Bill Melton

Positions: Third Baseman, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS us

School: Citrus College (Glendora, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1968 (Age 22-302d, 12,689th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 1977 (Age 32-054d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: William Edwin Melton

Nicknames: Beltin' Bill

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

3971

1004

160

.253

496

RBI

591

OBP

.337

SLG

.419

OPS

.756

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-15 / in Starts: 18-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 122 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	62 (33-16-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 122 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	70 (36-22-11)

Most Driven In
D Josephson	5
B Bradford	2
P Ward	2
C May	2
Self	2
B Voss	1
L Wagner	1
G Hopkins	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
T Cullen	1
G Peters	1
K Berry	0

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	17 (16)	May 4	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.333	.500	.833	7	.53	0.017	.30	0.01%	-0.17	3B
2	2	18	May 5 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.143	.167	.310	6	.69	-0.071	.45	-0.03%	-1.06	3B
3	3	19	May 5 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.100	.111	.211	7	.80	-0.060	.57	-0.03%	-0.52	3B
4	4	20	May 6	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.154	.167	.321	6	1.60	0.241	1.08	0.10%	1.33	3B
5	5	21	May 7	CHW	@	CAL	W,6-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.167	.176	.343	6	.37	-0.037	.27	-0.02%	-0.38	3B
6	6	22	May 8	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.190	.250	.440	7	.90	0.060	.81	0.03%	0.41	3B
7	7	23	May 9	CHW	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.269	.360	.629	7	.86	0.072	.68	0.03%	0.57	3B
8	8	24	May 10	CHW	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.241	.321	.563	7	.76	-0.053	.72	-0.03%	-0.32	3B
9	9	25	May 11	CHW	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.219	.290	.509	7	1.02	-0.098	1.14	-0.07%	-0.83	3B
10	10	26	May 12	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.206	.273	.479	6	.75	-0.034	.94	-0.03%	-0.35	3B
11	11	27	May 14	CHW		CAL	W,7-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.237	.257	.494	7	.49	-0.017	.52	-0.01%	-0.17	3B
12	12	28	May 15	CHW		CAL	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.268	.289	.558	7	1.34	0.099	1.47	0.07%	0.56	3B
13	13	29	May 17	CHW		OAK	W,1-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.273	.275	.548	6	1.07	0.033	1.15	0.02%	0.11	3B
14	14	30	May 18	CHW		OAK	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.277	.302	.579	7	.61	-0.007	.71	-0.01%	0.04	3B
15	15	31	May 19 (1)	CHW		OAK	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.255	.277	.531	7	.73	-0.076	.93	-0.06%	-0.82	3B
16	16	32	May 19 (2)	CHW		OAK	W,7-3	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.264	.271	.535	6	.64	0.004	.92	0.00%	0.04	3B
17	17	34 (1)	May 21	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-1	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.259	.265	.525	4	1.54	-0.035	2.39	-0.03%	-0.12	PR 3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	18	146 (111)	Sep 10 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.263	.288	.552	7	1.26	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.26	3B
19	19	147	Sep 10 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.259	.283	.542	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
20	20	148	Sep 11	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.290	.375	.665	7	.81	0.155	.00	0.00%	2.39	3B
21	21	149	Sep 13	CHW		CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.292	.390	.682	5	1.03	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.13	3B
22	22	150	Sep 14	CHW		CAL	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.254	.314	.397	.711	5	2.01	0.457	.00	0.00%	1.71	3B
23	23	151	Sep 15	CHW		CAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.297	.373	.670	5	.72	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.65	3B
24	24	152	Sep 17 (1)	CHW		OAK	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.443	.776	6	.54	0.304	.00	0.00%	2.34	3B
25	25	153	Sep 17 (2)	CHW		OAK	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.317	.419	.736	5	.40	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.68	3B
26	26	154	Sep 20	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.302	.397	.700	5	.91	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.85	3B
27	27	155	Sep 21	CHW		BAL	L,5-8	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.319	.402	.721	5	.50	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.86	3B
28	28	156	Sep 22	CHW		BAL	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.326	.400	.726	5	1.06	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.14	3B
29	29	157	Sep 23	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.386	.710	5	.38	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.43	3B
30	30	158	Sep 24	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.327	.387	.714	6	2.22	0.356	.00	0.00%	1.25	3B
31	31	159	Sep 25	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.381	.706	5	1.06	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.24	3B
32	32	160	Sep 27	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.257	.321	.386	.708	5	.61	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.90	3B
33	33	161	Sep 28	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.319	.381	.700	5	2.68	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-0.96	3B
34	34	162	Sep 29	CHW	@	CAL	W,7-6	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.266	.322	.394	.717	5	2.03	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.67	3B
							19-15		122	109	5	29	8	0	2	16	10	0	32	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	.266	.322	.394	.717		1.01	1.218	.36	-0.04%	6.50

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