#68 Mel "Master melvin" Ott, Leftfield, 20 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Friday, 10/20/1929 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mel Ott Master melvin 3/2/1909 20 USA,LA,GRETNA 5"9 170
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,500,000 1931 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 10 10 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | BRO | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | BRO | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/26 | STL | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/27 | STL | W 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | @NYN | W 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | CHC | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
9/30 | @PIT | W 9-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | L 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | PIT | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | L 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 523 | 177 | 29 | 6 | 42 | 122 | 139 | 86 | 38 | .338 | .433 | .658 | 1.090 | 1.248 | .319 |
Projected | 146 | 523 | 177 | 29 | 6 | 42 | 122 | 139 | 86 | 38 | .338 | .433 | .658 | 1.090 | 1.248 | .319 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 617 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 344 | 77 | 24 | 5 | 82.8 | 152.7 | 11.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 139 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .421 | .604 | 1.025 |
vs. RHP | 384 | 133 | 19 | 3 | 34 | 94 | 110 | 63 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .346 | .437 | .677 | 1.114 |
Close/Late | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .571 | .946 |
Scoring Position | 151 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .398 | .623 | 1.020 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 240 | 85 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 71 | 39 | 17 | .354 | .446 | .692 | 1.137 |
Road | 76 | 283 | 92 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 47 | 21 | .325 | .422 | .629 | 1.051 |
March/April | 23 | 87 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 5 | .379 | .455 | .816 | 1.271 |
May | 26 | 92 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 8 | .326 | .427 | .630 | 1.058 |
June | 26 | 94 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 10 | .330 | .404 | .628 | 1.031 |
July | 25 | 83 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 6 | .349 | .471 | .795 | 1.266 |
August | 17 | 65 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 2 | .323 | .438 | .569 | 1.007 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 102 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | .324 | .410 | .520 | .930 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1926 | 156 | 544 | 158 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 93 | 112 | 101 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 3 | .290 | .401 | .506 | .907 | CIN,NL |
1927 | 156 | 549 | 168 | 26 | 3 | 37 | 116 | 118 | 96 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 28 | 2 | .306 | .407 | .566 | .973 | CIN |
1928 | 151 | 520 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 100 | 125 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 32 | 1 | .290 | .409 | .548 | .957 | CIN |
1929 | 146 | 523 | 177 | 29 | 6 | 42 | 122 | 139 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 5 | .338 | .433 | .658 | 1.090 | CIN,NL |
Total | 609 | 2136 | 654 | 117 | 18 | 136 | 431 | 494 | 387 | 12 | 20 | 181 | 115 | 11 | .306 | .412 | .569 | .981 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 145 | 141 | 270 | 8 | 5 | 296 | 18 | .939 | 1205.2 | 2.21 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1926... Had first career hit on 4/1/1926, off William Mccall (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1926, off Hugh Canavan (BRO)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1926, hitting .375 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 3 runs on 9/27/1926... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1926, hitting .290 with 25 HR, 93 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1927, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... 8/5/1928: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 3 runs on 4/22/1929... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1929, hitting .379 with 10 HR, 26 RBI... Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game... Injured on 8/13/1929 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1929, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1929...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1926 - .401 - 8th 1927 - .407 - 7th 1928 - .409 - 9th
| SLG 1926 - .506 - 8th 1927 - .566 - 8th
| OPS 1926 - .907 - 7th 1927 - .973 - 9th
| Homeruns 1926 - 25 - 6th 1927 - 37 - 5th 1928 - 32 - 9th
| RBI 1927 - 116 - 9th
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Runs 1926 - 112 - 7th 1927 - 118 - 7th 1928 - 125 - 8th
| BB 1926 - 101 - 3rd 1927 - 96 - 3rd 1928 - 104 - 3rd
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