C Mel Cardoza #23
Washington Eagles FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/01/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MEL CARDOZA #23 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 296 67 8 5 7 32 21 57 .226 .275 .358 4 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/30/1975 HOU Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1975 MIN Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 CHI Loss, 4-8 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/23/1975 CHI Loss, 3-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/20/1975 DET Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1975 @ MIN Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1975 @ CHI Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 @ CHI Loss, 8-15 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 @ PHI Win, 5-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/1975 @ PHI Win, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/26/1942
Born in:Mexico City, DIS
Nationality:Mexican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$57,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 73 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 15th 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 93 296 67 8 5 7 32 29 21 57 .226 .275 .358 .633 .272 .132 70
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 83 324 0 7 0 5 4 3 106 20 4 5 44.4 27.8 3.05 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   85 20 2 1 2 10 10 6 13 0 1 0 .235 .286 .353 .639
Versus Right   211 47 6 4 5 22 19 15 44 3 3 0 .223 .271 .360 .631
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   60 9 2 0 1 7 2 2 10 1 1 0 .150 .175 .233 .408
May   84 19 3 0 3 9 10 5 23 1 2 0 .226 .267 .369 .636
June   81 17 3 2 1 7 7 7 15 0 0 0 .210 .273 .333 .606
July   42 11 0 2 2 8 4 5 8 1 1 0 .262 .333 .500 .833
August   29 11 0 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 .379 .419 .448 .868
Spring Training   44 12 3 0 3 8 5 2 11 1 0 0 .273 .298 .545 .843
Last Year   390 91 13 3 10 42 41 39 64 5 2 3 .233 .304 .359 .663
2 Years Ago   451 100 15 4 9 47 54 49 96 4 2 7 .222 .305 .333 .638
Career   2801 638 102 33 50 309 259 244 565 33 35 20 .228 .291 .341 .632
Home   146 32 2 4 2 15 16 12 24 2 1 0 .219 .275 .329 .604
Road   150 35 6 1 5 17 13 9 33 1 3 0 .233 .275 .387 .662
Grass   284 63 7 5 6 31 28 20 53 3 4 0 .222 .270 .345 .615
Turf   12 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .385 .667 1.051
Day   95 21 1 2 1 6 11 8 15 1 1 0 .221 .279 .305 .584
Night   201 46 7 3 6 26 18 13 42 2 3 0 .229 .273 .383 .656
As Starter   288 67 8 5 7 32 29 21 56 3 3 0 .233 .282 .368 .650
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   64 13 3 1 0 2 3 4 18 0 4 0 .203 .250 .281 .531
Inning 1-3   88 20 0 0 6 10 9 1 16 0 0 0 .227 .236 .432 .668
Inning 4-6   100 23 5 2 1 12 9 14 17 2 0 0 .230 .319 .350 .669
Inning 7-9   101 22 2 3 0 10 11 6 23 1 4 0 .218 .259 .297 .556
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
0 Outs   99 24 1 1 2 5 12 6 18 1 3 0 .242 .283 .333 .616
1 Outs   93 20 2 2 4 16 12 6 18 2 1 0 .215 .257 .409 .666
2 Outs   104 23 5 2 1 11 5 9 21 0 0 0 .221 .283 .337 .620
Scoring Position   75 12 2 2 0 22 9 13 16 3 4 0 .160 .275 .240 .515
Bases Empty   161 38 5 2 6 6 14 7 31 0 0 0 .236 .268 .404 .672
Runner on 1st   60 17 1 1 1 4 6 1 10 0 0 0 .283 .295 .383 .678
Runner on 2nd   30 5 0 0 0 4 3 4 6 0 3 0 .167 .265 .167 .431
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 6 2 2 0 9 3 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 1 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Two Strikes   120 17 2 2 2 12 9 8 57 0 0 0 .142 .195 .242 .437
First Pitch   52 18 1 3 0 5 6 7 0 1 3 0 .346 .417 .481 .897
