Luis Melendez
[edit] Biography
Luis Melendez (Luis Antonio (Santana) Melendez) was born on August 11, 1949 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1970 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .225 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Melendez played for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 21
| 70
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 8
| .300
| .315
| .314
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 88
| 173
| 25
| 39
| 0
| 11
| .225
| .320
| .254
| 3
| 1
| 24
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 118
| 332
| 32
| 79
| 5
| 28
| .238
| .292
| .334
| 11
| 3
| 25
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 8
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 121
| 341
| 35
| 91
| 2
| 35
| .267
| .319
| .343
| 18
| 1
| 27
| 50
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 11
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 83
| 124
| 15
| 27
| 0
| 8
| .218
| .283
| .298
| 4
| 3
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 110
| 291
| 33
| 77
| 2
| 27
| .265
| .301
| .347
| 8
| 5
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 10
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 72
| 119
| 15
| 29
| 0
| 5
| .244
| .260
| .286
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 92
| 143
| 15
| 32
| 0
| 5
| .224
| .238
| .259
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 641
| 1477
| 167
| 366
| 9
| 122
| .248
| .299
| .318
| 50
| 13
| 109
| 175
| 2
| 19
| 18
| 7
| 46
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| STL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 10
| 100.2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| CF
| 5
| 5
| 47.1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 148
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| RF
| 45
| 33
| 307.2
| 65
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| CF
| 20
| 4
| 67.2
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| OF
| 66
| 39
| 396.1
| 90
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| OF
| 105
| 80
| 765.2
| 206
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| CF
| 70
| 59
| 537
| 163
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| RF
| 41
| 20
| 212.2
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| CF
| 65
| 55
| 504.1
| 145
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| RF
| 33
| 29
| 241.1
| 51
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| OF
| 96
| 84
| 749.2
| 196
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| OF
| 46
| 26
| 260.1
| 84
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| RF
| 12
| 3
| 45
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| CF
| 22
| 19
| 158.1
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| LF
| 14
| 4
| 57
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| CF
| 51
| 44
| 388.1
| 121
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| LF
| 36
| 15
| 194
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| OF
| 89
| 64
| 624.1
| 169
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| RF
| 7
| 5
| 42
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| OF
| 8
| 2
| 30
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| OF
| 60
| 21
| 271
| 85
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| RF
| 10
| 0
| 20.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| CF
| 29
| 17
| 180
| 70
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1976
| SD
| N
| LF
| 24
| 4
| 70.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 28
| 4
| 77.2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 68
| 23
| 301
| 99
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 33
| 19
| 203
| 82
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 268
| 205
| 1908
| 602
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 161
| 100
| 969.2
| 194
| 15
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 88
| 26
| 369.2
| 78
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 490
| 331
| 3247.1
| 876
| 21
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1968).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to San Diego Padres in exchange for Bill Greif (May 19, 1976).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1977).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 15, 1978).
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