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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	39 (38)	May 25	DET	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
2	41 (1)	May 27	DET	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	43 (1)	May 30	DET		OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	46 (2)	Jun 2	DET		CAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	7	2	1	10	0	C
5	49 (2)	Jun 5	DET		SEA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
6	51 (1)	Jun 7	DET	@	TOR	L,2-9	GF	11	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	52	Jun 8	DET	@	TOR	W,10-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
8	58 (5)	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
9	62 (3)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,10-9	GS	31	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	75 (12)	Jul 4	DET	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	79 (3)	Jul 8	DET		CHW	L,4-9	GF	25	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	82 (2)	Jul 11	DET		MIN	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	83	Jul 12	DET		MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
14	84	Jul 13	DET		MIN	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	C
15	85	Jul 14	DET		MIN	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
16	86	Jul 18	DET		TEX	L,2-3	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	87	Jul 19	DET		TEX	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	88	Jul 20	DET		TEX	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
19	89	Jul 21	DET		TEX	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	90	Jul 22	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	GF	13	2.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
21	91	Jul 23	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	94 (2)	Jul 26	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
23	96 (1)	Jul 28	DET	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	105 (8)	Aug 8 (1)	DET	@	KCR	L,3-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
25	106	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	KCR	L,4-6	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	131 (24)	Sep 3	DET		CAL	W,14-8	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
27	134 (2)	Sep 7	DET		SEA	L,5-12	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	135	Sep 8	DET		SEA	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
29	141 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	DET		BAL	L,4-5	GS	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
30	143 (1)	Sep 16	DET		BAL	L,7-14	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
31	145 (1)	Sep 18	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
32	146	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	147	Sep 20	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
34	148	Sep 21	DET	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	38	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
35	149	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	150	Sep 23	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
37	151	Sep 24	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
38	152	Sep 25	DET	@	NYY	L,2-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
39	154 (1)	Sep 28	DET		BOS	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	159 (4)	Oct 4	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	160	Oct 5	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.1	9	0	0	9	0	C
							41gm		233.1	175	13	2	190	1