Dave Melton Stats

Dave Melton was born on Wednesday, October 3, 1928, in Pampa, Texas. Melton was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Melton baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:	David Olin Melton
Nickname:	Dave
Born On:	10-03-1928 (Libra)
Born In:	Pampa, Texas
Died On:	10-23-2008 (500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Cupertino, California
Cemetery:	Cremated (Ashes Scattered in the Pacific Ocean)

High School:	Coronado High School (Coronado, CA)
College:	Stanford University
Bats:	Right	Throws:	Right
Height:	6-00	Weight:	185
First Game:	04-17-1956 (Age 27)
Last Game:	06-11-1958
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Dave Melton Dave Melton Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1956	28	Athletics	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
1958	30	Athletics	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
2 Years			12	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111

Dave Melton Dave Melton Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1956 Athletics	LF	3	0	36	3	1.0	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.25
1958 Athletics	LF	2	0	9	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	6.00
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
LF Totals		5	0	45	5	1.0	5	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.00
2 Years		5	0	45	5	1.0	5	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.00

Dave Melton Dave Melton Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1956 Athletics	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-
1958 Athletics	0	0	.000	6	3	n/a	0.0	1.2	0.0	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
2 Years	0	0	.000	6	3	n/a	0.0	1.8	0.0	-	-	-

Dave Melton Dave Melton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1956 Kansas City Athletics	31	Undetermined	-	-
1958 Kansas City Athletics	3, 35	Undetermined	-	-
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