3B Mel 'Buzzsaw' Hodges #30
Chicago Cougars FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B MEL 'BUZZSAW' HODGES #30 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 11 5 1 0 1 6 1 3 .455 .500 .818 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1975 SEA Win, 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ SEA Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/07/1975 LAS Win, 11-1 4 2 3 5 1 1 0 0
09/06/1975 LAS Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 LAS Win, 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1975 @ KC Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1975 @ IND Win, 5-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/30/1975 @ IND Win, 8-3 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
08/29/1975 OKC Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 OKC Win, 9-3 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/29/1949
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$42,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 92 Days
Service This Yr:28 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 11th Pick in Round 10
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 11 5 1 0 1 6 2 1 3 .455 .500 .818 1.318 .585 .364 278
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 0.0 3.9 14.88 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
Versus Right   6 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   11 5 1 0 1 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 .455 .500 .818 1.318
Spring Training   15 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Last Year   26 9 0 0 2 8 4 6 7 0 1 0 .346 .469 .577 1.046
2 Years Ago   12 6 1 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .583 1.183
Career   49 20 2 0 3 16 10 10 12 0 1 0 .408 .508 .633 1.141
Home   7 5 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 .714 .750 1.286 2.036
Road   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   10 5 1 0 1 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .545 .900 1.445
Turf   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   4 3 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.500 2.300
Night   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
As Starter   7 3 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 1-3   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Inning 7-9   6 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
1 Outs   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
2 Outs   6 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Scoring Position   5 4 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.400 2.200
Bases Empty   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Two Strikes   8 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Behind in Count   3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Ahead in Count   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   7 3 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Batting 9th   3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Low Leverage   7 4 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .571 .625 1.143 1.768
Medium Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 162 46 7 0 8 24 45 56 30 .284 .468 .475 .943 .415 .191 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 221 1 10 0 2 1 1 77 15 0 0 0.0 41.3 9.28 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 8 0 0 2 6 10 10 6 1 0 0 .286 .462 .500 .962
Versus Right   134 38 7 0 6 18 35 46 24 0 1 1 .284 .470 .470 .940
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   35 9 2 0 1 7 7 13 5 0 1 1 .257 .469 .400 .869
June   65 16 1 0 1 6 18 25 13 1 0 0 .246 .451 .308 .758
July   60 21 4 0 6 11 20 18 11 0 0 0 .350 .500 .717 1.217
Career   162 46 7 0 8 24 45 56 30 1 1 1 .284 .468 .475 .943
Home   47 14 2 0 2 5 17 23 8 0 0 0 .298 .529 .468 .997
Road   115 32 5 0 6 19 28 33 22 1 1 1 .278 .440 .478 .918
Grass   162 46 7 0 8 24 45 56 30 1 1 1 .284 .468 .475 .943
