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Mel Almada

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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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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

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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[edit] Batting Stats

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

[edit] Fielding Stats

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