05/19/1891 | Signed a 8-year contract worth a total of $11,180 with the Cincinnati Hustlers organization. |
07/06/1891 | Wins the FABL CL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1891 | Wins the FABL CL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1891 | Wins the FABL CL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/01/1891 | Wins the FABL CL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/11/1891 | Signed a 8-year contract worth a total of $12,230 with the Brooklyn Bigsbys organization. |
01/01/1892 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/10/1892 | Signed a 8-year contract worth a total of $10,640 with the Washington Eagles organization. |
07/22/1892 | Goes 5-6 against the New York Gothams, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R. |
07/25/1892 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1893 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/22/1893 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1893 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/14/1893 | Goes 0-5 against the Chicago Chiefs, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
01/01/1894 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/02/1894 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1895 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1896 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/13/1896 | Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
08/17/1896 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1896 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/03/1896 | Goes 0-4 against the Detroit Dynamos, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
01/01/1897 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/05/1897 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
07/26/1897 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1897 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/16/1897 | Injured (Intercostal strain), out for one week. |
01/01/1898 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1899 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/08/1899 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
06/05/1899 | Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1900 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1901 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/13/1901 | Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run! |
01/01/1902 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/09/1902 | Goes 5-7 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
01/01/1903 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/01/1903 | Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
01/01/1904 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/01/1904 | Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award. |
06/03/1904 | Goes 0-3 against the New York Gothams, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
01/01/1905 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
03/02/1905 | Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Cleveland Foresters, along with SP Dick Murphy, in exchange for SS Frank DeBruyne, CF Jim Disinger. |
08/22/1905 | Injured (Sprained finger), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
09/01/1905 | Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI! |
01/01/1906 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/08/1906 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1907 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/08/1907 | Collects his 2500th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit! |
10/04/1907 | Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1908 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
09/26/1908 | Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days. |
01/01/1909 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
10/19/1909 | Retired from professional baseball. |
11/29/1931 | Grandfather of Gus Melvin. |
03/03/1947 | Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1893 | 140 | 1 | 1894 | 140 | 1 | 1895 | 140 | 1 | 1896 | 140 | 1 | 1898 | 140 | 1 | 1899 | 140 | 1 | 1900 | 140 | 1 | 1904 | 140 | 1 | 1905 | 153 | 10 | 1907 | 153 | 2 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1896 | 677 | 8 | 1902 | 626 | 6 | 1904 | 635 | 2 | 1905 | 708 | 3 | 1907 | 681 | 2 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1896 | 598 | 6 | 1902 | 566 | 4 | 1907 | 594 | 9 | | Year | H | Rank | 1893 | 204 | 4 | 1896 | 199 | 8 | | Year | K | Rank | 1892 | 56 | 6 | 1906 | 70 | 9 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1893 | 307 | 2 | 1894 | 269 | 8 | 1896 | 299 | 5 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1893 | 28 | 10 | 1896 | 39 | 2 | 1897 | 36 | 7 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1891 | 16 | 6 | 1893 | 21 | 5 | 1895 | 15 | 10 | 1896 | 20 | 6 | 1897 | 21 | 5 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1892 | 6 | 8 | 1893 | 11 | 6 | 1894 | 9 | 9 | 1896 | 7 | 9 | 1897 | 8 | 8 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1894 | 52 | 7 | 1895 | 54 | 7 | 1896 | 52 | 8 | 1897 | 61 | 5 | 1898 | 32 | 10 | 1901 | 36 | 10 | 1903 | 47 | 3 | 1904 | 48 | 1 | 1905 | 45 | 8 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1893 | 121 | 1 | 1894 | 96 | 10 | 1900 | 85 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1893 | 111 | 10 | 1894 | 132 | 7 | 1896 | 118 | 5 | 1901 | 83 | 10 | 1902 | 79 | 8 | 1904 | 75 | 3 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1895 | 104 | 3 | 1899 | 62 | 8 | 1903 | 76 | 5 | 1904 | 68 | 6 | 1905 | 70 | 6 | 1907 | 50 | 9 | | | Year | HP | Rank | 1897 | 18 | 2 | 1898 | 26 | 1 | 1899 | 12 | 7 | 1900 | 28 | 2 | 1901 | 18 | 2 | 1902 | 15 | 1 | 1903 | 11 | 5 | 1904 | 16 | 3 | 1905 | 19 | 2 | 1906 | 10 | 8 | 1907 | 11 | 8 | |
| Year | SF | Rank | 1892 | 7 | 5 | 1901 | 6 | 4 | 1905 | 8 | 4 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1893 | 60 | 4 | 1896 | 66 | 1 | 1897 | 65 | 2 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1891 | .295 | 9 | 1893 | .350 | 2 | 1897 | .352 | 6 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1893 | .404 | 6 | 1897 | .443 | 6 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1891 | .448 | 6 | 1893 | .527 | 2 | 1894 | .477 | 8 | 1896 | .500 | 7 | 1897 | .558 | 3 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1893 | 122.04 | 3 | 1896 | 111.34 | 10 | 1897 | 117.47 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1893 | 7.64 | 4 | 1897 | 8.30 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1891 | .153 | 7 | 1893 | .177 | 2 | 1894 | .151 | 9 | 1896 | .167 | 6 | 1897 | .206 | 1 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1893 | .421 | 2 | 1896 | .401 | 10 | 1897 | .445 | 4 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1893 | .930 | 3 | 1894 | .889 | 9 | 1896 | .896 | 10 | 1897 | 1.001 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1893 | 5.6 | 8 | 1894 | 8.6 | 2 | 1895 | 6.6 | 5 | 1896 | 7.9 | 3 | 1897 | 8.2 | 1 | 1898 | 4.3 | 9 | 1899 | 5.3 | 4 | 1901 | 5.5 | 4 | 1903 | 4.6 | 10 | 1908 | 7.9 | 6 | | | | |