Bill Melton

Positions: Third Baseman, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS us

School: Citrus College (Glendora, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1968 (Age 22-302d, 12,689th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 1977 (Age 32-054d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: William Edwin Melton

Nicknames: Beltin' Bill

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

3971

1004

160

.253

496

RBI

591

OBP

.337

SLG

.419

OPS

.756

OPS+

112

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	41	10.2	3	3	1	7	0	3B
2	2	Apr 16 (1)	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 16 (2)	CHW	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	1	2	0	3	1	3B
4	4	Apr 18	CHW		TEX	W,14-0	CG	29	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
5	5	Apr 19	CHW		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 22 (1)	CHW		KCR	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
7	7	Apr 22 (2)	CHW		KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
8	8	Apr 23	CHW		KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
9	9	Apr 25	CHW		CLE	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
10	10	Apr 26	CHW		CLE	W,7-5	CG	45	10.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
11	11	Apr 28	CHW	@	DET	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
12	12	Apr 29	CHW	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
13	13	Apr 30	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
15	15	May 5	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
16	16	May 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-12	CG	45	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
17	17	May 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
18	18	May 9	CHW		DET	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
19	19	May 10	CHW		DET	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
20	20	May 12	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
21	21	May 13	CHW		BAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
22	22	May 14	CHW		BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	23	May 15	CHW		MIN	W,4-3	GS	21	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	25 (1)	May 17	CHW		MIN	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
25	26	May 19	CHW		CAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
26	27	May 20	CHW		CAL	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
27	28	May 21	CHW		CAL	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
28	29	May 22	CHW	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
29	30	May 23	CHW	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	31	May 24	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	32	May 26	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
32	33	May 27	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
33	34	May 28	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	0	4	0	4	0	3B
34	35	May 29 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
35	36	May 29 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	0	5	1	6	1	3B
36	37	May 30	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
37	38	May 31	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	39	Jun 2	CHW		NYY	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	40	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	L,10-18	CG	69	13.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
40	41	Jun 4 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	42	Jun 4 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
42	43	Jun 6	CHW		BOS	L,0-2	CG	30	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
43	44	Jun 7	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	GS	30	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
44	45	Jun 9	CHW		MIL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
45	46	Jun 10	CHW		MIL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
46	47	Jun 11 (1)	CHW		MIL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
47	48	Jun 11 (2)	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	49	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
49	50	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
50	51	Jun 15	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	52	Jun 17 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
52	53	Jun 17 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
53	54	Jun 18	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
54	55	Jun 20	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	56	Jun 21	CHW	@	MIL	W,9-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
56	57	Jun 22	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
							56gm		491.1	47	125	12	184	12