#68 Mel "Master melvin" Ott, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Saturday, 10/21/1942
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Mel Ott
Master melvin
3/2/1909
33
USA,LA,GRETNA
5"9
180

Leftfield
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6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
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4.5 Stars
 

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 16,000,000
1942
$ 18,500,000 (4 year(s))
17 Year(s), 0 Days (2924 total Days)
172 Day(s)
17 Year(s), 0 Days (2924 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall7810108
Versus LHP581098
Versus RHP8910108
Talent8910108
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4
10
10
3
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
LF : 10 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/29STLW 14-6232100030#3  
9/30@PHIW 4-0501000000#3  
10/1@BSNW 8-7210000021#3  
10/2PHIL 4-9311001111#3  
10/4@BSNW 7-4502000100#3  
10/7BROL 7-14523002400#3  
10/8BROW 7-6411001201#3  
10/10@BROL 5-10422002300#3  
10/11@BROL 0-2400000002#3  
10/12@BROL 2-7413101100#3  

Batting Stats 1942

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall126447149275611391339674.333.453.8261.2781.552.492
Projected126447149275611391339674.333.453.8261.2781.552.492
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall118552514015043699319290.5168.714.3
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP13533721741322224202.244.354.7041.058
vs. RHP31211620344981017450203.372.494.8781.372
Close/Late341011156115100.294.457.471.927
Scoring Position1143951228303818402.342.500.9821.482
Pinch Hitting410013320101.250.5001.0001.500
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home61207641032556645139.309.446.7491.195
Road65240851723683694535.354.459.8921.351
Last Week31251034302.417.4171.2501.667
March/April26912681822211717.286.396.6591.056
May2610131331021241917.307.413.6931.106
June269036502046352110.400.5131.1221.635
July83071039764.233.361.567.928
August122910303610124.345.548.7591.306
Sept/Oct2810639711735362122.368.481.9341.415
Postseason521910610603.429.4291.3331.762

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
1939156556204492851951871241651331.367.479.9211.400CIN,NL
1940156570191382921821791174170351.335.451.8931.344CIN,NL
1941156541210485891972041536450333.388.524.9891.513CIN,NL
194212644714927561139133965474192.333.453.8261.278CIN,NL
Total250588092930579601018249124941889608884748633.333.450.7591.208 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1938124618407161811550.391.509.9351.444
19391138134051387300.342.444.8421.287
194011401320512129320.325.449.7501.199
19417257204985320.280.400.8401.240
194252191061060300.429.4291.3331.762
Total4617060130276052321790.353.455.9061.361

Fielding Stats 1942

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Leftfield123118194422079.9571046.11.78    

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...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 5 runs on 4/7/1939...
Had 700th career homerun on 4/9/1939, off Archie Mckain (PHI)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1939, hitting .427 with 14 HR, 32 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1939, hitting .360 with 6 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1939, hitting .407 with 6 HR, 16 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .351 with 15 HR, 39 RBI...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1939, hitting .380 with 14 HR, 26 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 11 RBI against Chicago (N) on 9/3/1939...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1939, hitting .444 with 6 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 8 runs against Boston (N) on 9/29/1939...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1939, hitting .438 with 17 HR, 43 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 10/8/1939...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1939, hitting .367 with 85 HR, 195 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1939...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1940, hitting .524 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 3 runs on 5/10/1940...
Had 800th career homerun on 5/13/1940, off Harry Eisenstat (STL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1940, hitting .364 with 6 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1940, hitting .407 with 7 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1940, hitting .398 with 21 HR, 36 RBI...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1940, hitting .640 with 7 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1940, hitting .473 with 20 HR, 36 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1940, hitting .480 with 7 HR, 14 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 5 runs on 8/20/1940...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/24/1940...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1940, hitting .335 with 92 HR, 182 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 6 runs on 4/13/1941...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1941, hitting .364 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1941, hitting .400 with 21 HR, 34 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1941, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 5/27/1941...
Had 900th career homerun on 5/30/1941, off Claude Passeau (BRO)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1941, hitting .408 with 13 HR, 38 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1941, hitting .444 with 6 HR, 16 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 6/17/1941...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1941, hitting .421 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/21/1941...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1941, hitting .409 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1941, hitting .398 with 16 HR, 39 RBI...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 5 runs on 7/21/1941...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1941, hitting .529 with 5 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1941, hitting .388 with 89 HR, 197 RBI...
5/11/1942: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $18,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 6 runs on 6/7/1942...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 7 runs on 6/21/1942...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1942, hitting .526 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/26/1942...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1942, hitting .400 with 20 HR, 46 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1942, hitting .333 with 7 HR, 15 RBI...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/12/1942 with a Broken Foot, out for 5 weeks...
Had 1000th career homerun on 8/23/1942, off Mel Harder (BSN)...
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 7 runs on 9/18/1942...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1942, hitting .520 with 8 HR, 16 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .375 with 16 HR, 33 RBI...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1929 - .338 - 6th
1932 - .335 - 7th
1933 - .315 - 7th
1935 - .329 - 8th
1936 - .396 - 2nd
1937 - .353 - 5th
1938 - .341 - 5th
1939 - .367 - 2nd
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
1938 - .455 - 3rd
1939 - .479 - 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
1938 - .862 - 1st
1939 - .921 - 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
1938 - 1.317 - 2nd
1939 - 1.400 - 1st
Hits
1932 - 181 - 9th
1936 - 211 - 3rd
1937 - 189 - 7th
1938 - 188 - 7th
1939 - 204 - 3rd
Doubles
1939 - 49 - 6th
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
1938 - 83 - 1st
1939 - 85 - 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
1938 - 183 - 1st
1939 - 195 - 1st
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
1938 - 177 - 1st
1939 - 187 - 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
1938 - 119 - 2nd
     

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