Player Report for #31 Ron Melton

04/26/1981

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P Ron Melton #31

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	10	11	10	11
Movement	9	9	9	9
Control	8	8	8	9

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	11
Curveball	11	11
Changeup	12	13

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	92-94 Mph
Stamina	13
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	51 %
Hold Runners	12
Defense	13

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	7
Stealing Ability:	8
Baserunning Inst.:	8
Sacrifice Bunt:	17
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Low

Ron Melton
Birthday:	08/23/1934
Born in:	Seattle (Washington)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 6"
Weight:	250 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, 36 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	None, 163 Days
Pro Service:	16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1953, 14th Pick in Round 9

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1959 San Francisco - ABA	24	4	0	0	0	2	6.00	9.0	7	8	6	3	5	12	0	0	1.33	.222	-0.8	63
Total ABA		4	0	0	0	2	6.00	9.0	7	8	6	3	5	12	0	0	1.33	.222	-0.8	63

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1953 Total - HS	18	12	12	5	3	0	2.96	82.0	77	30	27	3	28	71	0	0	1.28	.287	0.0	100
1954 Santa Ana - A	19	12	5	0	4	0	5.49	39.1	56	35	24	8	21	13	1	0	1.96	.327	-2.8	75
1955 Santa Ana - A	20	22	19	9	5	2	4.01	139.0	141	73	62	16	56	55	6	0	1.42	.265	11.4	100
1956 Santa Monica - A	21	6	4	2	2	1	5.46	29.2	26	20	18	7	12	16	0	0	1.28	.224	0.7	81
1956 Santa Ana - A	21	10	10	6	4	0	4.95	76.1	92	42	42	15	27	42	2	0	1.56	.306	0.4	81
1956 Total - A	21	16	14	8	6	1	5.09	106.0	118	62	60	22	39	58	2	0	1.48	.285	1.1	0
1957 Santa Monica - A	22	6	0	0	1	1	3.38	8.0	6	3	3	1	1	4	0	0	0.88	.217	1.5	121
1958 Costa Mesa - A	23	9	9	3	5	0	2.81	73.2	76	30	23	9	23	43	4	0	1.34	.288	16.0	132
1958 Calabasas - A	23	20	20	9	11	0	4.76	147.1	148	86	78	25	35	97	6	1	1.24	.273	-3.0	80
1958 Total - A	23	29	29	12	16	0	4.11	221.0	224	116	101	34	58	140	10	1	1.28	.278	13.0	0
1959 McAllen - AA	24	2	2	1	0	0	1.29	14.0	15	3	2	0	6	8	0	0	1.50	.341	5.8	304
1959 Austin - AA	24	6	6	1	3	0	4.91	44.0	44	30	24	5	23	32	0	0	1.52	.293	-0.5	85
1959 Total - AA	24	8	8	2	3	0	4.03	58.0	59	33	26	5	29	40	0	0	1.52	.305	5.3	0
1959 Ajax - AAA	24	11	11	4	6	0	6.29	78.2	107	61	55	12	25	44	4	0	1.68	.352	-11.3	63
1959 St. Catherines - AAA	24	10	10	4	5	0	3.72	77.1	59	38	32	8	33	46	4	1	1.19	.224	12.6	109
1959 Total - AAA	24	21	21	8	11	0	5.02	156.0	166	99	87	20	58	90	8	1	1.44	.293	1.3	0
1960 Oxnard - A	25	6	0	0	0	0	7.20	5.0	5	4	4	3	1	6	0	0	1.20	.182	-1.0	61
1960 McAllen - AA	25	20	20	11	6	0	3.55	139.1	140	61	55	18	57	84	3	0	1.41	.282	22.3	107
1960 Ajax - AAA	25	7	7	0	3	0	4.89	42.1	50	31	23	6	19	29	0	0	1.63	.314	-0.5	78
1961 Oxnard - A	26	7	7	3	2	0	4.40	45.0	51	24	22	6	14	40	0	0	1.44	.338	2.5	96
1961 McAllen - AA	26	20	20	5	10	0	4.19	131.0	132	68	61	17	55	82	3	0	1.43	.279	8.1	88
1962 Oxnard - A	27	14	0	2	1	1	1.40	19.1	17	3	3	2	9	10	0	0	1.34	.268	6.9	259
1962 McAllen - AA	27	8	8	3	4	0	5.06	53.1	60	31	30	4	24	33	1	0	1.58	.327	-1.7	75
1962 Ajax - AAA	27	8	8	3	4	0	6.75	42.2	58	32	32	9	18	21	0	0	1.78	.348	-8.1	58
1963 Oxnard - A	28	13	5	1	2	0	4.98	47.0	53	30	26	7	15	37	1	0	1.45	.322	-2.2	73
1963 McAllen - AA	28	15	15	4	10	0	4.07	97.1	95	59	44	11	53	80	2	0	1.52	.294	5.3	87
1964 Oxnard - A	29	8	8	5	2	0	1.79	65.1	53	18	13	4	9	47	3	1	0.95	.268	19.9	190
1964 McAllen - AA	29	5	5	1	4	0	6.99	28.1	31	25	22	3	10	19	0	0	1.45	.311	-8.7	47
1964 Ajax - AAA	29	19	19	7	7	0	3.72	135.2	139	67	56	15	42	109	2	0	1.33	.307	7.7	86
1965 McAllen - AA	30	27	27	8	15	0	4.41	179.2	183	97	88	18	66	132	4	0	1.39	.303	1.0	81
1965 Ajax - AAA	30	3	3	0	1	0	7.27	17.1	23	15	14	4	9	10	0	0	1.85	.322	-5.6	47
1966 Oxnard - A	31	8	3	3	2	0	3.60	30.0	29	20	12	7	12	26	1	0	1.37	.268	2.2	90
1966 McAllen - AA	31	21	21	7	10	0	3.54	160.1	154	72	63	17	45	104	7	0	1.24	.284	11.8	91
1967 Oxnard - A	32	10	10	3	3	0	2.62	75.2	64	24	22	5	19	70	3	1	1.10	.294	13.6	115
1967 McAllen - AA	32	16	16	5	5	0	3.44	115.0	107	51	44	14	39	101	3	0	1.27	.287	9.6	93
1968 Oxnard - A	33	5	5	2	1	0	1.50	42.0	38	12	7	1	9	31	3	0	1.12	.303	11.5	193
1968 McAllen - AA	33	22	22	9	11	0	4.27	156.0	152	83	74	17	44	96	3	0	1.26	.285	-4.6	68
1968 Ajax - AAA	33	2	2	0	2	0	8.25	12.0	19	12	11	2	3	8	0	0	1.83	.405	-5.9	35
1969 Oxnard - A	34	15	4	3	3	7	3.32	43.1	40	17	16	6	13	35	2	0	1.22	.272	5.2	109
1969 McAllen - AA	34	17	17	8	4	0	4.28	117.2	129	60	56	9	42	86	4	1	1.45	.326	3.1	86
Total GHL		60	60	18	28	0	4.94	406.0	455	256	223	56	149	267	10	1	1.49	.311	-11.2	78.7
Total STL		179	179	63	82	0	4.10	1236.0	1242	640	563	133	464	857	30	1	1.38	.295	51.5	88.2
Total SCL		171	109	51	48	12	3.81	886.0	895	441	375	122	276	572	32	3	1.32	.285	82.9	110.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League

