Adam Melhuse

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: March 27, 1972 in Santa Clara, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 13th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Stockton, CA)

Schools: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 16, 2000 (Age 28-081d, 17,685th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2008 (Age 36-184d)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Full Name: Adam Michael Melhuse

Pronunciation: \MEL-huse\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

735

172

.234

RBI

OBP

.290

SLG

.389

OPS

.679

OPS+

Summary of 24 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
OAK	22
TEX	1
COL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	9

Outs
2	9
0	8
1	7

17 Opps
TEX	3
TOR	3
ANA/LAA	2
BAL	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
ARI	1
TBD	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
FLA	1

24 Pitchers
Ted Lilly	1
Gustavo Chacín	1
Troy Brohawn	1
Josh Towers	1
Jeriome Robertson	1
Kip Wells	1
Keith Foulke	1
Tanyon Sturtze	1
Jeremy Bonderman	1
Juan Alvarez	1
John Wasdin	1
Rodrigo López	1
Ervin Santana	1
Jorge Sosa	1
Chan Ho Park	1
Félix Hernández	1
Aaron Fultz	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Pete Walker	1
Eddy Rodriguez	1
Esteban Loaiza	1
Jon Adkins	1
Seth Greisinger	1
Runelvys Hernández	1

13 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	8
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
9	10
89	6
7	4
8	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	7
1	5
2	4
3	3
5	3
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	7
123	2
12-	2
1-3	1

43 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	12
1 on	7
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	12

Inning
1	1
2	5
3	3
4	3
5	3
7	1
8	5
9	3

1-3	9
4-6	6
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	6
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	4
-1	3
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	12
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
2-1	5
2-2	4
1-0	2
0-1	2
2-0	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
1-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	21
DH	2
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
8th	11
7th	5
6th	4
9th	3
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-06-30	COL	@	ARI	Troy Brohawn	behind 3-4	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.484	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Norton Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2003-06-03	OAK	@	FLA	Juan Alvarez	behind 1-13	t 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
3	3	2	1	2003-08-10	OAK	@	CHW	Esteban Loaiza	behind 0-3	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	9	2	0.054	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	2003-08-23	OAK	@	TOR	Pete Walker	tied 0-0	t 2	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	8	2	0.248	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Tejada Scores; E. Durazo Scores
5	5	4	1	2003-08-28	OAK		BAL	Rodrigo López	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	6	2	0.204	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Chavez Scores; M. Tejada Scores
6	6	5	1	2003-09-24	OAK		TEX	Aaron Fultz	ahead 4-3	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) SBSBX	1	6	2	0.073	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2004-04-16	OAK	@	ANA	Bartolo Colón	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	2	0.108	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	2	1	2004-05-08	OAK		MIN	Seth Greisinger	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.128	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	3	1	2004-05-12	OAK	@	DET	Jeremy Bonderman	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.136	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
10	10	4	1	2004-06-13	OAK		PIT	Kip Wells	ahead 4-3	b 5	1	123	4,(2-1) BBFX	4	8	2	0.163	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Dye Scores; S. Hatteberg Scores; E. Durazo Scores
11	11	5	1	2004-07-10	OAK	@	CLE	Jeriome Robertson	ahead 13-7	t 9	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Hatteberg Scores; B. Crosby Scores
12	12	6	1	2004-08-03	OAK	@	NYY	Tanyon Sturtze	ahead 8-4	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.050	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Durazo Scores
13	13	7	1	2004-08-17	OAK	@	BAL	Eddy Rodriguez	ahead 9-0	t 8	2	1--	5,(2-2) CBS*BX	2	7	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. McMillon Scores
14	14	8	1	2004-08-20	OAK	@	TBD	Jorge Sosa	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFSX	1	6	2	0.100	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
15	15	9	1	2004-08-31	OAK	@	CHW	Jon Adkins	ahead 6-1	t 9	1	---	6,(2-2) CBFBFX	1	8	2	0.005	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
16	16	10	1	2004-09-14	OAK		TEX	John Wasdin	behind 3-7	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.073	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	11	1	2004-09-23	OAK	@	TEX	Chan Ho Park	behind 1-2	t 5	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	8	2	0.125	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2005-08-07	OAK	@	KCR	Runelvys Hernández	ahead 4-0	t 2	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBFBC>X	2	9	2	0.069	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); B. Kielty Scores
19	19	2	1	2005-08-10	OAK		LAA	Ervin Santana	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	9	DH	0.108	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2006-05-09	OAK	@	TOR	Josh Towers	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) C1BX	2	7	2	0.191	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Payton Scores
21	21	2	1	2006-05-10	OAK	@	TOR	Gustavo Chacín	behind 0-6	t 2	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	0.068	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Payton Scores
22	22	3	1	2006-05-16	OAK		SEA	Félix Hernández	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	123	4,(2-1) FBBX	4	7	DH	0.174	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); M. Kotsay Scores/unER; B. Crosby Scores/unER; J. Payton Scores/unER; A. Melhuse Scores/unER
23	23	4	1	2006-08-28	OAK		BOS	Keith Foulke	ahead 7-0	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) .*BX	2	4	PH/DH	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Kielty Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2007-06-21	TEX		CHC	Ted Lilly	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	4,(1-2) SCBX	1	6	2	0.073	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)