Mel Hoderlein

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: June 24, 1923 in Mount Carmel, OH us

Died: May 21, 2001 in Mount Carmel, OH

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

High School: Batavia HS (Batavia, IL)

Debut: August 16, 1951 (Age 28-053d, 10,832nd in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 6, 1954 (Age 30-347d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Melvin Anthony Hoderlein

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

294

.252

RBI

OBP

.327

SLG

.306

OPS

.633

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-42 / in Starts: 23-30
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	70 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 236 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	159 (92-45-22)
Avg. MLBer w/ 236 PAs	24
Avg. Runners on Base	148 (78-47-23)

Most Driven In
P Runnels	7
M Vernon	4
K Wood	4
W Masterson	1
S Shea	1
J Busby	0

Most Driven In By
C Kluttz	2
E Yost	2
S Consuegra	2
J Jensen	2
M Grasso	1
G Bradshaw	1
J Busby	1
E Rapp	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	10	15 (14)	May 4 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,15-7	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.70	-0.037	3.77	-0.05%	-0.45	PH
2	11	19 (3)	May 8	WSH		DET	T,4-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	4.44	0.110	12.15	0.18%	0.48	PH
3	12	20	May 9	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-9	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.25	-0.006	.71	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
4	13	30 (9)	May 20	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	.64	0.009	2.10	0.02%	-0.13	2B
5	14	32 (1)	May 22	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	7	1.17	-0.096	3.68	-0.18%	-1.29	2B
6	15	33	May 25 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	7	1.21	0.013	4.07	0.03%	0.15	2B
7	16	35 (1)	May 26	WSH		PHA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	7	.85	0.012	2.72	0.02%	-0.10	2B
8	17	37 (1)	May 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	2	1.16	-0.074	4.39	-0.17%	-0.68	2B
9	18	39 (1)	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-5	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9	1.12	0.055	4.13	0.12%	1.00	PH
Jun		Gtm	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
10	19	41 (1)	Jun 1 (2)	WSH		DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.360	.333	.693	2	.89	-0.018	2.88	-0.03%	0.35	2B
11	20	42	Jun 2	WSH		DET	W,5-2	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	1	.24	-0.012	.71	-0.02%	-0.19	2B
12	21	43	Jun 3	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	14-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.296	.618	9	4.29	0.047	14.53	0.10%	0.32	PH
13	22	44	Jun 6	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.296	.618	8	1.68	0.048	5.54	0.10%	0.12	PH
14	23	45	Jun 7	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	9	2.60	-0.036	8.24	-0.07%	-0.18	PH
15	24	46	Jun 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.276	.300	.276	.576	9	3.61	-0.151	9.68	-0.24%	-0.86	PH
16	25	47	Jun 10	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.323	.367	.689	8	3.33	0.389	8.29	0.58%	0.91	PH
17	26	49 (1)	Jun 12	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.355	.667	9	.67	-0.019	1.58	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
18	27	50	Jun 14	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.265	.286	.324	.609	7	.77	0.004	1.22	0.00%	-0.27	2B
19	28	51	Jun 15 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.308	.342	.650	7	.80	-0.011	1.21	-0.01%	-0.01	2B
20	29	52	Jun 15 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.302	.333	.636	7	1.17	0.088	1.41	0.06%	0.78	2B
21	30	53	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.298	.326	.624	7	.59	-0.001	1.02	0.00%	-0.07	2B
22	31	54	Jun 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.260	.275	.300	.575	7	.75	-0.127	1.57	-0.16%	-2.96	2B
23	32	55	Jun 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.309	.333	.642	7	1.05	0.091	2.28	0.12%	0.51	2B
24	33	56	Jun 20	WSH	@	SLB	T,5-5	CG(18)	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		1	2	0	0	.262	.286	.295	.581	7	2.47	-0.544	5.17	-0.68%	-2.41	2B
25	34	57	Jun 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.299	.297	.595	7	.61	0.020	1.40	0.03%	0.19	2B
26	35	59 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.310	.299	.608	7	1.02	0.010	2.35	0.01%	-0.07	2B
27	36	66 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.307	.296	.602	2	.68	-0.047	3.10	-0.13%	-0.44	2B
Jul		Gtm	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
28	37	68 (1)	Jul 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.299	.288	.586	7	1.06	-0.054	3.80	-0.12%	-0.47	2B
29	38	69	Jul 2	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.288	.276	.564	7	1.38	-0.181	5.16	-0.40%	-1.10	2B
30	39	71 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.266	.301	.291	.592	7	1.27	0.090	4.89	0.21%	0.58	2B
31	40	72	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,4-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.310	.293	.603	7	1.35	0.048	5.76	0.12%	0.48	2B
32	41	73	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.297	.279	.576	7	1.49	-0.137	5.72	-0.32%	-0.69	2B
33	42	76 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.253	.293	.276	.569	9	.58	0.024	1.86	0.05%	0.12	PH
34	43	81 (4)	Jul 13 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.290	.273	.563	9	2.44	-0.060	5.57	-0.08%	-0.21	PH
