Bill Melton
[edit] Biography
Bill Melton (William Edwin Melton) was born on July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1968 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 23 home runs and 87 RBI. Melton played for the Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Melton's best season was 1971, when he slugged 33 home runs and knocked in 86 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 109
| 5
| 29
| 2
| 16
| .266
| .322
| .394
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 157
| 556
| 67
| 142
| 23
| 87
| .255
| .326
| .433
| 26
| 2
| 56
| 106
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 12
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 141
| 514
| 74
| 135
| 33
| 96
| .263
| .340
| .488
| 15
| 1
| 56
| 107
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 7
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 150
| 543
| 72
| 146
| 33
| 86
| .269
| .352
| .492
| 18
| 2
| 61
| 87
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 8
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 57
| 208
| 22
| 51
| 7
| 30
| .245
| .319
| .370
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 152
| 560
| 83
| 155
| 20
| 87
| .277
| .363
| .439
| 29
| 1
| 75
| 66
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 20
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 136
| 495
| 63
| 120
| 21
| 63
| .242
| .326
| .404
| 17
| 0
| 59
| 60
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 16
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 149
| 512
| 62
| 123
| 15
| 70
| .240
| .346
| .359
| 16
| 0
| 78
| 106
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 13
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 118
| 341
| 31
| 71
| 6
| 42
| .208
| .300
| .328
| 17
| 3
| 44
| 53
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 50
| 133
| 17
| 32
| 0
| 14
| .241
| .331
| .323
| 11
| 0
| 17
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 1144
| 3971
| 496
| 1004
| 160
| 591
| .253
| .337
| .419
| 162
| 9
| 479
| 669
| 44
| 20
| 23
| 29
| 94
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 33
| 32
| 275.2
| 17
| 75
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 8
| 6
| 43
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 148
| 139
| 1236.2
| 112
| 322
| 22
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 68
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 70
| 70
| 599.2
| 117
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 70
| 70
| 599.2
| 111
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 72
| 70
| 609
| 47
| 179
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 148
| 148
| 1270.1
| 116
| 371
| 16
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 56
| 56
| 491.1
| 47
| 125
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 151
| 151
| 1307.2
| 115
| 347
| 23
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 123
| 123
| 1079.2
| 100
| 272
| 24
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 137
| 1190.2
| 131
| 313
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 30
| 27
| 218
| 220
| 15
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 14
| 131
| 7
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 51
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 10
| 94
| 8
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 11
| 108
| 134
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 902
| 880
| 7686
| 700
| 2045
| 147
| 184
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 81
| 79
| 667.2
| 124
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 88
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 78
| 76
| 642.2
| 128
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 45
| 38
| 326
| 354
| 23
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1964).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Steve Dunning to California Angels in exchange for Jim Spencer and Morris Nettles (December 11, 1975).
- Traded by California Angels to Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (December 3, 1976); California Angels received Stan Perzanowski (March 28, 1977).
- Granted free agency (October 20, 1977).
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