C Hal Melgaard #18
Seattle Thunderbirds (KCK) GWL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/1963
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C HAL MELGAARD #18 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 139 41 3 1 5 23 20 21 .295 .377 .439 2 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 4 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1963 @ SD Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ SD Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1963 OAK Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1963 OAK Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 @ DEN Win, 5-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 @ DEN Win, 5-3 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/23/1963 @ POR Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/22/1963 @ POR Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1963 @ POR Win, 11-5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
08/20/1963 @ POR Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/13/1938
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:None, 24 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 171 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 15th Pick in Round 15
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 139 41 3 1 5 23 20 20 21 .295 .377 .439 .815 .371 .144 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 162 0 0 0 2 0 3 61 9 2 0 100.0 25.1 6.57 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 5 0 1 0 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 .263 .375 .368 .743
Versus Right   120 36 3 0 5 21 18 16 17 2 0 0 .300 .377 .450 .827
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
April   8 5 0 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 .625 .750 1.000 1.750
May   31 11 2 0 0 4 7 7 5 2 0 0 .355 .450 .419 .869
June   31 7 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 .226 .333 .226 .559
July   30 11 1 1 0 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 .367 .387 .467 .854
August   38 7 0 0 4 6 5 3 5 1 0 0 .184 .238 .500 .738
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   393 87 14 2 8 61 54 62 52 4 1 1 .221 .326 .328 .654
Career   532 128 17 3 13 84 74 82 73 7 1 1 .241 .339 .357 .696
Home   65 24 3 0 3 16 11 11 5 2 0 0 .369 .449 .554 1.003
Road   74 17 0 1 2 7 9 9 16 1 0 0 .230 .310 .338 .647
Grass   139 41 3 1 5 23 20 20 21 3 0 0 .295 .377 .439 .815
Day   45 15 1 1 2 5 9 5 6 0 0 0 .333 .400 .533 .933
Night   94 26 2 0 3 18 11 15 15 3 0 0 .277 .366 .394 .760
As Starter   85 22 1 0 2 10 11 11 13 1 0 0 .259 .340 .341 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   54 19 2 1 3 13 9 9 8 2 0 0 .352 .431 .593 1.023
Pinch Hitting   48 18 2 1 3 13 8 8 8 2 0 0 .375 .448 .646 1.094
Close/Late   59 17 1 1 1 9 8 11 11 2 0 0 .288 .389 .390 .779
Inning 1-3   24 3 0 0 1 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Inning 4-6   36 13 1 0 1 4 5 4 6 1 0 0 .361 .415 .472 .887
Inning 7-9   76 25 2 1 3 14 12 12 12 2 0 0 .329 .411 .500 .911
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   43 13 1 0 2 5 10 9 11 1 0 0 .302 .415 .465 .880
1 Outs   50 15 1 1 1 8 5 5 7 2 0 0 .300 .351 .420 .771
2 Outs   46 13 1 0 2 10 5 6 3 0 0 0 .283 .365 .435 .800
Scoring Position   38 13 1 0 2 18 9 5 5 3 0 0 .342 .391 .526 .918
Bases Empty   67 19 0 0 3 3 9 9 11 0 0 0 .284 .368 .418 .786
Runner on 1st   34 9 2 1 0 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 .265 .375 .382 .757
Runner on 2nd   10 5 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .545 1.100 1.645
Runner on 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .200 .125 .325
Two Strikes   66 14 2 0 1 8 7 8 21 3 0 0 .212 .286 .288 .574
First Pitch   24 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .458 .792
Count 0-1   11 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Count 0-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-1   15 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 1-2   27 8 2 0 0 5 4 0 9 2 0 0 .296 .276 .370 .646
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 2-1   8 5 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.250 1.875
Count 2-2   20 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .350 .550
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Full Count   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 0 .182 .500 .182 .682
Behind in Count   46 13 2 0 0 5 6 0 15 2 0 0 .283 .271 .326 .597
Ahead in Count   23 10 1 1 3 11 5 12 0 0 0 0 .435 .629 .957 1.585
