2B Wally Melvin #3
Tucson Bulls (ATL) GWL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/08/1975
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B WALLY MELVIN #3 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 478 128 24 6 8 68 72 85 .268 .362 .393 5 2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1975 @ SD Win, 8-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1975 @ SD Loss, 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 HAW Loss, 2-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 HAW Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1975 HAW Loss, 1-19 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/13/1975 @ POR Loss, 1-13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1975 @ POR Win, 12-9 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/11/1975 @ POR Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/10/1975 @ PHX Win, 8-5 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 @ PHX Win, 10-3 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/15/1949
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 23rd Pick in Round 11
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 478 128 24 6 8 68 68 72 85 .268 .362 .393 .756 .347 .126 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 559 0 3 0 12 7 2 188 38 5 4 55.6 70.2 5.05 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   173 59 13 3 2 27 27 26 23 0 1 0 .341 .427 .486 .913
Versus Right   305 69 11 3 6 41 40 46 62 2 6 0 .226 .326 .341 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   43 12 4 1 1 12 8 6 10 0 2 0 .279 .367 .488 .856
May   103 20 4 2 2 15 15 14 20 0 1 0 .194 .291 .330 .621
June   86 21 3 1 0 10 8 17 17 0 2 0 .244 .369 .302 .671
July   89 30 4 2 3 8 16 12 16 0 1 0 .337 .416 .528 .944
August   104 32 7 0 1 12 15 14 12 0 0 0 .308 .390 .404 .794
September   53 13 2 0 1 11 6 9 10 2 1 0 .245 .344 .340 .683
Last Year   533 147 30 8 8 71 86 69 83 2 13 2 .276 .360 .407 .767
2 Years Ago   505 154 26 7 10 79 68 61 83 4 28 0 .305 .377 .444 .821
Career   1689 479 93 21 28 235 249 216 270 9 63 2 .284 .364 .413 .777
Home   231 62 11 3 4 29 27 35 37 0 4 0 .268 .365 .394 .759
Road   247 66 13 3 4 39 41 37 48 2 3 0 .267 .360 .393 .753
Grass   478 128 24 6 8 68 68 72 85 2 7 0 .268 .362 .393 .756
Day   176 48 7 4 0 22 23 22 29 2 2 0 .273 .350 .358 .708
Night   302 80 17 2 8 46 45 50 56 0 5 0 .265 .369 .414 .783
As Starter   461 121 21 6 8 67 62 71 82 2 7 0 .262 .360 .386 .746
As Reliever / Substitution   17 7 3 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 .412 .444 .588 1.033
Pinch Hitting   6 3 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .833 1.405
Close/Late   101 28 5 2 1 15 14 11 12 1 2 0 .277 .345 .396 .741
Inning 1-3   163 45 14 1 0 23 17 23 32 0 2 0 .276 .366 .374 .740
Inning 4-6   165 41 4 2 5 25 28 27 30 0 3 0 .248 .354 .388 .742
Inning 7-9   143 40 5 3 3 18 21 21 22 2 2 0 .280 .367 .420 .787
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
0 Outs   158 42 7 2 4 12 34 28 34 0 6 0 .266 .376 .411 .788
1 Outs   138 35 11 1 1 18 20 26 21 2 1 0 .254 .367 .370 .737
2 Outs   182 51 6 3 3 38 13 18 30 0 0 0 .280 .345 .396 .741
Scoring Position   163 43 5 3 1 56 20 22 30 2 7 0 .264 .348 .350 .697
Bases Empty   232 62 15 2 5 5 30 37 45 0 0 0 .267 .368 .414 .782
Runner on 1st   83 23 4 1 2 7 17 13 10 0 0 0 .277 .375 .422 .797
Runner on 2nd   31 5 0 1 0 2 4 5 7 0 4 0 .161 .278 .226 .504
Runner on 3rd   18 6 0 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 1 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   59 16 3 1 1 17 7 7 10 0 1 0 .271 .348 .407 .755
Runner on 1st & 3rd   24 4 0 0 0 6 1 2 6 1 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 6 2 0 0 12 2 4 1 1 1 0 .400 .500 .533 1.033
Bases Loaded   16 6 0 1 0 13 2 2 3 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Two Strikes   191 35 7 2 4 21 23 35 85 0 0 0 .183 .310 .304 .613
First Pitch   77 28 3 1 2 23 7 2 0 0 2 0 .364 .380 .506 .886
Count 0-1   54 17 4 0 2 7 11 0 0 0 1 0 .315 .315 .500 .815
Count 0-2   37 8 2 0 2 4 4 0 17 0 0 0 .216 .216 .432 .649
Count 1-0   55 16 2 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 .291 .298 .364 .662
Count 1-1   41 16 5 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .390 .390 .512 .902
Count 1-2   70 11 3 0 0 4 3 0 31 0 0 0 .157 .157 .200 .357
Count 2-0   14 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Count 2-1   34 9 2 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 .265 .257 .382 .639
Count 2-2   50 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 0 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 11 19 0 0 2 0 .333 .742 .417 1.159