35	44	92 (10)	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	W,5-2	15-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.287	.270	.557	9	1.26	-0.032	3.46	-0.05%	-0.10	PH
36	45	93	Jul 24	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.284	.267	.551	9	1.43	-0.036	4.42	-0.07%	-0.22	PH
37	46	98 (4)	Jul 28	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.281	.264	.545	7	1.41	-0.035	3.87	-0.06%	-0.22	PH 2B
38	47	100 (1)	Jul 30	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.284	.584	7	.49	0.078	1.06	0.10%	1.15	2B
39	48	101	Jul 31	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.314	.300	.614	7	.66	0.103	1.77	0.17%	1.90	2B
Aug		Gtm	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
40	49	102	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	1	0	.282	.315	.311	.625	7	.99	0.030	2.92	0.05%	-0.60	2B
41	50	103	Aug 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.283	.315	.311	.627	7	.42	-0.002	1.41	0.00%	-0.34	2B
42	51	104	Aug 3	WSH	@	CHW	T,0-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.307	.303	.610	7	1.13	-0.089	3.65	-0.17%	-0.66	2B
43	52	106 (1)	Aug 5	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	CG(7)	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.316	.313	.629	6	1.12	0.085	3.57	0.16%	0.77	2B
44	53	107	Aug 6	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.314	.304	.618	7	.88	-0.070	2.23	-0.11%	-0.39	2B
45	54	109 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.306	.297	.603	7	.49	-0.042	1.76	-0.09%	-1.08	2B
46	55	110	Aug 10 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.275	.310	.300	.610	7	1.19	0.006	2.21	0.01%	0.20	2B
47	56	112 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,6-5	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.276	.310	.309	.619	7	1.55	0.081	2.75	0.09%	0.08	2B
48	57	113	Aug 11 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.317	.633	7	1.32	0.145	2.83	0.19%	0.09	2B
49	58	115 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG(13)	6	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.317	.321	.637	7	1.07	0.122	3.52	0.24%	2.16	2B
50	59	116	Aug 14	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.315	.313	.628	7	.24	0.011	.57	0.02%	-0.14	2B
51	60	117	Aug 15	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-11	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.319	.636	7	.64	-0.037	.72	-0.03%	-0.48	2B
52	61	118	Aug 16	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.271	.318	.326	.645	2	.50	-0.032	.46	-0.02%	-0.02	2B
53	62	119	Aug 17 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.275	.321	.329	.650	2	.50	0.094	.51	0.06%	1.28	2B
54	63	122 (2)	Aug 21 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.275	.319	.333	.652	2	1.17	-0.020	1.12	-0.01%	-0.55	2B
55	64	123	Aug 21 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.323	.338	.661	2	.47	-0.042	.59	-0.03%	0.36	2B
56	65	124	Aug 22	WSH		DET	L,0-2	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.333	.344	.677	2	1.50	0.161	1.69	0.11%	0.72	2B
57	66	125	Aug 23	WSH		DET	L,3-6	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.282	.335	.337	.673	2	1.18	0.013	1.02	0.01%	0.20	2B
58	67	128 (2)	Aug 26	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.330	.331	.661	6	.74	-0.055	.34	-0.02%	-0.40	2B
59	68	129	Aug 27	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.330	.327	.657	5	1.39	-0.071	.64	-0.02%	-0.64	2B
60	69	132 (2)	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.267	.323	.320	.642	6	.61	-0.083	.19	-0.02%	-1.22	2B
Sept		Gtm	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
61	70	133	Sep 1 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,8-9	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.314	.311	.625	7	1.56	-0.119	.10	-0.01%	-0.36	2B
62	71	138 (4)	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.313	.309	.622	7	.86	-0.047	.09	0.00%	-0.63	2B
63	72	140 (1)	Sep 6	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.310	.306	.616	6	.62	-0.030	.13	0.00%	-0.24	2B
64	73	141	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.251	.303	.299	.603	7	.84	-0.081	.03	0.00%	-1.06	2B
65	74	143 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.246	.298	.293	.591	6	1.91	-0.273	.00	0.00%	-1.94	2B
66	75	144	Sep 10	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.297	.598	7	1.56	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.60	2B
67	76	147 (2)	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.305	.316	.621	7	.45	0.027	.00	0.00%	1.53	2B
68	77	148	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.261	.310	.322	.631	7	1.66	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.12	2B
69	78	152 (3)	Sep 20	WSH		BOS	W,10-6	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.321	.323	.644	7	.46	-0.036	.00	0.00%	0.35	2B
70	79	154 (1)	Sep 23	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.329	.328	.657	7	.68	0.093	.00	0.00%	0.98	2B
71	80	156 (1)	Sep 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	3-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.333	.330	.663	7	.45	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.05	PH 2B
72	81	157	Sep 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.332	.325	.657	7	1.71	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.35	2B
							27-42		236	209	16	56	8	2	0	17	18	0	23	2	6		4	17	2	0	.268	.332	.325	.657		1.06	-0.614	2.13	-0.46%	-5.74

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