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.

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	BOS	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	6 (2)	Apr 11	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
3	8 (1)	Apr 14	BOS		CLE	W,12-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
4	9	Apr 15	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
5	11 (1)	Apr 17	BOS		CHW	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	15 (3)	Apr 21	BOS	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
7	18 (2)	Apr 24	BOS	@	CAL	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
8	19	Apr 25	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	21 (1)	Apr 28	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
10	22	Apr 30	BOS		CAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	25 (2)	May 3	BOS		SEA	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
12	26	May 4	BOS		SEA	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	27	May 5	BOS		OAK	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
14	30 (2)	May 8	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
15	32 (1)	May 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
16	36 (3)	May 15	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	40 (3)	May 20	BOS		TOR	L,3-4	GS	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
18	42 (1)	May 22	BOS		NYY	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	44 (1)	May 24	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	46 (1)	May 26	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	49 (2)	May 30	BOS		TEX	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
22	50	May 31	BOS		KCR	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	51	Jun 1	BOS		KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	53 (1)	Jun 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,1-0	GF	11	3.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
25	54	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
26	56 (1)	Jun 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
27	59 (2)	Jun 11	BOS		BAL	L,4-16	CG	52	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	60	Jun 12	BOS		BAL	L,1-5	GF	13	2.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
29	62 (1)	Jun 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
30	63	Jun 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
31	65 (1)	Jun 17	BOS	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	68 (2)	Jun 20	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
33	70 (1)	Jun 22	BOS		MIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	72 (1)	Jun 25	BOS		DET	W,8-2	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	74 (1)	Jun 27	BOS		DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	75	Jun 28	BOS		MIL	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
37	77 (1)	Jun 30	BOS		MIL	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	80 (2)	Jul 4	BOS	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	81	Jul 5	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
40	83 (1)	Jul 7	BOS	@	CAL	L,6-7	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	86 (2)	Jul 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-0	GS	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
42	88 (1)	Jul 15	BOS		SEA	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
43	104 (15)	Jul 31	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-4	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	105	Aug 1	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	106	Aug 3	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-6	GF	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
46	107	Aug 4	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
47	109 (1)	Aug 6	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
48	111 (1)	Aug 8	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
49	114 (2)	Aug 12	BOS		NYY	L,1-4	GS	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
50	116 (1)	Aug 14	BOS		TOR	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	117	Aug 15	BOS		TOR	L,1-9	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
52	120 (2)	Aug 19	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
53	122 (1)	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	L,5-10	GF	9	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
54	123	Aug 22	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	124	Aug 24	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
56	126 (1)	Aug 26	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
57	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	KCR	W,5-0	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
58	128	Aug 28	BOS	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
59	129	Aug 29	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	16	3.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	132 (2)	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	L,7-9	GS	51	11.0	7	0	1	8	1	C
61	133	Sep 3	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	GS	28	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
62	135 (1)	Sep 5	BOS		KCR	L,2-5	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
63	136	Sep 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	137	Sep 7	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
65	138	Sep 8	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-8	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
66	139	Sep 10 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
67	140	Sep 10 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	24	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
68	142 (1)	Sep 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
69	143	Sep 13	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
70	144	Sep 14	BOS		BAL	L,3-11	GS	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
71	146 (1)	Sep 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-4	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
72	147	Sep 17	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
73	149 (1)	Sep 19	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
74	151 (1)	Sep 22	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-5	GS	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
75	155 (3)	Sep 26	BOS		MIN	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
76	157 (1)	Sep 28 (2)	BOS		DET	L,6-7	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
77	162 (4)	Oct 3	BOS		MIL	L,3-6	GF	22	5.0	5	1	0	6	1	PH 1B
							77gm		464.0	309	19	2	330	5