SS Mel Neff #37
Detroit Dynamos FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS MEL NEFF #37 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
54 177 43 5 0 3 17 15 35 .243 .296 .322 0 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 HOU Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/01/1974 HOU Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 @ MIN Win, 3-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ MIN Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/1974 @ STL Win, 8-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1974 @ STL Win, 8-7 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
07/31/1974 @ CHI Loss, 7-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1974 @ CHI Loss, 4-7 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/19/1947
Born in:El Centro, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 5th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 54 177 43 5 0 3 17 17 15 35 .243 .296 .322 .618 .280 .079 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 199 0 1 0 1 3 4 57 8 0 1 0.0 18.1 3.42 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 14 1 0 1 9 6 1 7 2 2 0 .269 .273 .346 .619
Versus Right   125 29 4 0 2 8 11 14 28 2 1 0 .232 .305 .312 .617
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   66 16 1 0 2 6 6 3 10 0 0 0 .242 .275 .348 .624
July   87 25 4 0 1 9 10 10 19 3 1 0 .287 .350 .368 .718
September   18 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 2 0 .056 .100 .056 .156
October   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Spring Training   32 10 1 1 0 2 4 3 7 0 0 0 .312 .371 .406 .778
Last Year   27 9 2 1 1 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 .333 .419 .593 1.012
2 Years Ago   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Career   267 63 9 1 4 23 24 32 52 5 3 0 .236 .312 .322 .635
Home   80 26 1 0 2 7 8 7 18 1 1 0 .325 .375 .412 .787
Road   97 17 4 0 1 10 9 8 17 3 2 0 .175 .231 .247 .479
Grass   177 43 5 0 3 17 17 15 35 4 3 0 .243 .296 .322 .618
Day   58 15 1 0 0 5 2 6 13 1 0 0 .259 .323 .276 .599
Night   119 28 4 0 3 12 15 9 22 3 3 0 .235 .282 .345 .627
As Starter   176 43 5 0 3 17 17 15 35 4 3 0 .244 .297 .324 .621
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   43 6 0 0 2 4 3 2 11 0 0 0 .140 .178 .279 .457
Inning 1-3   55 15 3 0 1 8 6 2 10 2 0 0 .273 .288 .382 .670
Inning 4-6   63 17 2 0 0 4 6 8 10 2 3 0 .270 .342 .302 .644
Inning 7-9   57 11 0 0 2 5 5 5 15 0 0 0 .193 .258 .298 .556
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   71 19 2 0 2 6 10 5 13 3 2 0 .268 .304 .380 .684
1 Outs   52 17 3 0 0 6 3 4 12 1 1 0 .327 .368 .385 .753
2 Outs   54 7 0 0 1 5 4 6 10 0 0 0 .130 .217 .185 .402
Scoring Position   49 8 0 0 0 13 4 3 15 4 3 0 .163 .196 .163 .360
Bases Empty   109 28 5 0 2 2 10 9 19 0 0 0 .257 .314 .358 .671
Runner on 1st   19 7 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .368 .455 .526 .981
Runner on 2nd   13 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 2 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   11 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .091 .083 .091 .174
Two Strikes   75 11 1 0 0 5 5 8 35 2 0 0 .147 .224 .160 .384
First Pitch   26 10 2 0 1 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 .385 .393 .577 .970
Count 0-1   15 9 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .600 .667 1.267
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 .077 .071 .077 .148
Count 1-0   26 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Count 1-1   14 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .200 .214 .414
Count 1-2   26 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 .115 .111 .154 .265
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   17 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 3 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 .750 .875 1.750 2.625
Full Count   19 4 0 0 0 1 3 8 10 0 0 0 .211 .444 .211 .655
