#68 Mel "Master melvin" Ott, Leftfield, 29 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Thursday, 10/26/1938
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Mel Ott
Master melvin
3/2/1909
29
USA,LA,GRETNA
5"9
180

Leftfield
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5.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 16,000,000
1942
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall8910109
Versus LHP681099
Versus RHP9910109
Talent8910108
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4
10
10
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
LF : 9 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
10/10@NYNW 6-3321000021#3  
10/11@NYNW 4-3422002401#3PoG 
10/12@NYNW 7-4313200320#3PoG 
10/17PHAL 1-2401000000#3  
10/18PHAW 10-2412101210#3  
10/20@PHAW 16-3441100021#3  
10/21@PHAW 6-4311001221#3  
10/22@PHAL 10-11533002400#3  
10/24PHAL 5-6523001100#3  
10/25PHAW 9-4320000020#3  

Batting Stats 1938

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall1495521883528318317711948.341.455.8621.3171.641.522
Projected1495521883528318317711948.341.455.8621.3171.641.522
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1466771180190547612034197.1214.714.9
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP150451002353412814101.300.411.8271.238
vs. RHP402143252601301369134400.356.471.8761.346
Close/Late48175051112188000.354.530.7711.301
Scoring Position14253802310004413500.373.508.9151.423
Pinch Hitting300000100000.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home72268912313581784916.340.440.8251.265
Road772849712148102997032.342.468.8981.366
This Week2830011420.375.500.7501.250
Last Week52082048952.400.5201.1001.620
March/April251043671143431119.346.405.8371.242
May269941130174131165.414.4961.0611.556
June2064166051621209.250.424.5781.002
July24893020193130207.337.4591.0001.459
August26913040142030269.330.475.8351.310
Sept/Oct281053531144134269.333.462.7811.243
Postseason1246184071618115.391.509.9351.444

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
192615654415830625931121013547313.290.401.506.907 CIN,NL
192715654916826337116118962755282.306.407.566.973CIN
1928151520151323321001251043441321.290.409.548.957CIN
192914652317729642122139864438245.338.433.6581.090CIN,NL
1930157545173402401271351163750251.317.435.6181.054CIN,NL
19319232994202226974574430191.286.393.559.953CIN
1932157540181305661451541176940263.335.452.7761.228CIN,NL
1933154540170312541191301122457253.315.432.6801.111CIN,NL
1934159552174334641591391159561253.315.438.7371.175CIN,NL
1935123432142304621601261031933282.329.451.8471.299CIN
1936155533211415952041971375452371.396.5201.0261.546CIN,NL
1937156536189402691811651361650320.353.480.8211.301CIN,NL
1938149552188352831831771191548341.341.455.8621.317CIN,NL
Total19116695217641746691177817911399447360236626.325.441.7111.151 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1938124618407161811550.391.509.9351.444
Total124618407161811550.391.509.9351.444

Fielding Stats 1938

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Leftfield1481462766130725.9191300.12.12    

