#70 Mel Almada, First Base, 36 yrs, New York (N) Giants

#70 Mel Almada, First Base, 36 yrs, New York (N) Giants
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Mel Almada

2/7/1913
36
MEXICO,26,HUATABAMPO
6"0
170

First Base
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Big League Contract
$ 2,500,000
1949
13 Year(s), 45 Days (2281 total Days)
172 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 34 Days (2614 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	6	2	3	9
Versus LHP	5	5	2	3	9
Versus RHP	8	6	2	3	9
Talent	8	6	3	4	9

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4
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1
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Fielding Ratings
1B : 7 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 7 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 5 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 9 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/8	CIN	W 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	#9
9/16	STL	W 8-5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
9/18	@PHI	W 6-5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#9
9/24	CIN	L 7-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/26	@PIT	W 10-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/27	@PIT	W 7-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
9/30	CHC	W 10-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#7
10/2	@STL	W 6-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/8	PHI	L 6-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/11	@PHI	L 4-6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	70	100	30	7	0	3	16	19	11	8	.300	.366	.460	.826	.781	.160
Projected	70	100	30	7	0	3	16	19	11	8	.300	.366	.460	.826	.781	.160

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	16	112	0	0	0	2	0	1	46	10	0	1	.0	17.8	6.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	13	4	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.385	.742
vs. RHP	87	26	6	0	3	14	17	10	8	1	0	0	.299	.367	.471	.839
Close/Late	23	5	1	0	0	3	6	1	3	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511
Scoring Position	30	8	1	0	2	15	0	3	4	1	0	0	.267	.324	.500	.824
Pinch Hitting	30	4	1	0	0	1	3	7	4	0	0	0	.133	.297	.167	.464

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	33	52	18	4	0	1	7	11	8	3	.346	.426	.481	.907
Road	37	48	12	3	0	2	9	8	3	5	.250	.294	.438	.732
Last Week	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
March/April	11	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421
May	11	7	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000
June	13	15	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	.067	.263	.067	.330
July	10	12	4	2	0	0	0	3	2	2	.333	.429	.500	.929
August	13	36	15	3	0	3	11	8	0	2	.417	.417	.750	1.167
Sept/Oct	12	17	5	1	0	0	3	3	3	2	.294	.381	.353	.734
Postseason	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800

Career Batting Stats

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
1940	105	207	68	16	3	1	30	36	15	0	2	5	3	8	.329	.371	.449	.820	CLE
1941	107	208	68	13	2	5	36	38	26	0	2	7	5	6	.327	.398	.481	.879	CLE
1942	113	238	74	17	3	3	44	46	28	0	1	10	8	2	.311	.382	.445	.827	CLE
1943	85	156	35	9	1	3	19	27	19	0	1	4	2	1	.224	.307	.353	.659	NYN
1944	82	134	43	8	0	2	16	21	10	0	0	10	6	6	.321	.368	.425	.793	NYN
1945	128	450	151	17	5	8	65	75	36	1	1	13	13	17	.336	.385	.449	.834	PHI
1946	122	341	97	15	6	7	57	39	30	1	1	18	7	11	.284	.343	.425	.768	PHI
1947	108	216	63	13	4	8	39	36	15	0	2	8	4	5	.292	.335	.500	.835	PHI
1948	99	172	42	4	1	2	21	25	16	0	0	6	0	1	.244	.309	.314	.622	NYN
1949	70	100	30	7	0	3	16	19	11	0	1	8	0	1	.300	.366	.460	.826	NYN
Total	1325	2870	882	159	34	54	447	481	248	5	15	100	69	68	.307	.362	.443	.805

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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

Career Postseason Batting Stats

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	.333	.333	.667
1940	5	5	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200
1941	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1942	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750
1947	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	.400	.500	.400	.900
1948	4	12	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.583	.917
1949	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
Total	42	45	14	3	1	1	6	15	3	2	3	1	.311	.354	.489	.843

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	5	1	15	1	4	16	0	1.000	14.0	10.29
Leftfield	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	9.0	1.00
Centerfield	15	10	20	0	0	20	0	1.000	99.0	1.82
Rightfield	11	4	7	1	1	8	0	1.000	52.0	1.38

Player History

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...
1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $635,714 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1940...
1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $865,714 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $865,714 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1942...
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/4/1943 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/4/1945 to a 3-year deal worth $900,000 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1945, hitting .609 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (N) on 9/8/1945...
Injured on 5/13/1946 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/14/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year...
Injured on 6/21/1948 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...

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