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Batting 2nd   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Batting 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   13 4 0 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .308 .471 .308 .778
Batting 5th   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 .400 .286 .686
Batting 6th   18 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .158 .167 .325
Batting 7th   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365
Batting 8th   49 15 1 0 2 7 9 5 7 0 0 0 .306 .370 .449 .819
Batting 9th   31 13 2 0 3 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 .419 .514 .774 1.288
Low Leverage   48 14 0 0 1 4 7 4 4 0 0 0 .292 .346 .354 .700
Medium Leverage   45 12 2 0 2 9 6 10 8 1 0 0 .267 .393 .444 .837
High Leverage   45 14 1 1 1 9 6 6 9 2 0 0 .311 .377 .444 .822
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
1962 Kansas City - FABL 23 9 16 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423 14 -15 -0.1
Total FABL 9 16 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423 14 -15 -0.1
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
1954 Total - 15 35 150 73 19 2 3 45 69 13 7 2 5 0 0 .487 .541 .700 1.241 100 100 3.2
1955 Total - 16 34 148 72 16 2 5 45 63 10 7 3 5 0 0 .486 .530 .723 1.253 100 100 3.1
1956 Total - 17 36 159 75 16 1 2 41 70 8 7 3 6 0 0 .472 .508 .623 1.131 100 100 2.7
1957 Total - 18 40 181 71 9 2 1 42 51 12 7 1 11 7 2 .392 .448 .481 .928 100 100 1.7
1957 Marshalltown - C 18 42 102 34 6 2 1 14 23 27 1 1 14 3 1 .333 .473 .461 .934 133 142 1.1
1958 Tampa - B 19 71 214 59 10 3 6 31 36 38 3 0 36 1 1 .276 .392 .435 .827 115 116 1.3
1958 Springfield - A 19 4 13 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 47 36 -0.1
1959 Tampa - B 20 36 115 28 1 3 3 17 20 31 3 2 22 2 2 .243 .411 .383 .793 105 115 0.9
1959 Springfield - A 20 61 221 62 7 1 3 26 20 24 3 3 59 2 3 .281 .355 .362 .717 93 94 1.0
1960 Springfield - A 21 124 435 120 17 3 14 78 58 78 8 5 98 4 4 .276 .392 .425 .817 118 122 4.0
1961 Springfield - A 22 122 380 101 15 5 2 42 41 89 0 4 84 3 6 .266 .402 .347 .749 102 109 2.3
1961 Knoxville - AA 22 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700 98 73 -0.0
1962 Seattle - AAA 23 121 393 87 14 2 8 61 54 62 1 4 52 6 6 .221 .326 .328 .654 86 88 2.0
1963 Seattle - AAA 24 87 139 41 3 1 5 23 20 20 0 3 21 2 0 .295 .377 .439 .815 122 130 1.5
Total DIX 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700 98 73
Total GWL 208 532 128 17 3 13 84 74 82 1 7 73 8 6 .241 .339 .357 .696 96 99
Total HL 311 1049 286 40 9 19 147 121 191 11 12 243 9 13 .273 .386 .382 .769 106 111
Total SEL 107 329 87 11 6 9 48 56 69 6 2 58 3 3 .264 .399 .416 .815 111 115
Total UMVA 42 102 34 6 2 1 14 23 27 1 1 14 3 1 .333 .473 .461 .934 133 142
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Marshalltown - C C 26 25 181 20 1 203 2 .990 223.0 8.11 +0.2 1.128 4 35 12 34.3
1958 Springfield - A C 3 3 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 26.0 6.23 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1958 Tampa - B C 58 58 393 32 5 429 4 .991 508.2 7.52 -1.0 .779 2 44 13 29.5
1958 Tampa - B RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .974
1959 Springfield - A C 61 60 390 30 0 422 2 .995 522.0 7.24 +0.9 1.052 3 27 10 37.0
1959 Tampa - B C 34 32 192 18 0 213 3 .986 289.1 6.53 +0.7 .745 2 28 11 39.3
1960 Springfield - A C 117 115 806 58 7 867 3 .997 1024.2 7.59 +2.9 .941 7 44 20 45.5
1961 Knoxville - AA C 2 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 12.0 5.25 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1961 Springfield - A C 103 98 694 60 4 758 4 .995 896.0 7.57 +1.6 .934 6 54 23 42.6
1962 Kansas City - MLB C 8 5 32 4 0 37 1 .973 49.0 6.61 +0.5 1.831 1 4 3 75.0
1962 Seattle - AAA C 110 110 593 71 12 666 2 .997 974.2 6.13 +3.6 1.140 5 54 25 46.3
1963 Seattle - AAA C 29 24 136 16 4 152 0 1.000 222.0 6.16 +1.6 1.245 1 13 8 61.5
TOTAL C 551 531 3442 309 33 3772 21 .994 4747.1 7.11 +10.7 .994 32 304 125 41.1
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .974
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Waynesville; Waynesville, NC) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 15, Pick 15, 239th overall pick).
05/08/1959 Injured (strained oblique),out for 5 weeks.
05/28/1959 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
11/18/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/27/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
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