2B Wally Melvin #3
Tucson Bulls (ATL) GWL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/11/1975
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
103 359 98 18 6 6 53 54 67 .273 .368 .407 5 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 SAC Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/09/1975 SAC Win, 6-5 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/08/1975 @ SLC Win, 4-3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/07/1975 @ SLC Loss, 10-11 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 @ SLC Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/05/1975 @ SD Win, 17-11 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/04/1975 @ SD Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ SD Win, 3-1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/02/1975 HAW Win, 5-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/01/1975 HAW Loss, 2-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 103 359 98 18 6 6 53 53 54 67 .273 .368 .407 .775 .353 .134 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 419 0 3 0 8 6 0 146 30 5 4 55.6 55.1 5.33 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   127 43 8 3 1 20 19 22 20 0 1 0 .339 .436 .472 .909
Versus Right   232 55 10 3 5 33 33 32 47 0 5 0 .237 .330 .371 .700
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 11 3 0 0 7 4 2 3 0 0 0 .407 .448 .519 .967
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   38 15 3 0 0 8 6 5 4 0 0 0 .395 .465 .474 .939
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   1570 449 87 21 26 220 234 198 252 7 62 2 .286 .365 .418 .783
Home   171 46 8 3 3 24 20 24 27 0 3 0 .269 .359 .404 .762
Road   188 52 10 3 3 29 33 30 40 0 3 0 .277 .376 .410 .786
Grass   359 98 18 6 6 53 53 54 67 0 6 0 .273 .368 .407 .775
Day   127 36 4 4 0 15 20 15 22 0 1 0 .283 .359 .378 .737
Night   232 62 14 2 6 38 33 39 45 0 5 0 .267 .373 .422 .795
As Starter   346 93 16 6 6 53 48 53 65 0 6 0 .269 .366 .402 .768
As Reliever / Substitution   13 5 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .429 .538 .967
Pinch Hitting   4 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Close/Late   75 22 2 2 1 13 11 9 10 0 1 0 .293 .369 .413 .782
Inning 1-3   121 35 13 1 0 18 14 20 25 0 2 0 .289 .390 .413 .803
Inning 4-6   125 32 3 2 3 18 20 16 24 0 3 0 .256 .340 .384 .724
Inning 7-9   107 30 2 3 3 16 17 17 17 0 1 0 .280 .379 .439 .818
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   124 32 4 2 2 6 25 20 30 0 5 0 .258 .361 .371 .732
1 Outs   96 24 9 1 1 12 15 21 16 0 1 0 .250 .385 .396 .780
2 Outs   139 42 5 3 3 35 12 13 21 0 0 0 .302 .362 .446 .808
Scoring Position   114 32 4 3 0 43 14 19 22 0 6 0 .281 .383 .368 .752
Bases Empty   179 46 10 2 5 5 23 24 37 0 0 0 .257 .345 .419 .764
Runner on 1st   66 20 4 1 1 5 15 11 8 0 0 0 .303 .403 .439 .842
Runner on 2nd   22 3 0 1 0 2 3 5 6 0 3 0 .136 .296 .227 .524
Runner on 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 11 2 1 0 11 4 6 7 0 1 0 .282 .378 .385 .762
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 4 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 0 0 0 .235 .278 .235 .513
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 2 0 0 10 2 4 1 0 1 0 .385 .529 .538 1.068
Bases Loaded   14 5 0 1 0 11 1 2 3 0 0 0 .357 .438 .500 .938
Two Strikes   143 28 6 2 4 20 20 29 67 0 0 0 .196 .331 .350 .681
First Pitch   55 22 2 1 2 20 6 2 0 0 2 0 .400 .421 .582 1.003
Count 0-1   39 11 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .282 .359 .641
Count 0-2   29 5 1 0 2 4 3 0 14 0 0 0 .172 .172 .414 .586
Count 1-0   46 13 2 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 .283 .298 .370 .667
Count 1-1   28 11 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .464 .857
Count 1-2   51 8 3 0 0 3 3 0 24 0 0 0 .157 .157 .216 .373
Count 2-0   12 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 2-1   26 8 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 2-2   36 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 20 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 1 0 0 1 8 14 0 0 1 0 .300 .708 .400 1.108
Full Count   27 9 2 2 2 11 12 29 9 0 0 0 .333 .679 .778 1.456
Behind in Count   119 24 7 0 2 8 12 0 38 0 1 0 .202 .202 .311 .513
Ahead in Count   94 26 5 3 0 9 16 23 0 0 3 0 .277 .419 .394 .812
Batting 2nd   16 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .250 .368 .312 .681
Batting 4th   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 5th   321 87 15 6 6 51 44 48 59 0 6 0 .271 .366 .411 .777
Batting 8th   2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 9th   8 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Low Leverage   144 39 7 6 3 13 21 22 21 0 1 0 .271 .367 .465 .833
Medium Leverage   130 32 6 0 1 14 19 20 31 0 3 0 .246 .347 .315 .662
High Leverage   83 26 5 0 1 25 11 12 14 0 2 0 .313 .400 .410 .810
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 26 103 359 98 18 6 6 53 53 54 0 0 67 5 4 .273 .368 .407 .775 96 109 1.9
Total DIX 72 260 73 16 2 4 30 40 35 0 2 30 3 3 .281 .364 .404 .767 124 113
Total GWL 427 1570 449 87 21 26 220 234 198 2 7 252 23 20 .286 .365 .418 .783 106 108
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 22 17 43 57 7 100 0 1.000 153.2 5.86 +4.3 1.113
1975 Tucson - AAA 3B 79 78 45 141 13 202 16 .921 658.2 2.54 -2.7 .980
1975 Tucson - AAA SS 4 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 11.1 7.94 +0.7 1.295
TOTAL 2B 358 338 822 977 224 1840 41 .978 2971.1 5.45 +37.2 1.067
TOTAL 3B 127 117 75 229 22 328 24 .927 1008.0 2.71 -4.2 .978
TOTAL SS 94 74 138 245 51 397 14 .965 684.2 5.03 +3.1 1.009
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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