#70 Mel Almada, Leftfield, 26 yrs, Cleveland Indians Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mel Almada
2/7/1913 26 MEXICO,26,HUATABAMPO 6"0 170
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 1.5 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 $ 300,000 1939 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 45 Days (561 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 34 Days (894 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 6 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 1 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 7 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/19 | @PHA | W 11-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | @WAS | L 6-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 10-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | L 9-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | WAS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/11 | @PHA | W 11-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/12 | @PHA | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/15 | CIN | L 8-15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/18 | @CIN | L 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/19 | @CIN | W 8-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 97 | 162 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 2 | .309 | .343 | .463 | .806 | .730 | .154 |
Projected | 97 | 162 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 2 | .309 | .343 | .463 | .806 | .730 | .154 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 31 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 25.2 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
vs. RHP | 151 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .350 | .483 | .833 |
Close/Late | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .133 | .214 | .348 |
Scoring Position | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .349 | .412 | .558 | .970 |
Pinch Hitting | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .419 | .472 | .452 | .924 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 46 | 79 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | .291 | .341 | .443 | .784 |
Road | 51 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .325 | .341 | .482 | .823 |
This Week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Last Week | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
March/April | 10 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .381 | .409 | .667 | 1.076 |
May | 17 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .389 | .750 | 1.139 |
June | 16 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .172 | .250 | .422 |
July | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .281 | .333 | .615 |
August | 18 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .389 | .441 | .830 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .515 | .932 |
Postseason | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1934 | 21 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .327 | .388 | .715 | CLE |
1935 | 93 | 247 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .364 | .410 | .506 | .916 | CLE |
1936 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | CLE |
1937 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .303 | .429 | .732 | CLE |
1938 | 70 | 145 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .331 | .369 | .483 | .852 | CLE |
1939 | 97 | 162 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .309 | .343 | .463 | .806 | CLE |
Total | 306 | 648 | 211 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 104 | 119 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 10 | .326 | .367 | .471 | .838 | |
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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 |
1933, AA | 35 | 123 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | .276 | .333 | .366 | .699 |
1933, AAA | 86 | 257 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 6 | .276 | .333 | .370 | .703 |
1934, AAA | 124 | 478 | 133 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 75 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 5 | .278 | .341 | .387 | .728 |
1936, AAA | 103 | 377 | 129 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 52 | 18 | 23 | 9 | .342 | .418 | .541 | .959 |
1937, AAA | 129 | 492 | 159 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 75 | 52 | 23 | 21 | 16 | .323 | .380 | .482 | .862 |
1938, AAA | 49 | 210 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 1 | .429 | .475 | .624 | 1.098 |
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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 |
1935 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
1938 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1939 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
Total | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .385 | .455 | .839 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Leftfield | 17 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 117.0 | 1.85 | | | | |
Centerfield | 17 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1.000 | 111.2 | 3.22 | | | | |
Rightfield | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .923 | 68.0 | 1.72 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1933... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Cleveland on 5/18/1933 (Going to CLE: SS Orville Riggins, LF Mel Almada. Going to PHI: C Tom Young)... Injured on 4/8/1934 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 9/1/1934, off Bobo Newsom (WAS)... Hit first career homerun on 6/10/1935, off Whit Wyatt (CHA)... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1935... Injured on 6/4/1936 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Injured on 6/14/1936 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week... Injured on 8/26/1936 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 6/21/1938... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1939...
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