Dave Melton Explained

Dave Melton
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:3 October 1928
Birth Place:Pampa, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Cupertino, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 17
Debutyear:1956
Debutteam:Kansas City Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 11
Finalyear:1958
Finalteam:Kansas City Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.111
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:0
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David Olin Melton (October 3, 1928 – October 23, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball during the and seasons. Melton threw and batted right-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed 180lb.

Born in Pampa, Texas, he attended high school in Coronado, California, and played college baseball at Stanford University. His minor league career (1950; 1953–1959; 1962) was spent almost entirely on the West Coast, and he was a popular member of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. He batted .299 for the 1955 Seals and reached career highs in home runs (19), runs batted in (116) and hits (184).

At the Major League level, Melton played in only 12 games, batted nine times, and made one hit, a single off Frank Lary of the Detroit Tigers in his first MLB at bat on April 17, 1956.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1956/B04170DET1956.htm Retrosheet