Mel Ott

Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: March 2, 1909 in Gretna, LA us

Died: November 21, 1958 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Gretna HS (Gretna, LA)

Debut: April 27, 1926 (Age 17-056d, 6,396th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1947 (Age 38-131d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1951. (Voted by BBWAA on 197/226 ballots)
View Mel Ott's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Melvin Thomas Ott

Nicknames: Master Melvin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

110.9

9456

2876

511

.304

1859

RBI

1860

OBP

.414

SLG

.533

OPS

.947

OPS+

155

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

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
2	2	Apr 19	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 26 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 26 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYG		BRO	L,15-19	CG	55	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 2	NYG	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
12	12	May 3	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	May 4	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
14	14	May 5	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	15	May 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
16	16	May 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,8-16	CG	47	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
17	17	May 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-10	CG	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 9	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	21	May 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,14-12	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 13	NYG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 14	NYG	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 17 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	3	1	0	4	0
25	25	May 17 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 18 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
27	27	May 18 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 20	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	29	May 21	NYG		PHI	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	30	May 22	NYG		PHI	L,8-10	CG	60	12.0	1	1	0	2	0
31	31	May 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
32	32	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	1	1	0	2	0
33	33	May 25	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-7	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	35	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	GS	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	42 (6)	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,9-1	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	43	Jun 4	NYG		CIN	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
38	44	Jun 5	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	45	Jun 6	NYG		STL	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	46	Jun 7	NYG		STL	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
41	47	Jun 8	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	48	Jun 11	NYG		PIT	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	49	Jun 12	NYG		PIT	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	50	Jun 13	NYG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
45	51	Jun 14	NYG		CHC	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	52	Jun 15	NYG		CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
47	53	Jun 16	NYG		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	54	Jun 18	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	55	Jun 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	56	Jun 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	57	Jun 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	58	Jun 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	59	Jun 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	60	Jun 25	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	61	Jun 26	NYG	@	STL	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	62	Jun 27	NYG	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	63	Jun 28	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	64	Jun 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
59	65	Jun 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	66	Jun 30	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	67	Jul 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	68	Jul 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
63	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	0	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	71	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	72	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
67	73	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	74	Jul 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	75	Jul 8	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	76	Jul 9	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
71	77	Jul 10	NYG	@	PHI	W,19-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	78	Jul 12	NYG		BRO	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	79	Jul 13	NYG		CIN	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	80	Jul 15	NYG		CIN	L,8-14	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
75	81	Jul 16	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	82	Jul 17	NYG		STL	W,12-9	CG	53	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
77	83	Jul 18	NYG		STL	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	84	Jul 19 (1)	NYG		STL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	1	5	1
79	85	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	86	Jul 20	NYG		CHC	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	87	Jul 21	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	88	Jul 22 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
83	89	Jul 22 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	90	Jul 23	NYG		CHC	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	91	Jul 24	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	23	6.1	3	1	0	4	1
86	92	Jul 25	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
87	93	Jul 26	NYG		PIT	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	94	Jul 27 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	95	Jul 27 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,4-8	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	96	Jul 28	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
91	97	Jul 29	NYG		PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	98	Jul 30	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	99	Jul 31	NYG		BSN	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	100	Aug 1	NYG		BSN	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	101	Aug 2	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	49	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	102	Aug 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
97	103	Aug 4	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	104	Aug 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	45	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
99	105	Aug 8 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	106	Aug 8 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	107	Aug 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
102	108	Aug 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	109	Aug 13	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	110	Aug 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	111	Aug 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
106	112	Aug 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	113	Aug 17 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	114	Aug 17 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-14	GS	44	6.0	1	0	1	2	0
109	115	Aug 19	NYG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
110	116	Aug 20	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	117	Aug 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	118	Aug 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-12	CG	45	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
113	119	Aug 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
114	120	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
115	121	Aug 27	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	122	Aug 28	NYG		BRO	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	123	Aug 29	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	124	Aug 30	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	125	Aug 31 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
120	126	Aug 31 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,10-14	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	127	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	128	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	129	Sep 2	NYG	@	PHI	W,18-5	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	130	Sep 3 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
125	131	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	132	Sep 4	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	133	Sep 5	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	137	Sep 9	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
132	138	Sep 10	NYG		STL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	139	Sep 11	NYG		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	140	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	141	Sep 14 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,6-8	CG	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	142	Sep 14 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-7	CG	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	143	Sep 15	NYG		PIT	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	144	Sep 16	NYG		CHC	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	145	Sep 17	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	146	Sep 18	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	147	Sep 19	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,10-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	152 (2)	Sep 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	153	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
146	154	Sep 28	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
							146gm			313	22	11	346	6