Mel Almada

Full Name: Baldomero Melo (Quiros) Almada	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170	First Game: September 8, 1933
Birthdate: February 7, 1913	Final Game: October 1, 1939
Birthplace: Huatabampo, Sonora (Mexico)	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: August 13, 1988
Deathplace: Caborca, Sonora (Mexico)
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Mel Almada (Baldomero Melo (Quiros) Almada) was born on February 7, 1913 in Huatabampo, Sonora (Mexico). He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1933 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1935, his rookie year, he hit .290 with 3 home runs and 59 RBI. Almada played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 7 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Mel Almada's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1938, when he hit for a .311 average and knocked in 52 runs. However, others believe that it was 1935, when he hit for a .290 average and knocked in 59 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1933	BOS	A	14	44	11	15	1	3	.341	.473	.409	0	0	11	3	0	1	3	0
1934	BOS	A	23	90	7	21	0	10	.233	.281	.278	2	1	6	8	0	2	3	0
1935	BOS	A	151	607	85	176	3	59	.290	.350	.379	27	9	55	34	1	13	20	0
1936	BOS	A	96	320	40	81	1	21	.253	.305	.338	16	4	24	15	0	3	2	0
1937	WAS	A	100	433	74	134	4	33	.309	.365	.404	21	4	38	21	0	6	12	0
1937	BOS	A	32	110	17	26	1	9	.236	.328	.355	6	2	15	6	0	2	0	0
1937	TOT	A	132	543	91	160	5	42	.295	.357	.394	27	6	53	27	0	8	12	0
1938	WAS	A	47	197	24	48	1	15	.244	.277	.335	7	4	8	16	1	5	4	0
1938	STL	A	102	436	77	149	3	37	.342	.398	.422	22	2	38	22	3	1	9	0
1938	TOT	A	149	633	101	197	4	52	.311	.362	.395	29	6	46	38	4	6	13	0
1939	STL	A	42	134	17	32	1	7	.239	.292	.291	2	1	10	8	0	2	1	2
1939	BRO	N	39	112	11	24	0	3	.214	.273	.250	4	0	9	17	0	0	2	2
1939	Total		81	246	28	56	1	10	.228	.283	.272	6	1	19	25	0	2	3	4
Total	NL		39	112	11	24	0	3	.214	.273	.250	4	0	9	17	0	0	2	2
Total	AL		607	2371	352	682	15	194	.288	.346	.373	103	27	205	133	5	35	54	2
Total			646	2483	363	706	15	197	.284	.342	.367	107	27	214	150	5	35	56	4

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1933	BOS	A	OF	13	27	1	0	0	1.000
1934	BOS	A	OF	23	60	4	1	0	.985
1935	BOS	A	OF	149	337	22	12	3	.968
1935	BOS	A	1B	3	17	1	0	1	1.000
1936	BOS	A	OF	81	144	9	2	2	.987
1937	WAS	A	OF	100	308	16	12	3	.964
1937	BOS	A	OF	27	37	1	3	0	.927
1937	BOS	A	1B	4	31	0	2	3	.939
1937	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1937	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1937	TOT	A	OF	127	345	17	15	3	.960
1938	WAS	A	OF	47	147	5	5	1	.968
1938	STL	A	OF	101	247	9	9	1	.966
1938	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1938	TOT	A	OF	148	394	14	14	2	.967
1939	STL	A	OF	34	75	2	1	1	.987
1939	BRO	N	OF	32	84	2	2	1	.977
1939	Total		CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1939	Total		OF	66	159	4	3	2	.982
Total			OF	607	1466	71	47	12	.970
Total			1B	7	48	1	2	4	.961

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Rick Ferrell and Wes Ferrell to Washington Senators in exchange for Ben Chapman and Bobo Newsom (June 11, 1937).
Traded by Washington Senators to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Sam West (June 15, 1938).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Brooklyn Dodgers for $25000 (June 15, 1939).

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