Full Count   34 10 2 2 2 11 14 35 12 0 0 0 .294 .652 .647 1.299
Behind in Count   161 36 9 0 4 15 18 0 48 0 1 0 .224 .224 .354 .578
Ahead in Count   115 32 5 3 0 12 22 35 0 2 4 0 .278 .441 .374 .815
Batting 2nd   16 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .250 .368 .312 .681
Batting 4th   23 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .174 .240 .217 .457
Batting 5th   425 113 19 6 8 64 58 66 74 2 7 0 .266 .363 .395 .758
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 9th   11 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
Low Leverage   184 48 8 6 3 14 22 27 28 1 1 0 .261 .354 .418 .772
Medium Leverage   175 42 9 0 1 17 27 32 39 1 3 0 .240 .356 .309 .664
High Leverage   117 37 7 0 3 36 17 13 17 0 3 0 .316 .385 .453 .838
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Huntsville - R 22 9 43 19 4 0 2 10 10 7 0 0 2 3 1 .442 .520 .674 1.194 229 241 1.1
1971 Spokane - A 22 42 165 51 8 0 3 19 29 24 0 0 36 9 4 .309 .397 .412 .809 115 119 1.7
1971 Gary - A 22 11 39 9 3 1 0 3 6 6 0 0 10 0 0 .231 .333 .359 .692 97 100 0.2
1972 Birmingham - AA 23 72 260 73 16 2 4 30 40 35 0 2 30 3 3 .281 .364 .404 .767 124 113 2.8
1972 Tucson - AAA 23 48 173 50 13 0 2 17 27 14 0 1 19 2 0 .289 .340 .399 .739 104 96 1.2
1973 Tucson - AAA 24 139 505 154 26 7 10 79 68 61 0 4 83 6 7 .305 .377 .444 .821 118 116 3.9
1974 Tucson - AAA 25 137 533 147 30 8 8 71 86 69 2 2 83 10 9 .276 .360 .407 .767 102 105 2.9
1975 Tucson - AAA 26 139 478 128 24 6 8 68 68 72 0 2 85 5 4 .268 .362 .393 .756 93 106 2.0
Total DIX 72 260 73 16 2 4 30 40 35 0 2 30 3 3 .281 .364 .404 .767 124 113
Total GWL 463 1689 479 93 21 28 235 249 216 2 9 270 23 20 .284 .364 .413 .777 104 108
Total HL 11 39 9 3 1 0 3 6 6 0 0 10 0 0 .231 .333 .359 .692 97 100
Total COW 42 165 51 8 0 3 19 29 24 0 0 36 9 4 .309 .397 .412 .809 115 119
Total GSL 9 43 19 4 0 2 10 10 7 0 0 2 3 1 .442 .520 .674 1.194 229 241
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Gary - A 2B 8 8 18 26 8 45 1 .978 67.0 5.91 -0.2 .969
1971 Spokane - A 2B 27 27 62 65 24 131 4 .969 231.2 4.93 +4.3 1.119
1971 Huntsville - R 2B 9 9 26 22 5 50 2 .960 94.0 4.60 +1.2 1.034
1971 Gary - A 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.053
1971 Spokane - A 3B 5 5 2 6 2 8 0 1.000 45.0 1.60 +0.2 1.072
1971 Gary - A SS 2 2 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 +0.6 1.059
1971 Spokane - A SS 12 6 9 27 9 39 3 .923 73.0 4.44 +0.9 1.118
1972 Tucson - AAA 2B 46 44 121 126 32 250 3 .988 382.2 5.81 +4.3 1.082
1972 Birmingham - AA 2B 66 64 143 181 52 332 8 .976 552.1 5.28 +7.8 1.068
1972 Tucson - AAA 3B 3 2 1 4 0 6 1 .833 16.0 2.81 -0.2 .891
1972 Birmingham - AA 3B 6 3 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 23.1 1.93 +0.4 1.079
1972 Tucson - AAA SS 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.098
1972 Birmingham - AA SS 3 1 7 7 1 14 0 1.000 15.0 8.40 +0.5 1.085
1973 Tucson - AAA 2B 83 77 194 224 41 430 12 .972 680.1 5.53 +8.3 1.057
1973 Tucson - AAA 3B 10 9 5 25 2 34 4 .882 81.0 3.33 -1.7 .901
1973 Tucson - AAA SS 49 46 79 127 26 213 7 .967 393.1 4.71 +1.0 .998
1974 Tucson - AAA 2B 97 92 215 276 55 502 11 .978 809.2 5.46 +7.1 1.058
1974 Tucson - AAA 3B 21 20 21 47 5 71 3 .958 175.0 3.50 +0.0 1.002
1974 Tucson - AAA SS 23 19 32 68 12 104 4 .962 171.0 5.26 -0.7 .967
1975 Tucson - AAA 2B 24 17 45 57 7 103 1 .990 157.2 5.82 +3.7 1.087
1975 Tucson - AAA 3B 111 110 70 210 16 301 21 .930 931.1 2.71 -4.9 .980
1975 Tucson - AAA SS 6 1 5 7 1 13 1 .923 17.1 6.23 +0.2 .998
TOTAL 2B 360 338 824 977 224 1843 42 .977 2975.1 5.45 +36.6 1.065
TOTAL 3B 159 149 100 298 25 427 29 .932 1280.2 2.80 -6.3 .979
TOTAL SS 96 75 139 246 51 400 15 .963 690.2 5.02 +2.6 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft out of college (Central Ohio; Columbus, OH) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 11, Pick 23, 263rd overall pick).
07/12/1971 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/15/1971 Wins the 1971 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Huntsville Rockets!
05/20/1972 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/04/1972 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
07/17/1972 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/27/1972 Goes 5-6 against the Salt Lake City Stars, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/21/1975 Goes 5-5 against the San Jose Missions, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
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