Behind in Count   54 13 2 0 0 4 3 0 17 2 1 0 .241 .232 .278 .510
Ahead in Count   47 10 1 0 2 6 5 6 0 0 1 0 .213 .302 .362 .664
Batting 5th   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Batting 6th   20 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
Batting 7th   75 18 3 0 3 11 8 7 15 3 1 0 .240 .294 .400 .694
Batting 8th   76 21 1 0 0 5 8 7 13 1 0 0 .276 .333 .289 .623
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   75 14 1 0 1 2 8 8 16 0 0 0 .187 .265 .240 .505
Medium Leverage   69 21 4 0 1 7 7 6 14 3 2 0 .304 .346 .406 .752
High Leverage   32 7 0 0 1 8 2 1 5 1 1 0 .219 .235 .312 .548
UNION LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 .562 .000 257
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 22.68 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Last Year   209 58 15 3 8 26 36 36 33 1 5 4 .278 .392 .493 .885
2 Years Ago   320 102 18 1 10 49 55 47 63 4 2 1 .319 .403 .475 .878
Career   1277 372 63 8 47 187 236 204 194 9 9 8 .291 .390 .464 .853
Road   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Grass   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Night   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
As Starter   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
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
1970 Cleveland - FABL 22 16 53 10 2 0 0 5 4 12 0 1 11 0 0 .189 .333 .226 .560 57 76 0.2
1971 Cleveland - FABL 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 483 541 0.1
1972 Cleveland - FABL 24 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -68 -109 -0.2
1973 Cleveland - FABL 25 12 27 9 2 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 6 0 0 .333 .419 .593 1.012 187 184 0.5
1974 Detroit - FABL 26 54 177 43 5 0 3 17 17 15 0 4 35 0 1 .243 .296 .322 .618 75 79 0.5
Total FABL 92 267 63 9 1 4 23 24 32 0 5 52 0 1 .236 .312 .322 .635 79 84 1.1
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
1966 Ottumwa - R 18 13 50 14 0 3 1 12 9 9 0 0 14 2 1 .280 .390 .460 .850 92 82 0.3
1966 Savannah - A 18 66 249 66 9 0 3 14 36 28 1 2 42 2 8 .265 .339 .337 .677 74 66 0.1
1966 Wilmington - A 18 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730 110 136 0.1
1967 Savannah - A 19 117 443 110 15 2 6 36 52 66 2 3 112 6 5 .248 .346 .332 .678 102 103 6.6
1967 Wilmington - A 19 8 30 13 3 0 2 8 6 3 1 1 5 2 0 .433 .486 .733 1.219 254 271 0.8
1968 Savannah - A 20 46 179 47 3 0 1 11 21 25 3 0 33 3 3 .263 .362 .296 .658 92 101 2.4
1968 Wilmington - A 20 45 172 42 8 1 5 17 31 17 3 0 38 1 2 .244 .323 .390 .712 102 112 2.2
1968 Youngstown - AA 20 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 54 73 0.0
1969 Savannah - A 21 5 20 4 0 0 1 4 8 5 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .360 .350 .710 106 121 0.2
1969 Wilmington - A 21 46 171 53 13 3 1 16 25 33 3 0 31 5 3 .310 .430 .439 .869 148 168 3.7
1969 Youngstown - AA 21 29 107 21 4 0 1 11 17 28 1 0 26 0 1 .196 .368 .262 .629 83 96 1.0
1969 Rochester - AAA 21 35 121 35 1 1 5 24 24 27 0 1 11 0 1 .289 .416 .438 .854 121 131 1.4
1970 Rochester - AAA 22 132 505 145 23 2 21 75 96 79 2 2 66 4 5 .287 .384 .465 .850 131 134 6.6
1971 Rochester - AAA 23 30 120 31 6 1 3 13 24 14 1 1 21 0 0 .258 .338 .400 .738 104 107 1.4
1972 Rochester - AAA 24 88 320 102 18 1 10 49 55 47 1 4 63 1 2 .319 .403 .475 .878 134 137 4.2
1973 Rochester - AAA 25 58 209 58 15 3 8 26 36 36 4 1 33 0 1 .278 .392 .493 .885 151 147 3.7
1974 Atlanta - AAA 26 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 220 257 0.1
Total EA 31 112 22 4 0 1 11 18 29 1 0 28 0 1 .196 .366 .259 .625 82 95
Total UL 344 1277 372 63 8 47 187 236 204 8 9 194 5 9 .291 .390 .464 .853 132 134
Total MAL 101 380 110 24 4 8 41 64 55 7 1 77 8 5 .289 .388 .437 .825 136 151
Total SEL 234 891 227 27 2 11 65 117 124 6 5 189 11 16 .255 .348 .327 .675 93 93
Total UMVA 13 50 14 0 3 1 12 9 9 0 0 14 2 1 .280 .390 .460 .850 92 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Wilmington - A SS 2 2 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 18.0 6.50 +0.5 1.076
