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.

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
7	7	Apr 20 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 21	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 22	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 24	NYG		PHI	T,7-7	CG	60	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 25	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Apr 27	NYG		BRO	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		BSN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 4	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 5	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 6	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 9	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 10	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	22	May 15	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	2	1	0	3	1
23	23	May 16	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
24	24	May 17	NYG		STL	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
25	25	May 18	NYG		STL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	26	May 19	NYG		CIN	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 20	NYG		CIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 24 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	29	May 24 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	30	May 26 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 26 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 27	NYG		BSN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
33	33	May 28	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,8-18	CG	57	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 31	NYG		PHI	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 2	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
39	39	Jun 3	NYG	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
40	40	Jun 4	NYG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
41	41	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	49	9.1	0	2	0	2	0
42	42	Jun 6	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	43	Jun 7	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	31	5.1	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 8	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 9	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
46	46	Jun 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 11	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	53	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 12	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	52	Jun 18	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	54	Jun 20 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	55	Jun 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,10-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 21	NYG		PIT	L,4-5	CG	52	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	57	Jun 22	NYG		CHC	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
59	59	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,10-14	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
60	60	Jun 25	NYG		CIN	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	61	Jun 26	NYG		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	62	Jun 27	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	63	Jun 28 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,17-5	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
64	64	Jun 28 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	65	Jun 29	NYG		STL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 30	NYG		STL	L,10-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	69 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	71 (1)	Jul 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
70	72	Jul 8	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	73	Jul 9	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	74	Jul 11 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,23-5	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
73	75	Jul 11 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	2	1	0	3	0
74	76	Jul 12 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,13-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	77	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	78	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
77	79	Jul 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
78	80	Jul 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	81	Jul 17	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
80	82	Jul 18	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	83	Jul 19 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	84	Jul 19 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
83	85	Jul 21	NYG	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	86	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	87	Jul 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	88	Jul 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	89	Jul 25 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	90	Jul 25 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	91	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
90	92	Jul 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
91	93	Jul 29	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	94	Jul 30	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-9	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	104 (9)	Aug 8	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	105	Aug 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	106	Aug 12 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	107	Aug 12 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	108	Aug 13 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
98	109	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	110	Aug 14	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	111	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		STL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	112	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	113	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		STL	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	114	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	115	Aug 19	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
105	116	Aug 20	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	117	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
107	118	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	119	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
109	120	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	121	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	122	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	123	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	124	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-7	CG	55	12.0	6	0	0	6	0
114	125	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	126	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	127	Aug 31 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
117	128	Aug 31 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	129	Sep 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	130	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	131	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
121	132	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
122	133	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	134	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	135	Sep 6	NYG		BSN	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	136	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	137	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	138	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
128	139	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	140	Sep 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	141	Sep 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	142	Sep 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	143	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
133	144	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	145	Sep 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	146	Sep 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
136	147	Sep 17	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	148	Sep 18	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							138gm			327	19	7	353	4