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Bill Melton Bill Melton

Full name: William Edwin Melton Born: July 7, 1945, Gulfport, Mississippi First Game: May 4, 1968; Final Game: August 30, 1977 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200 Bill Melton Collectibles! Bill Melton Memorabilia! Bill Melton Cards! Bill Melton Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1968 CHI A Daily Splits   34   109    5   29   8   0   2   16   10   0   32   0   1   2   0   2   2    1   1  .266  .322  .394   0.2 1968 CHI A
1969 CHI A Daily Splits  157   556   67  142  26   2  23   87   56   7  106   5   5   6   0   6  12    1   2  .255  .326  .433   0.2 1969 CHI A
1970 CHI A Daily Splits  141   514   74  135  15   1  33   96   56   2  107   9   1   9   0   6   7    2   4  .263  .340  .488   1.8 1970 CHI A
1971 CHI A Daily Splits  150   543   72  146  18   2  33   86   61   5   87  11   1   5   0   3   8    3   3  .269  .352  .492   4.8 1971 CHI A
1972 CHI A Daily Splits   57   208   22   51   5   0   7   30   23   2   31   0   0   1   0   3   2    1   1  .245  .319  .370   0.4 1972 CHI A
1973 CHI A Daily Splits  152   560   83  155  29   1  20   87   75   7   66   2   2   3   0   5  20    4   4  .277  .363  .439   2.7 1973 CHI A
1974 CHI A Daily Splits  136   495   63  120  17   0  21   63   59   3   60   5   5   6   0  10  16    3   2  .242  .326  .404  -0.4 1974 CHI A
1975 CHI A Daily Splits  149   512   62  123  16   0  15   70   78   1  106   8   3   6   0   8  13    5   4  .240  .346  .359  -0.8 1975 CHI A
1976 CAL A Daily Splits  118   341   31   71  17   3   6   42   44   2   53   2   2   3   0   7   5    2   0  .208  .300  .328  -1.2 1976 CAL A
1977 CLE A Daily Splits   50   133   17   32  11   0   0   14   17   0   21   2   0   2   0   4   9    1   3  .241  .331  .323  -0.5 1977 CLE A
Total            Splits 1144  3971  496 1004 162   9 160  591  479  29  669  44  20  43   0  54  94   23  24  .253  .337  .419   7.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1968 CHI A Daily  3B   33   32   25   275.2    17   75    3    5   0  .968
1969 CHI A Daily  3B  148  139  132  1236.2   112  322   22   36   0  .952
1969 CHI A        OF   11    9    4    68      13    3    0    0   0 1.000     3    0    8 
1969 CHI A        RF    8    6    2    43      11    2    0    0   0 1.000
1969 CHI A        LF    3    3    2    25       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1970 CHI A Daily  3B   72   70   66   609      47  179   18   19   0  .926
1970 CHI A        RF   70   70   62   599.2   117    7    0    3   0 1.000
1970 CHI A        OF   70   70   62   599.2   111    8    0    3   0 1.000     0    0   70 
1971 CHI A Daily  3B  148  148  135  1270.1   116  371   16   26   0  .968
1972 CHI A Daily  3B   56   56   52   491.1    47  125   12   12   0  .935
1973 CHI A Daily  3B  151  151  132  1307.2   115  347   23   31   0  .953
1973 CHI A        DH    1    1    1                                      -
1974 CHI A Daily  3B  123  123  112  1079.2   100  272   24   29   0  .939
1974 CHI A        DH   11    9    7                                      -
1975 CHI A Daily  3B  137  137  125  1190.2   131  313   26   23   0  .945
1975 CHI A        DH   11   11    6                                      -
1976 CAL A Daily  DH   51   48   39                                      -
1976 CAL A        1B   30   27   11   218     220   15    2   20   0  .992
1976 CAL A        3B   21   14   11   131       7   21    1    2   0  .966
1977 CLE A Daily  1B   15   11    9   108     134    8    0   10   0 1.000
1977 CLE A        DH   14   12   12                                      -
1977 CLE A        3B   13   10    6    94       8   20    2    1   0  .933
Total             3B  902  880  796  7686     700 2045  147  184   0  .949
Total             DH   88   81   65                                      -
Total             OF   81   79   66   667.2   124   11    0    3   0 1.000     3    0   78 
Total             RF   78   76   64   642.2   128    9    0    3   0 1.000
Total             1B   45   38   20   326     354   23    2   30   0  .995
Total             LF    3    3    2    25       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1964).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Steve Dunning to California Angels in exchange for
Jim Spencer and Morris Nettles (December 11, 1975).

Traded by California Angels to Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash and a player
to be named later (December 3, 1976); California Angels received Stan Perzanowski
(March 28, 1977).

Granted free agency (October 20, 1977).

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