1966 Savannah - A SS 64 64 119 202 48 339 18 .947 560.1 5.16 +2.7 1.034
1966 Ottumwa - R SS 12 12 21 32 7 53 0 1.000 105.0 4.54 +3.2 1.306
1967 Wilmington - A SS 8 8 13 24 6 40 3 .925 68.2 4.85 -0.9 .985
1967 Savannah - A SS 115 113 211 365 69 599 23 .962 1022.2 5.07 +31.2 1.121
1968 Youngstown - AA SS 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.086
1968 Wilmington - A SS 45 45 66 141 36 210 3 .986 372.2 5.00 +10.0 1.130
1968 Savannah - A SS 44 44 79 150 39 237 8 .966 391.2 5.26 +12.2 1.151
1969 Rochester - AAA SS 33 32 64 117 25 190 9 .953 275.0 5.92 +3.4 1.055
1969 Youngstown - AA SS 29 29 59 92 21 157 6 .962 247.0 5.50 +4.8 1.110
1969 Wilmington - A SS 43 42 73 147 39 228 8 .965 374.1 5.29 +10.8 1.147
1969 Savannah - A SS 5 5 15 10 6 25 0 1.000 45.0 5.00 +0.3 1.094
1970 Cleveland - MLB SS 16 16 33 40 14 73 0 1.000 133.1 4.93 +1.4 1.102
1970 Rochester - AAA SS 127 125 218 448 96 700 34 .951 1091.1 5.49 +19.1 1.080
1971 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rochester - AAA SS 30 30 57 108 11 173 8 .954 256.1 5.79 +7.6 1.106
1972 Cleveland - MLB SS 7 2 6 9 1 16 1 .938 26.0 5.19 +0.2 1.014
1972 Rochester - AAA SS 85 85 144 281 63 443 18 .959 755.0 5.07 +10.9 1.064
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 7 6 11 17 5 28 0 1.000 57.1 4.40 +0.6 1.072
1973 Rochester - AAA SS 54 54 106 182 32 295 7 .976 485.2 5.34 +11.0 1.110
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 53 53 75 174 30 264 15 .943 440.2 5.09 +0.0 1.000
1974 Atlanta - AAA SS 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 +0.1 1.095
TOTAL SS 782 769 1378 2551 549 4090 161 .961 6739.1 5.25 +129.3 1.090
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Poway; Poway, CA) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 4, Pick 5, 65th overall pick).
04/10/1967 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
08/01/1967 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/10/1968 Named the #45 prospect in the FABL
06/10/1968 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/13/1968 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/02/1968 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 6 weeks.
08/15/1968 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/10/1969 Named the #37 prospect in the FABL
08/28/1969 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 4-5 weeks.
09/19/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Savannah Privateers!
10/19/1969 Named the #51 prospect in the FABL
04/10/1970 Named the #51 prospect in the FABL
05/18/1970 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/1970 Named the #77 prospect in the FABL
07/13/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/24/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/26/1970 Goes 0-3 against the Columbus Titans, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/23/1970 Named the #67 prospect in the FABL
03/16/1971 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 5-6 weeks.
04/05/1971 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
05/13/1971 Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)),out for 3 months.
08/03/1971 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 7 weeks.
05/22/1972 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/31/1972 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/05/1972 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 1-2 weeks.
04/23/1973 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
10/15/1973 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for 1B Charlie Mullins and SP Harry Bigelow.
04/27/1974 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 8-9 weeks.
06/27/1974 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
07/31/1974 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 6 weeks.
09/04/1974 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
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