Bob Melvin

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: October 28, 1961 in Palo Alto, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Menlo-Atherton HS (Atherton, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Cañada College (Redwood City, CA).

High School: Menlo-Atherton HS (Atherton, CA)

Schools: Cañada College (Redwood City, CA), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: May 25, 1985 (Age 23-209d, 15,025th in major league history)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1994 (Age 32-282d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Robert Paul Melvin

Nicknames: BoMel

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3x Mgr of the year

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

1955

456

.233

174

RBI

212

OBP

.268

SLG

.337

OPS

.604

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-26 / in Starts: 12-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 87 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	43 (21-18-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 87 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (26-17-9)

Most Driven In
L Herndon	2
J Grubb	1
C Lemon	1
A SÃ¡nchez	0
T Brookens	0
A Trammell	0

Most Driven In By
K Gibson	3
T Brookens	2
C Lemon	1
D Flynn	1
B Garbey	1
L Whitaker	1
A Trammell	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	1	39 (38)	May 25	DET	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	8	.97	-0.009	1.64	-0.01%	-0.33	C
2	2	41 (1)	May 27	DET	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.714	1.143	8	.97	0.000	1.81	0.00%	0.68	C
3	3	43 (1)	May 30	DET		OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.727	1.182	8	.81	0.034	1.34	0.03%	0.16	C
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
4	4	46 (2)	Jun 2	DET		CAL	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.462	.692	1.154	8	1.10	-0.001	1.42	0.00%	0.50	C
5	5	49 (2)	Jun 5	DET		SEA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.353	.353	.529	.882	8	.53	-0.054	.61	-0.04%	-1.35	C
6	6	51 (1)	Jun 7	DET	@	TOR	L,2-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	4	.08	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.24	C
7	7	52	Jun 8	DET	@	TOR	W,10-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.474	.789	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
8	8	58 (5)	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.409	.682	8	1.67	-0.131	3.41	-0.16%	-0.92	C
9	9	62 (3)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,10-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	8	1.25	-0.058	2.85	-0.08%	-0.64	C
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
10	10	75 (12)	Jul 4	DET	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.370	.630	8	.52	0.003	1.20	0.00%	-0.09	C
11	11	79 (3)	Jul 8	DET		CHW	L,4-9	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.345	.586	4	.77	-0.043	1.77	-0.06%	-0.69	C
12	12	82 (2)	Jul 11	DET		MIN	L,1-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.241	.345	.586	9						C
13	13	83	Jul 12	DET		MIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.344	.594	8	1.18	-0.036	2.23	-0.04%	-0.27	C
14	14	84	Jul 13	DET		MIN	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.353	.618	9	1.15	0.000	2.04	0.00%	0.06	C
15	15	85	Jul 14	DET		MIN	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.368	.632	8	.22	-0.019	.38	-0.02%	1.19	C
16	16	86	Jul 18	DET		TEX	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.350	.600	9	.80	-0.041	1.53	-0.05%	-0.34	C
17	17	87	Jul 19	DET		TEX	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.350	.600	2						C
18	18	88	Jul 20	DET		TEX	W,6-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.333	.571	9	1.28	-0.065	2.12	-0.07%	-0.48	C
19	19	89	Jul 21	DET		TEX	L,5-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.311	.533	9	.79	-0.061	1.44	-0.07%	-0.58	C
20	20	90	Jul 22	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.304	.522	9	.00	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
21	21	91	Jul 23	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.213	.298	.511	9	.99	-0.026	1.33	-0.02%	-0.17	C
22	22	94 (2)	Jul 26	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.213	.298	.511	6						C
23	23	96 (1)	Jul 28	DET	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.280	.480	9	.87	-0.067	.72	-0.03%	-0.60	C
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
24	24	105 (8)	Aug 8 (1)	DET	@	KCR	L,3-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.275	.471	4	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.24	C
25	25	106	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	KCR	L,4-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.196	.275	.471	6						C
Sep/Oct		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
26	26	131 (24)	Sep 3	DET		CAL	W,14-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.196	.275	.471	4						C
27	27	134 (2)	Sep 7	DET		SEA	L,5-12	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	4	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
28	28	135	Sep 8	DET		SEA	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	4						C
29	29	141 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	DET		BAL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.255	.436	8	1.04	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.84	C
30	30	143 (1)	Sep 16	DET		BAL	L,7-14	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.255	.436	4						C
31	31	145 (1)	Sep 18	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.203	.271	.475	9	.76	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.94	C
32	32	146	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,10-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.270	.476	9	.34	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.02	C
33	33	147	Sep 20	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.227	.277	.504	9	.73	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
34	34	148	Sep 21	DET	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.232	.269	.501	9	.79	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.57	C
35	35	149	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.225	.261	.486	9	1.46	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.94	C
36	36	150	Sep 23	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.240	.301	.541	8	.82	0.108	.00	0.00%	0.97	C
37	37	151	Sep 24	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.240	.301	.541	4						C
38	38	152	Sep 25	DET	@	NYY	L,2-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.240	.301	.541	4						C
39	39	154 (1)	Sep 28	DET		BOS	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.234	.293	.527	8	1.14	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.46	C
40	40	159 (4)	Oct 4	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.238	.295	.532	9	.59	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
41	41	160	Oct 5	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.247	.293	.540	8	.58	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-1.38	C
							15-26		87	82	10	18	4	1	0	4	3	0	21	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.247	.293	.540		.79	-0.623	.86	-0.61%	-6.78

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