Mel Ott

Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: March 2, 1909 in Gretna, LA us

Died: November 21, 1958 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Gretna HS (Gretna, LA)

Debut: April 27, 1926 (Age 17-056d, 6,396th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1947 (Age 38-131d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1951. (Voted by BBWAA on 197/226 ballots)
View Mel Ott's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Melvin Thomas Ott

Nicknames: Master Melvin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

110.9

9456

2876

511

.304

1859

RBI

1860

OBP

.414

SLG

.533

OPS

.947

OPS+

155

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-9 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1933	WS g1	Oct 3	NYG		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.750	2.750	4	.38	0.260	20.02	7.35%	3.21	RF
2	1933	WS g2	Oct 4	NYG		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.167	1.917	4	1.26	0.021	67.26	0.42%	0.11	RF
3	1933	WS g3	Oct 5	NYG	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.583	.778	1.361	4	.64	-0.038	26.77	-0.86%	-0.23	RF
4	1933	WS g4	Oct 6	NYG	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG(11)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.462	.588	.692	1.281	4	1.25	0.061	75.42	2.96%	0.64	RF
5	1933	WS g5	Oct 7	NYG	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.389	.500	.722	1.222	4	1.29	0.257	43.45	5.45%	-0.45	RF
1936 Postseason			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
6	1936	WS g1	Sep 30	NYG		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	4	1.27	0.168	66.25	4.96%	1.73	RF
7	1936	WS g2	Oct 2	NYG		NYY	L,4-18	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.500	1.000	5	.61	-0.063	32.24	-2.21%	-1.05	RF
8	1936	WS g3	Oct 3	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.500	1.000	4	1.31	-0.039	82.54	-1.29%	-0.88	RF
9	1936	WS g4	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.357	.732	4	1.28	-0.128	82.87	-4.49%	-1.26	RF
10	1936	WS g5	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.316	.649	4	1.01	-0.069	50.53	-1.97%	-0.58	RF
11	1936	WS g6	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	L,5-13	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.522	.906	5	1.38	0.257	125.65	13.76%	2.74	RF
1937 Postseason			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
12	1937	WS g1	Oct 6	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.84	-0.086	43.70	-2.66%	-1.16	3B
13	1937	WS g2	Oct 7	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	3	.88	0.020	46.68	0.93%	0.05	3B
14	1937	WS g3	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	3	.34	-0.017	13.96	-0.42%	-0.19	3B
15	1937	WS g4	Oct 9	NYG		NYY	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	3	.35	-0.018	6.55	-0.15%	-0.87	3B
16	1937	WS g5	Oct 10	NYG		NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	3	1.25	0.176	43.30	3.97%	1.41	3B
									69	61	8	18	2	0	4	10	8	2	9	0	0			1	0	1	.295	.377	.525	.901

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