Mel Ott

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1926-1947 (1926-1947)
Proper Name
Melvin Thomas Ott
Nickname
Master Melvin
Positions
OF (2313) ... 3B (256) ... 2B (6)
Height / Weight
5-9 / 170
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
November 21,1958   Age:  49.264
High School
Gretna (Gretna,LA)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
ott-m101
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Subject of Chapter 69 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski   [1929] Hit for the cycle on May 16   [1933] World Series Champion with New York Giants   [1946] Was thrown out of both games of a double-header on June 9,1946   [1948] His #4 was retired by the Giants on July 17,1948   [1951] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)

Batting Statistics

CSV
Glossary
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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1926New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-17356072320041019000002561221.383.393.417.810.000.034.0001.6414.759.000.00
1927New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-1897*821632346731192013904000621801135.282.335.380.715.000.098.0007.225.000.69163.00
1928New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-191221244356914026418773052362100002284994892.322.397.524.921.000.202.00010.427.210.6924.17
1929New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-201361505451381793724215160113386100003466748198.328.449.6351.084.000.307.00016.775.640.3412.98
1930New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-2113014852112218234525119901033522000030164664118.349.458.5781.036.000.229.00015.945.420.3420.84
1931New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-22126138497104145238291151008044210002715806085.292.392.545.937.000.253.00013.797.590.5517.14
1932New York GiantsNLMLBNY15231351545661191803083812360100394300034067376104.318.424.6011.025.000.283.00014.865.790.3914.89
1933New York GiantsNLMLBNY1424117152580981643612310310754824001027166160104.283.367.467.834.000.184.00011.357.260.6425.22
1934New York GiantsNLMLBNY142513215358211919029103513500854331001034467174116.326.415.5911.006.000.265.00012.676.410.5116.63
1935New York GiantsNLMLBNY1426128152593113191336311147082583500432968370121.322.407.555.962.000.233.00012.018.490.7119.13
1936New York GiantsNLMLBNY142713415053412017528633135601114151000831466067108.328.448.5881.036.000.260.00016.826.210.3716.18
1937New York GiantsNLMLBNY14281241515459916028231957010269340042856546199.294.408.523.931.000.229.00015.6010.550.6817.58
1938New York GiantsNLMLBNY1429134150527116164236361162011847520083076526599.311.442.5831.025.000.272.00018.107.210.4014.64
1939New York GiantsNLMLBNY143013512539685122232278020100501110052305085270.308.449.5811.030.000.273.00019.699.840.5014.67
1940New York GiantsNLMLBNY143111915153689155273197960100506500924564749106.289.407.457.864.000.168.00015.467.730.5028.21
1941New York GiantsNLMLBNY14321251485258915029027905010068360022606345694.286.403.495.898.000.209.00015.7710.730.6819.44
1942New York GiantsNLMLBNY1433133152549118162210309360109613300827366451111.295.415.497.912.000.202.00016.429.190.5618.30
1943New York GiantsNLMLBNY143412212538065891221847709548340041594823257.234.391.418.809.000.184.00019.719.960.5121.11
1944New York GiantsNLMLBNY1435137120399911151642682209047320032174944669.288.423.544.967.000.256.00018.229.510.5215.35
1945New York GiantsNLMLBNY1436130135451731392302179107141820062255324495.308.411.499.910.000.191.00013.357.710.5821.48
1946New York GiantsNLMLBNY14373168251014008150200197823.074.171.132.303.000.058.00010.2619.231.8868.00
1947New York GiantsNLMLBNY1438440000000000000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
Tot:MLB (22 yrs) MLB      2730945618592876488725111860890170889664109008250411133710711805.304.414.533.947.419.229.29415.077.900.5218.50
Tot:NL (22 yrs) NL      2730945618592876488725111860890170889664109008250411133710711805.304.414.533.947.419.229.29415.077.900.5218.50
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1933New York GiantsWorld SeriesPlayoffs24518370024004400000132225.389.500.7221.222.556.333.41718.1818.181.009.09
1934National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar25120000001000000000200.000.000.000.000.500.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1935National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar26140000000001000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0025.000.000.00
1936National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar271101000000000000011011.0001.0001.0002.000.000.0001.0000.000.000.000.00
1936New York GiantsWorld SeriesPlayoffs27623472013003100000122634.304.385.522.907.348.218.28611.543.850.333.85
1937National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar281101100000000000021101.0001.0002.0003.0001.0001.0001.0000.000.000.000.00
1937New York GiantsWorld SeriesPlayoffs2852014001300140000072113.200.238.350.588.200.150.2004.7619.054.004.76
1938National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29141101000001000003410.250.250.7501.000.500.500.3330.0025.000.000.00
1939National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30140200000000000002402.500.500.5001.000.000.000.5000.000.000.000.00
1940National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31101000000010000000100.0001.000.0001.000.000.000.000100.000.000.000.00
1941National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32110000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1942National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33140000000002000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1943National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar34110000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1944National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar35110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (11 Yrs) AllStar 112325110010160000082423.217.250.348.598.217.130.2944.1725.006.00
Tot:Playoffs (3 Yrs) Playoffs 1661818204100089000003269612.295.377.525.901.361.230.29211.5913.041.1315.25

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