Mel Hall
[edit] Biography
Mel Hall (Melvin Hall) was born on September 16, 1960 in Lyons, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1981 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 17 home runs and 56 RBI. Hall played for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Mel Hall's best season was 1992, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .280 average and knocked in 81 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .091
| .167
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 80
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 4
| .262
| .318
| .350
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 112
| 410
| 60
| 116
| 17
| 56
| .283
| .352
| .488
| 23
| 5
| 42
| 101
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 4
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 83
| 257
| 43
| 66
| 7
| 30
| .257
| .344
| .397
| 13
| 1
| 35
| 55
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 48
| 150
| 25
| 42
| 4
| 22
| .280
| .329
| .473
| 11
| 3
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 131
| 407
| 68
| 108
| 11
| 52
| .265
| .339
| .425
| 24
| 4
| 47
| 78
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 5
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 23
| 66
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 12
| .318
| .387
| .409
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 140
| 442
| 68
| 131
| 18
| 77
| .296
| .346
| .493
| 29
| 2
| 33
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 8
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 142
| 485
| 57
| 136
| 18
| 76
| .280
| .309
| .439
| 21
| 1
| 20
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 7
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| 150
| 515
| 69
| 144
| 6
| 71
| .280
| .312
| .392
| 32
| 4
| 28
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 12
| 8
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 113
| 361
| 54
| 94
| 17
| 58
| .260
| .295
| .427
| 9
| 0
| 21
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 113
| 360
| 41
| 93
| 12
| 46
| .258
| .272
| .433
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 141
| 492
| 67
| 140
| 19
| 80
| .285
| .321
| .455
| 23
| 2
| 26
| 40
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 152
| 583
| 67
| 163
| 15
| 81
| .280
| .310
| .429
| 36
| 3
| 29
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 13
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 25
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 5
| .120
| .148
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 219
| 676
| 95
| 183
| 22
| 89
| .271
| .333
| .453
| 37
| 10
| 61
| 149
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 10
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1057
| 3561
| 473
| 988
| 112
| 531
| .277
| .315
| .434
| 192
| 15
| 206
| 426
| 11
| 3
| 23
| 47
| 63
|
| Total
|
|
| 1276
| 4237
| 568
| 1171
| 134
| 620
| .276
| .318
| .437
| 229
| 25
| 267
| 575
| 16
| 4
| 31
| 57
| 69
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 8.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 22
| 21
| 178.2
| 41
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 22
| 21
| 178.2
| 42
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 108
| 98
| 873.1
| 229
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 35
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 112
| 103
| 908.1
| 239
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 69
| 56
| 525.2
| 143
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 6
| 2
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 64
| 53
| 488.2
| 133
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 40
| 38
| 294
| 61
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 35
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 46
| 42
| 337
| 69
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| OF
| 115
| 98
| 862.2
| 212
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| CF
| 6
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| RF
| 46
| 40
| 327
| 68
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| LF
| 69
| 57
| 523.2
| 137
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 15
| 13
| 108
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 15
| 13
| 112
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 126
| 113
| 939.2
| 233
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 123
| 108
| 882.1
| 226
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 14
| 5
| 57.1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 122
| 109
| 964.1
| 264
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 122
| 109
| 964.1
| 264
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 7
| 3
| 33
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 141
| 124
| 1128.2
| 288
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 135
| 118
| 1070.2
| 263
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| OF
| 75
| 64
| 561.2
| 141
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| RF
| 31
| 23
| 199
| 60
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| LF
| 46
| 41
| 362.2
| 83
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| DH
| 34
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| OF
| 50
| 48
| 385.2
| 70
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| LF
| 36
| 36
| 280.2
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| DH
| 54
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| RF
| 15
| 12
| 105
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| OF
| 119
| 112
| 972.1
| 221
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| DH
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| RF
| 64
| 57
| 487.2
| 109
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| LF
| 63
| 55
| 484.2
| 111
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| RF
| 37
| 34
| 302
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| OF
| 136
| 130
| 1162.1
| 283
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| DH
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| LF
| 99
| 96
| 860.1
| 218
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 151
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 212
| 175
| 1515
| 338
| 13
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 717
| 638
| 5579.2
| 1382
| 35
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 145
| 123
| 1104
| 288
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1040
| 936
| 8198.2
| 2011
| 56
| 39
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978 - signed June 8, 1978).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Joe Carter, Don Schulze and Darryl Banks to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rick Sutcliffe, George Frazier and Ron Hassey (June 13, 1984).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees in exchange for Joel Skinner and Turner Ward (March 19, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 30, 1989).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (February 26, 1996).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (May 22, 1996).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (June 12, 1996).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (June 24, 1996).
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