Bill Melton
Born: July 7, 1945, Gulfport, MSHeight: 6'2" Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1968 Chicago AL 22 34 109 5 29 43 8 0 2 16 1 2 1 1 10 0 0 32 2 .266 .394 .322 1969 Chicago AL 23 157 556 67 142 241 26 2 23 87 5 6 1 2 49 7 5 106 12 .255 .433 .326 1970 Chicago AL 24 141 514 74 135 251 15 1 33 96 1 9 2 4 54 2 9 107 7 .263 .488 .340 1971 Chicago AL 25 150 543 72 146 267 18 2 33 86 1 5 3 3 56 5 11 87 8 .269 .492 .352 1972 Chicago AL 26 57 208 22 51 77 5 0 7 30 0 1 1 1 21 2 0 31 2 .245 .370 .319 1973 Chicago AL 27 152 560 83 155 246 29 1 20 87 2 3 4 4 68 7 2 66 20 .277 .439 .363 1974 Chicago AL 28 136 495 63 120 200 17 0 21 63 5 6 3 2 56 3 5 60 16 .242 .404 .326 1975 Chicago AL 29 149 512 62 123 184 16 0 15 70 3 6 5 4 77 1 8 106 13 .240 .359 .346 1976 California AL 30 118 341 31 71 112 17 3 6 42 2 3 2 0 42 2 2 53 5 .208 .328 .300 1977 Cleveland AL 31 50 133 17 32 43 11 0 0 14 0 2 1 3 17 0 2 21 9 .241 .323 .331 TOTALS 1144 3971 496 1004 1664 162 9 160 591 20 43 23 24 450 29 44 669 94 .253 .419 .337
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1968 Chicago AL 3B 275.2 32 1 7 33 17 75 3 5 .968 3.00 1969 Chicago AL 3B 1236.2 139 9 7 148 112 322 22 36 .952 3.16 1969 Chicago AL RF 43.0 6 2 4 8 11 2 0 0 1.000 2.72 1969 Chicago AL LF 25.0 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.08 1970 Chicago AL 3B 609.0 70 2 4 72 47 179 18 19 .926 3.34 1970 Chicago AL RF 599.2 70 0 8 70 117 7 0 3 1.000 1.86 1971 Chicago AL 3B 1270.1 148 0 13 148 116 371 16 26 .968 3.45 1972 Chicago AL 3B 491.1 56 0 4 56 47 125 12 12 .935 3.15 1973 Chicago AL 3B 1307.2 151 0 19 151 115 347 23 31 .953 3.18 1974 Chicago AL 3B 1079.2 123 0 11 123 100 272 24 29 .939 3.10 1975 Chicago AL 3B 1190.2 138 0 13 138 131 313 26 23 .945 3.36 1976 California AL 1B 218.0 27 3 16 30 220 15 2 20 .992 9.70 1976 California AL 3B 131.0 14 7 3 21 7 21 1 2 .966 1.92 1977 Cleveland AL 1B 108.0 11 4 2 15 134 8 0 10 1.000 11.83 1977 Cleveland AL 3B 94.0 10 3 4 13 8 20 2 1 .933 2.68
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1964).
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago White Sox (June 30, 1972)
- Activated by Chicago White Sox (October 10, 1972)
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Steve Dunning to California Angels in exchange for Jim Spencer and Morris Nettles (December 11, 1975).
- Placed on suspended list by California Angels (July 23, 1976)
- Activated by California Angels (July 26, 1976)
- 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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