POS

PCT

INN

RNG

EFF

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

1959 San Francisco - ML

1.000

9.0

1.00

0.0

.000

Player History
06/15/1953	Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 14, 142nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Keystones, out of high school (Cleveland; Seattle, WA).
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (9).
07/30/1954	Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (13).
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (12); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 8 (13).
07/24/1956	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Keystones to the Baltimore Barons in exchange for MR Ralph Johnston.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 9 (13).
10/28/1957	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Los Angeles Moguls, along with SP Jesús Castillo, in exchange for MR José Ortíz.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 11 (14).
06/18/1958	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pasadena Titans with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/14/1958	Was traded by the Los Angeles Moguls to the Atlanta Rebels, along with 3B Terry Shaffer, in exchange for SS David Shepard, 1B Román Valenzuela.
11/14/1958	Was traded by the Atlanta Rebels to the Pittsburgh Keystones, along with RF Cole Lee, in exchange for MR Kyle Fawkes.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 11 (13).
04/28/1959	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Brampton Roses with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/29/1959	Got claimed off waivers by San Francisco while with Pittsburgh.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (9).
06/17/1961	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 5 days.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
04/16/1967	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Woodsboro Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
07/14/1968	Injured (back soreness), out for 4 days.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (9).
07/23/1969	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brownsville Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/02/1969	Retired from professional baseball.