Day   18 7 1 0 1 1 6 7 3 0 1 0 .389 .560 .611 1.171
Night   144 39 6 0 7 23 39 49 27 1 0 1 .271 .456 .458 .915
As Starter   158 46 7 0 8 23 45 55 29 1 1 1 .291 .474 .487 .962
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
CENTURY LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 128 44 8 2 9 35 33 36 28 .344 .491 .648 1.139 .488 .305 194
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 167 1 3 0 1 2 0 83 19 0 0 0.0 44.5 13.81 2.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 11 4 1 2 10 11 10 9 0 2 1 .407 .579 .852 1.431
Versus Right   101 33 4 1 7 25 22 26 19 0 0 0 .327 .465 .594 1.059
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
May   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
June   23 8 2 0 2 5 6 6 7 0 2 0 .348 .483 .696 1.178
July   25 6 0 0 2 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .240 .345 .480 .825
August   72 28 5 2 5 26 23 25 16 0 0 1 .389 .551 .722 1.273
Last Year   94 22 4 0 2 17 19 25 28 1 0 0 .234 .392 .340 .732
2 Years Ago   82 21 6 0 1 9 15 21 26 1 0 1 .256 .410 .366 .775
Career   549 156 26 6 22 101 104 153 138 3 6 8 .284 .445 .474 .918
Home   65 18 4 2 3 16 13 13 12 0 0 0 .277 .397 .538 .936
Road   63 26 4 0 6 19 20 23 16 0 2 1 .413 .575 .762 1.337
Grass   128 44 8 2 9 35 33 36 28 0 2 1 .344 .491 .648 1.139
Day   41 10 2 0 1 8 10 14 6 0 0 0 .244 .436 .366 .802
Night   87 34 6 2 8 27 23 22 22 0 2 1 .391 .518 .782 1.300
As Starter   113 36 7 1 8 30 28 32 27 0 2 1 .319 .473 .611 1.083
As Reliever / Substitution   15 8 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 .533 .632 .933 1.565
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
1973 Chicago - FABL 23 13 12 6 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .600 .583 1.183 245 262 0.3
1974 Chicago - FABL 24 14 26 9 0 0 2 8 4 6 0 0 7 0 0 .346 .469 .577 1.046 207 208 0.3
1975 Chicago - FABL 25 6 11 5 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .455 .500 .818 1.318 259 278 0.2
Total FABL 33 49 20 2 0 3 16 10 10 0 0 12 0 1 .408 .508 .633 1.141 227 235 0.8
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
1968 Gulfport - R 18 17 52 12 0 0 5 17 7 14 1 1 19 0 0 .231 .397 .519 .916 139 123 0.3
1968 Miami - A 18 44 109 18 1 0 2 11 12 30 4 1 39 1 1 .165 .361 .229 .590 74 90 0.3
1968 Peoria - A 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.0
1969 La Crosse - R 19 8 32 13 3 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 9 0 0 .406 .472 .500 .972 143 157 0.5
1969 Yakima - A 19 25 77 15 0 0 2 8 10 20 5 0 27 0 1 .195 .392 .273 .665 76 98 0.2
1969 Miami - A 19 61 169 36 5 0 4 18 17 40 7 1 54 1 2 .213 .382 .314 .696 106 114 0.2
1969 Total - A 19 86 246 51 5 0 6 26 27 60 12 1 81 1 3 .207 .386 .301 .686 96 109 0.4
1969 Rockford - A 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 51 142 0.0
1969 Peoria - A 19 28 79 10 1 0 0 7 7 11 0 0 28 0 0 .127 .233 .139 .373 18 23 -0.5
1969 Total - A 19 30 81 10 1 0 0 7 7 13 0 0 28 0 0 .123 .245 .136 .380 19 28 -0.5
1970 La Crosse - R 20 9 25 5 0 0 0 0 5 16 1 0 14 1 0 .200 .524 .200 .724 86 137 0.4
1970 Yakima - A 20 79 165 37 6 0 7 19 28 56 3 1 66 1 1 .224 .427 .388 .815 123 124 1.4
1970 Rockford - A 20 29 93 20 2 0 0 12 10 19 2 0 33 0 0 .215 .360 .237 .596 73 86 0.1
1971 Yakima - A 21 96 280 74 10 0 11 40 46 115 2 3 74 4 4 .264 .477 .418 .895 146 127 2.2
1971 Rockford - A 21 14 39 11 1 0 0 2 7 14 1 0 14 0 1 .282 .481 .308 .789 127 145 0.4
1972 Omaha - AAA 22 94 245 69 8 4 10 40 37 71 6 1 56 0 0 .282 .452 .469 .921 170 182 4.1
1973 Omaha - AAA 23 56 82 21 6 0 1 9 15 21 1 1 26 0 0 .256 .410 .366 .775 110 116 0.4
1974 Omaha - AAA 24 68 94 22 4 0 2 17 19 25 0 1 28 0 1 .234 .392 .340 .732 101 95 0.0
1975 Memphis - AA 25 51 162 46 7 0 8 24 45 56 1 1 30 0 0 .284 .468 .475 .943 149 152 2.0
1975 Omaha - AAA 25 52 128 44 8 2 9 35 33 36 1 0 28 0 0 .344 .491 .648 1.139 188 194 2.2
Total DIX 51 162 46 7 0 8 24 45 56 1 1 30 0 0 .284 .468 .475 .943 149 152
Total HL 74 215 41 4 0 0 21 24 46 3 0 76 0 1 .191 .341 .209 .550 64 76
