Mel Hoderlein
[edit] Biography
Mel Hoderlein (Melvin Anthony Hoderlein) was born on June 26, 1923 in Mount Carmel, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on August 16, 1951 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 0 home runs and 17 RBI. Hoderlein played for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 4 year career.
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| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .357
| .550
| .571
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 72
| 208
| 16
| 56
| 0
| 17
| .269
| .333
| .327
| 8
| 2
| 18
| 22
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 17
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| 23
| 47
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .191
| .283
| .191
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .160
| .192
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 118
| 294
| 22
| 74
| 0
| 24
| .252
| .327
| .306
| 10
| 3
| 31
| 37
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 138
| 168
| 7
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 25
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 199
| 10
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1942).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Chuck Stobbs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Gumpert and Don Lenhardt (November 13, 1951).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jim Busby to Washington Senators in exchange for Sam Mele (May 3, 1952).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Johnny Pesky (June 14, 1954).
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