Count 0-1   26 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .346 .577
Count 0-2   17 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
Count 1-0   39 9 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .359 .590
Count 1-1   27 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .214 .259 .474
Count 1-2   42 10 1 1 1 4 4 0 17 0 0 0 .238 .238 .381 .619
Count 2-0   13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-1   16 7 1 0 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .412 1.062 1.474
Count 2-2   36 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0 0 0 .028 .028 .028 .056
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .667 .833 1.000 1.833
Full Count   25 4 0 1 1 4 4 8 10 0 0 0 .160 .364 .360 .724
Behind in Count   85 18 2 1 2 10 6 0 27 0 1 0 .212 .212 .329 .541
Ahead in Count   71 20 4 0 4 10 10 6 0 1 0 0 .282 .333 .507 .840
Batting Leadoff   13 6 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 .462 .500 .615 1.115
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   12 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Batting 8th   263 60 7 4 7 31 25 20 55 3 3 0 .228 .280 .365 .645
Batting 9th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   117 29 3 4 4 8 13 6 19 0 0 0 .248 .285 .444 .729
Medium Leverage   118 24 3 0 3 13 9 8 24 1 1 0 .203 .252 .305 .557
High Leverage   60 14 2 1 0 11 7 7 14 2 3 0 .233 .304 .300 .604
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
1969 Cleveland - FABL 26 86 290 66 5 2 4 22 15 21 0 1 65 4 5 .228 .279 .300 .579 67 72 0.6
1970 Cleveland - FABL 27 137 447 103 25 10 5 65 48 45 3 9 88 4 1 .230 .300 .365 .664 81 77 1.4
1971 Cleveland - FABL 28 139 461 102 19 3 10 53 35 34 1 5 94 1 1 .221 .273 .341 .614 78 82 1.6
1972 Cleveland - FABL 29 140 466 109 17 6 5 48 37 35 6 6 101 3 5 .234 .292 .328 .621 85 85 2.1
1973 Cleveland - FABL 30 138 451 100 15 4 9 47 54 49 7 4 96 5 3 .222 .305 .333 .638 83 83 1.6
1974 Cleveland - FABL 31 119 390 91 13 3 10 42 41 39 3 5 64 4 6 .233 .304 .359 .663 91 90 2.2
1975 Washington - FABL 32 93 296 67 8 5 7 32 29 21 0 3 57 4 5 .226 .275 .358 .633 74 70 0.4
Total FABL 852 2801 638 102 33 50 309 259 244 20 33 565 25 26 .228 .291 .341 .632 81 81 9.9
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
1962 Tulsa - A 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.0
1964 Tacoma - A 21 6 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .067 .067 .133 .200 -47 -77 -0.2
1964 Savannah - A 21 21 73 29 2 2 1 13 10 12 0 1 7 1 2 .397 .477 .521 .997 150 162 0.9
1964 Total - A 21 27 88 30 3 2 1 14 10 12 0 1 8 1 2 .341 .416 .455 .870 120 127 0.7
1964 Wilmington - A 21 45 160 36 6 2 5 24 15 22 3 4 27 0 3 .225 .323 .381 .704 93 100 0.9
1964 Youngstown - AA 21 7 30 10 4 0 0 4 6 1 1 0 6 0 0 .333 .375 .467 .842 136 141 0.2
1965 Youngstown - AA 22 71 258 71 14 2 3 37 32 31 5 3 59 4 4 .275 .360 .380 .740 116 118 2.0
1965 Rochester - AAA 22 50 172 44 8 3 3 17 18 3 2 1 43 2 2 .256 .275 .390 .665 88 86 0.7
1966 Rochester - AAA 23 100 257 54 7 3 6 24 30 25 3 5 58 5 2 .210 .283 .331 .613 75 75 0.7
1967 Youngstown - AA 24 13 45 17 2 1 2 5 8 7 0 0 6 0 2 .378 .462 .600 1.062 224 214 1.0
1967 Rochester - AAA 24 74 169 30 2 3 1 10 19 22 2 1 38 1 1 .178 .278 .243 .521 61 55 0.2
1968 Youngstown - AA 25 75 254 59 13 1 11 41 41 49 3 1 58 3 4 .232 .362 .421 .783 127 124 2.2
1968 Rochester - AAA 25 53 171 35 6 3 3 26 22 26 6 2 27 1 2 .205 .327 .327 .654 74 75 0.1
1969 Youngstown - AA 26 5 20 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 .200 .304 .250 .554 62 72 0.0
1969 Rochester - AAA 26 27 80 13 3 1 3 8 15 14 1 0 10 1 0 .163 .295 .338 .632 64 59 -0.2
Total EA 171 607 161 34 4 16 88 88 91 9 4 133 7 11 .265 .367 .414 .781 128 127
Total HL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133
