2B Mel Degen #19
Dubuque Dukes (DAL) HL
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/06/1975
BNN Index | HL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B MEL DEGEN #19 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 288 68 6 3 6 41 41 61 .236 .333 .340 2 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/1975 @ GAR Win, 1-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/13/1975 MAD Win, 13-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1975 @ TH Win, 8-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1975 @ TH Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 @ TH Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/1975 @ RCK Loss, 2-20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/1975 CRC Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1975 CRC Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1975 GAR Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/1975 @ MAD Win, 4-2 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/01/1952
Born in:Laurel, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:190 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:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 14th Pick in Round 11
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 288 68 6 3 6 41 37 41 61 .236 .333 .340 .674 .325 .104 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 334 2 3 0 9 1 2 98 15 2 3 40.0 32.9 3.78 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   86 18 0 1 2 7 9 15 21 0 0 0 .209 .327 .302 .629
Versus Right   202 50 6 2 4 34 28 26 40 2 1 2 .248 .336 .356 .693
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   40 7 0 0 0 3 1 5 10 0 0 2 .175 .298 .175 .473
May   90 29 5 1 2 19 13 15 17 1 0 0 .322 .415 .467 .882
June   50 9 0 0 0 4 6 4 11 1 0 0 .180 .236 .180 .416
July   60 15 0 1 3 12 10 11 12 0 0 0 .250 .366 .433 .800
August   41 7 1 1 1 3 7 6 8 0 1 0 .171 .277 .317 .594
September   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Last Year   109 21 2 1 3 11 9 13 34 1 6 0 .193 .276 .312 .588
Career   397 89 8 4 9 52 46 54 95 3 7 2 .224 .318 .332 .650
Home   131 35 4 1 4 24 17 16 24 0 1 2 .267 .356 .405 .760
Road   157 33 2 2 2 17 20 25 37 2 0 0 .210 .315 .287 .602
Grass   288 68 6 3 6 41 37 41 61 2 1 2 .236 .333 .340 .674
Day   107 22 1 1 1 13 12 21 19 1 0 1 .206 .338 .262 .600
Night   181 46 5 2 5 28 25 20 42 1 1 1 .254 .330 .387 .717
As Starter   273 66 6 2 6 38 36 40 57 2 1 2 .242 .341 .344 .685
As Reliever / Substitution   15 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .133 .188 .267 .454
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
1970 Alexandria - R 18 58 205 65 8 1 2 42 27 35 2 3 58 2 2 .317 .416 .395 .811 115 115 1.3
1971 Alexandria - R 19 13 14 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 6 0 1 .214 .353 .214 .567 45 53 -0.1
1972 Alexandria - R 20 7 28 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 6 0 1 .179 .303 .214 .517 32 29 -0.2
1972 San Bernardino - A 20 56 157 43 6 0 4 23 21 28 0 2 48 0 0 .274 .380 .389 .768 108 115 0.4
1973 Alexandria - R 21 38 144 50 7 1 6 26 29 25 0 1 22 2 0 .347 .441 .535 .976 140 146 1.9
1973 San Bernardino - A 21 34 80 25 5 0 3 17 11 10 0 0 20 1 2 .312 .389 .487 .876 138 144 0.5
1974 San Bernardino - A 22 16 26 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 1 5 2 0 .115 .294 .115 .410 11 27 -0.1
1974 Dubuque - A 22 51 109 21 2 1 3 11 9 13 0 1 34 0 0 .193 .276 .312 .588 62 57 -0.3
1974 Dayton - AA 22 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.1
1975 Dubuque - A 23 89 288 68 6 3 6 41 37 41 2 2 61 2 3 .236 .333 .340 .674 86 97 1.4
Total EA 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123
Total HL 140 397 89 8 4 9 52 46 54 2 3 95 2 3 .224 .318 .332 .650 79 86
Total COW 106 263 71 11 0 7 43 34 45 0 3 73 3 2 .270 .373 .392 .765 106 114
Total GSL 116 391 123 16 2 8 71 60 68 2 4 92 4 4 .315 .415 .427 .842 116 118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Alexandria - R SS 56 54 83 129 24 223 11 .951 467.1 4.08 -2.3 .969
1971 Alexandria - R 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1971 Alexandria - R SS 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.0 1.148
1972 San Bernardino - A 2B 13 11 27 24 4 55 4 .927 96.0 4.78 -3.8 .781
1972 Alexandria - R 2B 6 6 11 13 3 25 1 .960 51.0 4.24 +0.2 .971
1972 San Bernardino - A SS 41 27 44 59 11 108 5 .954 260.0 3.57 -3.6 .910
1972 Alexandria - R SS 2 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 -0.3 1.111
1973 San Bernardino - A 2B 11 11 24 25 6 51 2 .961 92.0 4.79 -1.2 .916
1973 Alexandria - R 2B 19 19 49 41 9 92 2 .978 168.2 4.80 +2.8 1.107
1973 San Bernardino - A SS 16 6 12 15 5 30 3 .900 77.2 3.13 -1.0 .912
1973 Alexandria - R SS 16 13 32 31 4 64 1 .984 125.0 4.54 +0.6 1.034
1974 Dubuque - A 2B 25 21 39 67 14 110 4 .964 195.0 4.89 -0.4 .970
1974 San Bernardino - A 2B 7 3 10 7 2 17 0 1.000 40.0 3.83 -0.2 1.083
1974 Dayton - AA SS 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.1 .000
1974 Dubuque - A SS 13 3 6 12 1 18 0 1.000 46.1 3.50 +1.2 1.099
1974 San Bernardino - A SS 5 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.1 1.080
1975 Dubuque - A 2B 77 66 143 186 55 338 9 .973 590.0 5.02 +1.3 1.012
1975 Dubuque - A SS 12 9 9 30 3 39 0 1.000 83.2 4.20 +0.8 1.011
TOTAL 2B 159 137 304 364 94 690 22 .968 1234.2 4.87 -1.3 .984
TOTAL SS 169 113 197 282 48 499 20 .960 1105.0 3.90 -4.8 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Morton; Morton, MS) by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 11, Pick 14, 254th overall pick).
08/19/1970 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/16/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks.
05/12/1975 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
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