C Hal Melgaard #2
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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C HAL MELGAARD #2 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/13/1938
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 68 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 15th Pick in Round 15
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 -20 -0.1
1964 Kansas City - FABL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1965 Kansas City - FABL 26 55 149 44 7 0 3 27 18 15 0 4 14 3 3 .295 .351 .403 .754 118 116 1.1
1966 Kansas City - FABL 27 80 252 64 13 0 6 31 17 19 0 6 41 1 2 .254 .300 .377 .677 94 86 1.1
1967 Kansas City - FABL 28 54 158 36 3 0 2 15 14 7 0 0 26 1 0 .228 .261 .285 .545 66 61 0.2
1968 Seattle - FABL 29 58 156 36 5 1 1 10 15 9 0 0 29 2 1 .231 .273 .295 .568 82 81 0.6
1969 Baltimore - FABL 30 140 458 107 18 0 7 46 31 46 0 7 71 6 8 .234 .299 .319 .618 76 80 0.7
1970 Baltimore - FABL 31 47 149 33 6 0 2 13 19 17 0 2 31 0 2 .221 .298 .302 .600 63 66 0.0
1971 Baltimore - FABL 32 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -48 -27 -0.1
Total FABL 447 1343 323 52 1 21 143 115 115 0 19 218 13 16 .241 .297 .328 .624 81 80 3.5
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
1957 Marshalltown - R 18 42 102 34 6 2 1 14 23 27 1 1 14 3 1 .333 .473 .461 .934 132 144 1.3
1958 Tampa - A 19 71 214 59 10 3 6 31 36 38 3 0 36 1 1 .276 .392 .435 .827 115 117 1.6
1958 Springfield - A 19 4 13 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 48 37 -0.1
1959 Tampa - A 20 36 115 28 1 3 3 17 20 31 3 2 22 2 2 .243 .411 .383 .793 105 117 1.0
1959 Springfield - A 20 61 221 62 7 1 3 26 20 24 3 3 59 2 3 .281 .355 .362 .717 94 95 1.1
1960 Springfield - A 21 124 435 120 17 3 14 78 58 78 8 5 98 4 4 .276 .392 .425 .817 118 124 4.2
1961 Springfield - A 22 122 380 101 15 5 2 42 41 89 0 4 84 3 6 .266 .402 .347 .749 101 111 2.8
1961 Knoxville - AA 22 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700 93 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 85 87 1.9
1963 Seattle - AAA 24 100 190 53 3 1 5 31 27 28 0 4 25 2 0 .279 .365 .384 .749 111 113 1.7
1964 Seattle - AAA 25 94 280 88 8 2 13 47 37 41 0 3 45 5 3 .314 .398 .496 .895 140 140 3.3
1965 Portland - AAA 26 3 13 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 .154 .267 .231 .497 36 38 -0.1
Total DIX 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700 93 73
Total GWL 318 876 230 26 5 26 140 118 133 1 11 124 13 10 .263 .357 .393 .749 107 109
Total HL 311 1049 286 40 9 19 147 121 191 11 12 243 9 13 .273 .386 .382 .769 106 113
Total SEL 107 329 87 11 6 9 48 56 69 6 2 58 3 3 .264 .399 .416 .815 112 117
Total UMVA 42 102 34 6 2 1 14 23 27 1 1 14 3 1 .333 .473 .461 .934 132 144
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 - R 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 - A C 58 58 393 32 5 429 4 .991 508.2 7.52 -1.0 .779 2 44 13 29.5
1958 Tampa - A 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 - A 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 42 37 195 27 5 222 0 1.000 345.0 5.79 +1.9 1.276 1 25 13 52.0
1964 Kansas City - MLB C 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1964 Seattle - AAA C 76 74 386 50 3 442 6 .986 649.2 6.04 +1.1 .997 3 52 28 53.8
1964 Seattle - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Kansas City - MLB C 55 40 273 32 2 306 1 .997 382.1 7.18 -0.1 .872 0 28 10 35.7
1965 Portland - AAA C 3 3 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 33.0 5.18 +0.2 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1966 Kansas City - MLB C 79 73 451 50 1 507 6 .988 671.1 6.72 +0.6 .922 4 72 30 41.7
1967 Kansas City - MLB C 54 45 257 25 0 287 5 .983 419.1 6.05 -0.5 .731 2 31 15 48.4
1968 Seattle - MLB C 58 42 256 25 1 281 0 1.000 417.0 6.06 -1.0 1.034 3 38 11 28.9
1969 Baltimore - MLB C 134 133 792 78 3 877 7 .992 1147.1 6.82 -4.3 .982 26 102 33 32.4
1970 Baltimore - MLB C 47 44 287 29 4 316 0 1.000 387.2 7.34 +0.2 .890 4 26 10 38.5
1971 Baltimore - MLB C 2 2 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL C 1074 1000 6238 610 48 6894 46 .993 8998.0 6.85 +7.3 .965 74 667 268 40.2
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/13/1965 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks.
05/20/1966 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Seattle Kings by the Baltimore Clippers. (Round 8, Pick 2, 30th overall pick).
03/21/1969 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/1970 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/28/1971 Released by the Baltimore Clippers.
10/21/1972 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1966 6 8
1969 7 5
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