Player History

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...
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/18/1930...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1930, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1930, hitting .374 with 8 HR, 25 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1930...
5/25/1931: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $8,770,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 7/1/1931 with a Broken Ribs, out for 10 weeks...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1932, hitting .384 with 15 HR, 27 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (N) on 5/8/1932...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1932, hitting .478 with 6 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1932, hitting .619 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 64 on 10/1/1932...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1932...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1933, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 8 RBI...
Hit 4 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 7 runs on 6/16/1933...
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1934, hitting .577 with 6 HR, 13 RBI...
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/11/1934...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1935, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1935, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1935, hitting .368 with 15 HR, 38 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 7 runs on 5/6/1935...
5/19/1935: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $16,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Injured on 6/21/1935 with a Broken Foot, out for 4-5 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1935, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 6 runs on 8/24/1935...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1935, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1936, hitting .444 with 6 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1936, hitting .441 with 19 HR, 36 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 7 runs on 6/10/1936...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 7/24/1936...
Had 500th career homerun on 7/26/1936, off Tony Kaufmann (PIT)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1936, hitting .478 with 6 HR, 17 RBI...
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 75 on 9/4/1936...
Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 4 runs on 9/12/1936...
Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 4 runs on 9/21/1936...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1936, hitting .565 with 9 HR, 18 RBI...
Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 197 on 9/27/1936...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1936, hitting .476 with 19 HR, 42 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1936, hitting .684 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1936, hitting .396 with 95 HR, 204 RBI...
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1937, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1937, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1937, hitting .429 with 14 HR, 43 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1937, hitting .439 with 13 HR, 41 RBI...
Had 600th career homerun on 9/5/1937, off Harry Eisenstat (STL)...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1937, hitting .353 with 69 HR, 181 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 4/12/1938, off Jack Wilson (NYN)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1938, hitting .375 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1938, hitting .346 with 14 HR, 34 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 5/27/1938...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1938, hitting .600 with 7 HR, 16 RBI...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 7/14/1938...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1938, hitting .464 with 8 HR, 17 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1938, hitting .337 with 19 HR, 31 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/5/1938...
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1938...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1938, hitting .341 with 83 HR, 183 RBI...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1929 - .338 - 6th
1932 - .335 - 7th
1933 - .315 - 7th
1935 - .329 - 8th
1936 - .396 - 2nd
1937 - .353 - 5th
OBP
1926 - .401 - 8th
1927 - .407 - 7th
1928 - .409 - 9th
1929 - .433 - 4th
1930 - .435 - 2nd
1932 - .452 - 2nd
1933 - .432 - 1st
1934 - .438 - 4th
1935 - .451 - 2nd
1936 - .520 - 1st
1937 - .480 - 1st
SLG
1926 - .506 - 8th
1927 - .566 - 8th
1929 - .658 - 4th
1930 - .618 - 6th
1932 - .776 - 2nd
1933 - .680 - 4th
1934 - .737 - 5th
1935 - .847 - 1st
1936 - 1.026 - 1st
1937 - .821 - 1st
OPS
1926 - .907 - 7th
1927 - .973 - 9th
1929 - 1.090 - 4th
1930 - 1.054 - 4th
1932 - 1.228 - 2nd
1933 - 1.111 - 3rd
1934 - 1.175 - 5th
1935 - 1.299 - 2nd
1936 - 1.546 - 1st
1937 - 1.301 - 1st
Hits
1932 - 181 - 9th
1936 - 211 - 3rd
1937 - 189 - 7th
Homeruns
1926 - 25 - 6th
1927 - 37 - 5th
1928 - 32 - 9th
1929 - 42 - 5th
1930 - 40 - 4th
1932 - 66 - 1st
1933 - 54 - 3rd
1934 - 64 - 2nd
1935 - 62 - 4th
1936 - 95 - 1st
1937 - 69 - 1st
RBI
1927 - 116 - 9th
1929 - 122 - 9th
1930 - 127 - 6th
1932 - 145 - 4th
1933 - 119 - 9th
1934 - 159 - 2nd
1935 - 160 - 4th
1936 - 204 - 1st
1937 - 181 - 2nd
Runs
1926 - 112 - 7th
1927 - 118 - 7th
1928 - 125 - 8th
1929 - 139 - 4th
1930 - 135 - 3rd
1932 - 154 - 2nd
1933 - 130 - 3rd
1934 - 139 - 5th
1935 - 126 - 10th
1936 - 197 - 1st
1937 - 165 - 1st
BB
1926 - 101 - 3rd
1927 - 96 - 3rd
1928 - 104 - 3rd
1929 - 86 - 4th
1930 - 116 - 2nd
1932 - 117 - 2nd
1933 - 112 - 2nd
1934 - 115 - 2nd
1935 - 103 - 3rd
1936 - 137 - 1st
1937 - 136 - 2nd
 

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