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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 9	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 11	CHW	@	SEP	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 12	CHW	@	SEP	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 13	CHW	@	SEP	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
6	6	Apr 14	CHW	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 16	CHW		KCR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
8	8	Apr 19	CHW		SEP	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 20 (1)	CHW		SEP	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
10	10	Apr 20 (2)	CHW		SEP	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
11	11	Apr 22	CHW		CAL	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 23	CHW		CAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
13	13	Apr 25	CHW		MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
14	14	Apr 26	CHW		MIN	L,1-12	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
15	16 (1)	Apr 30	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	0	5	1	6	1	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	17	May 1	CHW	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	49	11.2	4	1	1	6	0	3B
17	18	May 3	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-3	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 3B
18	19	May 4	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF 3B
19	20	May 6	CHW	@	BAL	W,1-0	GS	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF 3B
20	21	May 7	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	22	May 10	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
22	23	May 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
23	24	May 13	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
24	25	May 14	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
25	26	May 15	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	27	May 16	CHW		WSA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
27	28	May 17	CHW		WSA	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
28	29	May 18 (1)	CHW		WSA	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
29	30	May 18 (2)	CHW		WSA	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
30	31	May 20	CHW		DET	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
31	32	May 22	CHW		DET	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	33	May 23	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
33	34	May 24	CHW		BOS	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
34	35	May 25	CHW		BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
35	36	May 27	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
36	37	May 28	CHW		NYY	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	38	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	39	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
39	40	May 31	CHW	@	WSA	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41	Jun 1	CHW	@	WSA	L,2-9	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	44 (2)	Jun 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
42	45	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
43	46	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
44	47	Jun 8 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
45	48	Jun 8 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-11	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
46	49	Jun 9	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
47	50	Jun 10	CHW		CLE	W,9-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
48	51	Jun 11	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
49	52	Jun 13	CHW		BAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
50	53	Jun 14	CHW		BAL	L,3-12	CG	48	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
51	54	Jun 15 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,0-9	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
52	55	Jun 15 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-13	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
53	56	Jun 16	CHW		SEP	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
54	57	Jun 18 (1)	CHW		SEP	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
55	58	Jun 18 (2)	CHW		SEP	L,5-6	CG	50	11.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
56	59	Jun 19	CHW		SEP	W,13-10	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
57	60	Jun 20 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	20	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
58	61	Jun 20 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
59	62	Jun 21	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
60	63	Jun 22	CHW	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
61	64	Jun 24 (1)	CHW	@	SEP	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
62	65	Jun 24 (2)	CHW	@	SEP	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
63	66	Jun 25	CHW	@	SEP	L,1-3	GS	29	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	RF 3B
64	67	Jun 26	CHW	@	SEP	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
65	68	Jun 27	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF 3B
66	69	Jun 28	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	7	1	9	0	3B
67	70	Jun 29 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	71	Jun 29 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
69	72	Jun 30	CHW		MIN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	73	Jul 1	CHW		MIN	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
71	74	Jul 2	CHW		MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
72	75	Jul 3	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
73	76	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
74	77	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
75	78	Jul 5	CHW		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
76	79	Jul 6	CHW		CAL	L,1-2	GS	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B RF
77	80	Jul 7	CHW		OAK	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	81	Jul 8 (1)	CHW		OAK	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
79	82	Jul 8 (2)	CHW		OAK	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
80	83	Jul 9	CHW		OAK	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
81	84	Jul 10	CHW		OAK	L,2-12	CG	46	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
82	85	Jul 11	CHW	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
83	86	Jul 12	CHW	@	KCR	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
84	89 (2)	Jul 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
85	92 (2)	Jul 17	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
86	93	Jul 18	CHW		KCR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
87	94	Jul 19	CHW		KCR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
88	95	Jul 20 (1)	CHW		KCR	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
89	96	Jul 20 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	0	7	1	8	2	3B
90	97	Jul 24	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
91	98	Jul 25	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
92	99	Jul 26	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
93	100	Jul 27	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-17	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	101	Jul 29 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	44	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF 3B
95	103 (1)	Jul 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
96	104	Jul 31	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	43	9.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	105	Aug 1	CHW	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
98	106	Aug 2	CHW	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
99	107	Aug 3	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	41	8.1	0	4	0	4	0	3B
100	108	Aug 5	CHW		WSA	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
101	109	Aug 6	CHW		WSA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
102	110	Aug 8 (1)	CHW		DET	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
103	111	Aug 8 (2)	CHW		DET	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
104	114 (2)	Aug 11	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
105	115	Aug 12	CHW		BOS	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
106	116	Aug 13	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
107	117	Aug 14	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
108	118	Aug 15	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	119	Aug 16	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
110	120	Aug 17	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
111	121	Aug 19	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
112	122	Aug 20	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
113	123	Aug 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
114	124	Aug 23	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
115	125	Aug 24	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
116	126	Aug 26	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	1	7	1	9	1	3B
117	127	Aug 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	128	Aug 29	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
119	129	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	3B
120	130	Aug 31	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	131	Sep 1	CHW		BAL	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
122	132	Sep 2	CHW		BAL	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
123	133	Sep 4	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
124	134	Sep 5	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
125	135	Sep 6	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	50	11.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
126	136	Sep 7	CHW	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
127	137	Sep 8 (1)	CHW	@	SEP	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
128	138	Sep 8 (2)	CHW	@	SEP	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
129	139	Sep 10	CHW		MIN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
130	140	Sep 11	CHW		MIN	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
131	141	Sep 12	CHW		OAK	L,4-12	GS	43	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
132	142	Sep 13	CHW		OAK	L,0-4	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
133	143	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		OAK	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
134	144	Sep 14 (2)	CHW		OAK	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	1	3	2	6	0	3B
135	145	Sep 15	CHW		CAL	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
136	146	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		CAL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	3B
137	147	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
138	148	Sep 17 (1)	CHW		SEP	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
139	149	Sep 17 (2)	CHW		SEP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
140	150	Sep 19	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	3B
141	151	Sep 20	CHW	@	KCR	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
142	152	Sep 21	CHW	@	KCR	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
143	153	Sep 23 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
144	154	Sep 23 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
145	155	Sep 24	CHW	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
146	156	Sep 25	CHW		KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
147	157	Sep 26	CHW		KCR	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
148	158	Sep 27	CHW		KCR	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
149	159	Sep 28	CHW		KCR	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
150	160	Sep 30	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
151	161	Oct 1	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
152	162	Oct 2	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
							159gm		1304.2	126	324	22	472	36