Total UL 304 849 176 26 13 16 85 104 90 14 9 176 10 7 .207 .291 .325 .616 73 72
Total MAL 45 160 36 6 2 5 24 15 22 3 4 27 0 3 .225 .323 .381 .704 93 100
Total SEL 21 73 29 2 2 1 13 10 12 0 1 7 1 2 .397 .477 .521 .997 150 162
Total COW 6 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .067 .067 .133 .200 -47 -77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Youngstown - AA C 7 7 41 3 0 44 0 1.000 64.0 6.19 -1.1 .532 1 4 1 25.0
1964 Wilmington - A C 42 42 310 27 3 340 3 .991 370.1 8.19 +0.6 .450 0 24 14 58.3
1964 Savannah - A C 18 18 134 12 0 147 1 .993 155.0 8.48 -0.5 .589 2 12 5 41.7
1964 Tacoma - A C 3 3 18 1 0 20 1 .950 25.0 6.84 +0.0 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1965 Rochester - AAA C 47 44 263 30 2 296 3 .990 391.1 6.74 +0.6 .941 1 38 14 36.8
1965 Youngstown - AA C 66 64 479 54 4 541 8 .985 581.1 8.25 -0.8 .839 4 62 25 40.3
1966 Rochester - AAA C 71 68 454 50 5 509 5 .990 609.0 7.45 -0.9 .835 6 64 29 45.3
1966 Rochester - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Rochester - AAA C 59 46 323 28 5 351 0 1.000 411.2 7.67 +0.6 .976 3 32 13 40.6
1967 Youngstown - AA C 12 12 79 9 0 89 1 .989 102.0 7.76 +1.2 1.073 0 8 5 62.5
1968 Rochester - AAA C 49 49 183 24 3 210 3 .986 426.0 4.37 -1.6 .836 6 32 11 34.4
1968 Youngstown - AA C 72 72 574 38 3 616 4 .994 623.0 8.84 -0.2 1.191 2 63 14 22.2
1969 Cleveland - MLB C 83 82 469 56 3 528 3 .994 714.2 6.61 +1.3 .962 7 61 28 45.9
1969 Rochester - AAA C 21 21 101 16 2 121 4 .967 183.0 5.75 -1.3 .692 1 17 5 29.4
1969 Youngstown - AA C 5 5 41 4 0 45 0 1.000 48.0 8.44 +0.4 .000 0 3 2 66.7
1970 Cleveland - MLB C 134 131 852 87 8 945 6 .994 1146.1 7.37 +1.8 1.116 9 84 28 33.3
1971 Cleveland - MLB C 134 134 748 76 3 828 4 .995 1157.1 6.41 -0.6 1.041 8 86 30 34.9
1972 Cleveland - MLB C 136 134 783 92 4 880 5 .994 1170.0 6.73 +2.7 1.111 10 97 40 41.2
1973 Cleveland - MLB C 132 131 686 74 5 764 4 .995 1166.2 5.86 -0.3 .896 5 90 33 36.7
1974 Cleveland - MLB C 118 118 607 81 5 694 6 .991 1030.2 6.01 -0.1 1.073 8 116 39 33.6
1975 Washington - MLB C 86 83 476 62 7 543 5 .991 718.1 6.74 -0.6 1.120 4 79 23 29.1
TOTAL C 1295 1264 7621 824 62 8511 66 .992 11093.2 6.85 +1.0 .978 77 974 360 37.0
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Fairfax; Los Angeles, CA) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 10, Pick 15, 159th overall pick).
06/21/1961 Released by the Boston organization.
06/28/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
04/20/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Tulsa Roughnecks development complex.
10/16/1962 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Tulsa Roughnecks development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
08/21/1963 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
09/07/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
09/08/1963 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
09/18/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/18/1964 Released by the Chicago organization.
06/22/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Wilmington Pipers!
08/01/1966 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1968 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
12/10/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cleveland Foresters.
06/30/1971 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
03/17/1974 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
12/09/1974 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Washington Eagles, along with SP Al Greenwell, in exchange for 3B Gil McCarty.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1970 10 10
Year HP Rank
1973 7 7
Year SF Rank
1970 9 3
1972 6 7
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