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Mel Simons

Melbern Ellis Simons (Butch)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 1, 1900 in Carlyle, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1931 (Age 30)
Team: WhiteSox 1931-1932

Final Game: April 20, 1932 (Age 31)
Died: November 10, 1974 in Paducah, KY
Buried: Greenlea Cemetery, Fulton, KY
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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
1931 30 CHW AL 68 208 189 24 52 9 0 0 12 1 1 12 17 .275 .318 .323 .641 73 61 0 7 O87
1932 31 CHW AL 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /O78
2 Yrs 75 213 194 24 52 9 0 0 12 1 1 12 18 .268 .311 .314 .625 69 61 0 7
162 Game Avg. 162 460 419 52 112 19 0 0 26 2 2 26 39 .268 .311 .314 .625 69 132 0 15

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1931 30 CHW AL 68 208 -7 0 0 -5 -2 -13 -1.2 8 -5 -0.5 .482 .492 -0.0 -0.6 -0 $5,500 O87
1932 31 CHW AL 7 5 -1 0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .466 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $5,500 /O78
2 Seasons 75 213 -8 0 0 -6 -2 -16 -1.5 8 -8 -0.7 .480 .495 -0.2 -0.7 -2 $11,000

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1931 CHW AL 30 OF 59 43 40 121 112 3 6 0 .950 1.95 .969 2.38
1931 CHW AL 30 CF 43 40 37 109 100 3 6 0 .945 2.40 .975 2.83
1931 CHW AL 30 LF 17 3 3 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.71 .966 2.20
1932 CHW AL 31 OF 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .965 2.42
1932 CHW AL 31 LF 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .965 2.20
1932 CHW AL 31 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.95
2 Seasons OF 65 43 40 123 114 3 6 0 .951 1.80 .969 2.38
2 Seasons CF 45 40 37 109 100 3 6 0 .945 2.29 .975 2.84
2 Seasons LF 21 3 3 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .966 2.20
2 Seasons TOT 65 43 40 123 114 3 6 0 .951 1.80 .969 2.38
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Transactions

  • February, 1931: Traded by Louisville (American Association) to the Chicago White Sox for $22000 and 2 players.
  • April 20, 1932: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to Louisville (American Association) for Liz Funk.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
193130Chicago White Sox$5,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193231Chicago White Sox$5,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$11,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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