Ski Melillo
[edit] Biography
Ski Melillo (Oscar Donald Melillo) was born on August 4, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1926 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1926, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 1 home run and 30 RBI. Melillo played for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Ski Melillo's best season was 1931, when he hit for a .306 average and knocked in 75 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1926
| STL
| A
| 99
| 385
| 54
| 98
| 1
| 30
| .255
| .315
| .335
| 18
| 5
| 32
| 31
| 2
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| STL
| A
| 107
| 356
| 45
| 80
| 0
| 26
| .225
| .276
| .287
| 18
| 2
| 25
| 28
| 0
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| STL
| A
| 51
| 132
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 9
| .189
| .241
| .205
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| STL
| A
| 141
| 494
| 57
| 146
| 5
| 67
| .296
| .337
| .401
| 17
| 10
| 29
| 30
| 2
| 19
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| STL
| A
| 149
| 574
| 62
| 147
| 5
| 59
| .256
| .287
| .369
| 30
| 10
| 23
| 44
| 2
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 151
| 617
| 88
| 189
| 2
| 75
| .306
| .346
| .407
| 34
| 11
| 37
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| STL
| A
| 154
| 612
| 71
| 148
| 3
| 66
| .242
| .286
| .324
| 19
| 11
| 36
| 42
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 132
| 496
| 50
| 145
| 3
| 79
| .292
| .333
| .381
| 23
| 6
| 29
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| STL
| A
| 144
| 552
| 54
| 133
| 2
| 55
| .241
| .279
| .297
| 19
| 3
| 28
| 27
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| STL
| A
| 19
| 62
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .210
| .300
| .258
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 106
| 400
| 45
| 104
| 1
| 39
| .260
| .327
| .310
| 13
| 2
| 38
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| TOT
| A
| 125
| 462
| 53
| 117
| 1
| 44
| .253
| .324
| .303
| 16
| 2
| 46
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 98
| 327
| 39
| 74
| 0
| 32
| .226
| .287
| .287
| 12
| 4
| 28
| 16
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 56
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .250
| .311
| .286
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1377
| 5063
| 590
| 1316
| 22
| 548
| .260
| .306
| .340
| 210
| 64
| 327
| 306
| 12
| 134
| 69
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1926
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 297
| 19
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1926
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 27
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1927
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 229
| 293
| 36
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1928
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 82
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1928
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1929
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 342
| 519
| 24
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1930
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 384
| 572
| 21
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 428
| 543
| 32
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1932
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 393
| 526
| 18
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 362
| 451
| 7
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1934
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 412
| 462
| 17
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1935
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 60
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 372
| 18
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1935
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 324
| 432
| 21
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 239
| 242
| 10
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 29
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1316
| 0
| 0
| 3437
| 4448
| 215
| 965
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 50
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Moose Solters and cash (May 27, 1935).
- Released by St. Louis Browns (June 14, 1938).
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