Total SEL 105 278 54 6 0 6 29 29 70 11 2 93 2 3 .194 .374 .281 .655 93 104
Total COW 200 522 126 16 0 20 67 84 191 10 4 167 5 6 .241 .450 .387 .837 129 122
Total GSL 17 52 12 0 0 5 17 7 14 1 1 19 0 0 .231 .397 .519 .916 139 123
Total UMVA 17 57 18 3 0 0 2 10 20 1 0 23 1 0 .316 .500 .368 .868 112 146
Total CL 270 549 156 26 6 22 101 104 153 8 3 138 0 1 .284 .445 .474 .918 154 161
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Miami - A 1B 21 20 159 11 19 172 2 .988 166.0 9.22 -0.1 1.017
1968 Gulfport - R 1B 3 3 13 0 2 13 0 1.000 23.1 5.01 +0.1 1.075
1968 Peoria - A 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Miami - A 3B 21 21 12 38 5 53 3 .943 165.0 2.73 +0.4 1.017
1968 Gulfport - R 3B 14 14 6 14 0 22 2 .909 113.2 1.58 -1.4 .880
1969 Rockford - A 1B 2 2 13 1 2 14 0 1.000 13.0 9.69 +0.2 1.032
1969 Peoria - A 1B 20 20 147 7 22 155 1 .994 153.1 9.04 -0.4 .986
1969 Miami - A 1B 8 6 41 3 12 44 0 1.000 50.0 7.92 +0.5 1.056
1969 Yakima - A 1B 12 11 93 6 8 100 1 .990 96.0 9.28 -0.0 .995
1969 Peoria - A 3B 7 7 5 12 1 18 1 .944 57.0 2.68 +0.4 .982
1969 Miami - A 3B 55 53 33 82 14 128 13 .898 407.1 2.54 -8.6 .895
1969 Yakima - A 3B 14 12 12 23 3 37 2 .946 107.0 2.94 -0.1 .948
1969 La Crosse - R 3B 8 8 8 16 2 24 0 1.000 67.0 3.22 +1.2 1.098
1970 Rockford - A 1B 25 25 194 18 27 213 1 .995 211.1 9.03 +0.9 1.015
1970 Yakima - A 1B 30 25 157 13 18 170 0 1.000 205.1 7.45 +0.2 1.075
1970 La Crosse - R 1B 7 7 50 4 2 55 1 .982 56.0 8.68 +0.3 .864
1970 Rockford - A 3B 3 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.1 1.066
1970 Yakima - A 3B 27 22 19 39 4 58 0 1.000 201.0 2.60 +1.6 1.040
1970 La Crosse - R 3B 3 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 11.2 3.09 +0.3 1.121
1970 Yakima - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Yakima - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rockford - A 1B 12 12 92 3 18 95 0 1.000 96.1 8.88 +0.1 1.044
1971 Yakima - A 1B 62 61 454 38 58 493 1 .998 521.1 8.49 +1.6 1.010
1971 Rockford - A 3B 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.053
1971 Yakima - A 3B 29 24 15 31 4 48 2 .958 217.1 1.90 -0.5 .965
1972 Omaha - AAA 1B 25 23 192 25 14 219 2 .991 205.2 9.50 +0.0 .985
1972 Omaha - AAA 3B 49 47 30 101 8 139 8 .942 408.2 2.88 -0.6 .983
1973 Omaha - AAA 1B 16 11 94 6 6 101 1 .990 117.1 7.67 -0.6 .935
1973 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 1 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.2 1.052
1973 Omaha - AAA 3B 3 1 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 12.2 3.55 +0.3 1.080
1974 Chicago - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Omaha - AAA 1B 18 9 94 13 6 108 1 .991 90.0 10.70 -0.7 .912
1974 Chicago - MLB 3B 6 4 6 13 1 21 2 .905 53.0 3.23 -1.0 .932
1974 Omaha - AAA 3B 11 4 3 11 1 15 1 .933 57.1 2.20 -0.2 .969
1975 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1975 Omaha - AAA 1B 32 32 280 20 15 304 4 .987 280.1 9.63 -1.4 .964
1975 Memphis - AA 1B 35 34 311 27 34 339 1 .997 285.1 10.66 +3.3 1.081
1975 Chicago - MLB 3B 2 2 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 -0.8 .921
1975 Omaha - AAA 3B 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.053
1975 Memphis - AA 3B 17 12 12 28 5 43 3 .930 132.2 2.71 -0.4 .962
TOTAL 1B 329 301 2384 196 263 2596 16 .994 2571.2 9.03 +4.0 1.002
TOTAL 3B 275 237 167 431 52 635 37 .942 2078.1 2.59 -9.1 .968
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Port Jervis; Port Jervis, NY) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 10, Pick 11, 191st overall pick).
07/31/1969 Was traded by the San Francisco Sailors to the Chicago Cougars, along with RP Charlie Lawson, in exchange for 3B George McKee.
08/01/1971 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Yakima Rams!
09/01/1975 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
10/02/1975 Wins the 1975 Century League Round 1 with the Omaha Plainsmen!
Wednesday, March 4th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82