 23 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.70
1966 CIN NL 24 OF 32 9 133.0 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 3.5 31.6 3.5 0.6 2.9 0 2.44 1.13 .972 2.03 1.78
1966 CIN NL 24 RF 31 9 131.1 39 38 1 0 0 1.000 3.7 33.8 3.7 0.8 2.9 0 2.67 1.26 .977 1.96 1.68
1966 CIN NL 24 P 7 0 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 0.14 .900 1.93 0.74
1966 CIN NL 24 LF 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -144.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 1.35
1967 CIN NL 25 P 31 24 195.2 34 15 17 2 2 .941 1.47 1.03 .962 2.00 0.78
1968 CIN NL 26 P 5 4 18.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.96 0.80 .950 2.01 0.84
1969 CIN NL 27 P 2 2 12.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.50 1.000 1.95 0.80
1970 CAL AL 28 P 34 3 60.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.90 0.18 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 CAL AL 29 P 44 0 65.2 10 1 8 1 0 .900 1.23 0.20 .960 1.99 0.77
1972 CAL AL 30 P 17 0 31.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.29 .940 1.86 0.75
7 Seasons P 140 33 389.2 61 18 40 3 2 .951 1.34 0.41 .957 1.96 0.75
3 Seasons OF 53 26 293.0 80 78 1 1 0 .988 6.6 27.0 6.6 0.9 5.7 0 2.43 1.49 .972 2.01 1.76
3 Seasons RF 52 26 291.1 82 80 1 1 0 .988 6.8 28.0 6.8 1.1 5.7 0 2.50 1.56 .976 1.93 1.66
1 Season LF 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -144.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 1.35
9 Seasons TOT 193 59 682.2 141 96 41 4 2 .972 6.6 11.6 6.6 0.9 5.7 0 1.81 0.71 .938 1.98 1.03

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
1964 CIN NL 22 48 17 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 28 0
1965 CIN NL 23 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
1966 CIN NL 24 56 9 56 56 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 32 21 2
1967 CIN NL 25 49 24 49 49 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
1968 CIN NL 26 10 4 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
1969 CIN NL 27 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CAL AL 28 37 3 37 37 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1971 CAL AL 29 45 0 45 45 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1972 CAL AL 30 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 269 59 269 269 140 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 52 53 78 6
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1966 CIN NL 24 37 59% 16% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CIN NL 25 809 74% 22% 20 95% 1 16 0 11 20 15 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 100%
1968 CIN NL 26 86 70% 16% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1969 CIN NL 27 49 78% 20% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CAL AL 28 270 71% 13% 7 71% 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1971 CAL AL 29 287 69% 18% 9 78% 1 2 1 0 7 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1972 CAL AL 30 147 72% 22% 3 100% 0 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
7 Seasons 1685 72% 19% 46 89% 2 21 1 14 42 33 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 10 90%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 85%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1964 CIN NL 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 7 53.8% 6 0 0.0% 0 690 57% 76% 30% 66 62%
1965 CIN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 7 29% 57% 14% 1 100%
1966 CIN NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 16 7 43.8% 9 0 0.0% 1 565 62% 77% 29% 62 63%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 5 0 5 1 0 4 4 0 4 1 0 5 3 0 30 14 46.7% 16 0 0.0% 1 1262 59% 76% 29% 129 63%
MLB Averages 42.0% 3.2% 62% 77% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1966 CIN NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 16 25% 69% 13% 2 0%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 16 25% 69% 13% 2 0%
MLB Averages 57.4% 2.7% 62% 77% 26% 47%

* 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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