Jose Melendez
[edit] Biography
Born on September 2, 1965 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Jose Melendez (Jose Luis (Garcia) Melendez) played for the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 5 year career. Melendez broke into the bigs on September 11, 1990 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 3.27 ERA in 93.2 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jose Melendez's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1991, when he posted a 3.27 ERA and struck out 60 batters. However, others believe that it was 1992, when he posted a 2.92 ERA and struck out 82 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.81
| 7
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.1
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 31
| 9
| 8
| 5
| 3.27
| 60
| 35
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 93.2
| 77
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 56
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 2.92
| 82
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 89.1
| 82
| 9
| 20
| 7
| 1
| 3
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.25
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 10
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.06
| 9
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 20
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 87
| 12
| 14
| 12
| 3.10
| 142
| 67
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 183
| 159
| 20
| 44
| 10
| 4
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5.26
| 30
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37.2
| 38
| 7
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 109
| 12
| 16
| 14
| 3.47
| 172
| 90
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 220.2
| 197
| 27
| 60
| 15
| 5
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 5.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| P
| 31
| 9
| 93.2
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| .882
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| P
| 56
| 3
| 89.1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| .909
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 16.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 109
| 12
| 220.2
| 7
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 1
| .914
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 31
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .143
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 56
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 87
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .080
| .115
| .120
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 109
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .080
| .115
| .120
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 29, 1983).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners from Pittsburgh Pirates in the minor league draft (December 6, 1988).
- Claimed on waivers by San Diego Padres from Seattle Mariners (March 26, 1991).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Phil Plantier (December 9, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1994).
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