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Mel Ott

Full name Melvin Thomas Ott
Born March 2, 1909, Gretna, Louisiana
Died November 21, 1958, New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana (Mausoleum- Section 146- Avenue Q)
First Game: April 27, 1926; Final Game: July 11, 1947
Managed First Game: April 14, 1942; Managed Final Game: July 15, 1948
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 170
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1951
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1934 to 1936 and 1938)
Ejections as player: 1933 (1), 1936 (1), 1938 (1), 1939 (2), 1942 (1). Total: 6
Ejections as manager: 1942 (1), 1943 (3), 1944 (1), 1946 (3), 1947 (1). Total: 9
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1926 NY  N    Daily Splits   35    60    7   23   2   0   0    4    1   0    9   0   0   0   1   0    1   0  .383  .393  .417   0.3 1926 NY  N
1927 NY  N    Daily Splits   82   163   23   46   7   3   1   19   13   0    9   0   4   0  10   1    2   5  .282  .335  .380  -0.8 1927 NY  N
1928 NY  N    Daily Splits  124   435   69  140  26   4  18   77   52   0   36   2  10   0  10   7    3   6  .322  .397  .524   1.6 1928 NY  N
1929 NY  N    Daily Splits  150   545  138  179  37   2  42  151  113   3   38   6  10   0  10   5    6  13  .328  .449  .635   4.9 1929 NY  N
1930 NY  N    Daily Splits  148   521  122  182  34   5  25  119  103   1   35   2  20   0  17   7    9   7  .349  .458  .578   3.7 1930 NY  N
1931 NY  N    Daily Splits  138   497  104  145  23   8  29  115   80   2   44   2   1   0   8   9   10   6  .292  .392  .545   3.6 1931 NY  N
1932 NY  N    Daily Splits  154   566  119  180  30   8  38  123  100   4   39   4   3   0  11   4    6   5  .318  .424  .601   5.3 1932 NY  N
1933 NY  N    Daily Splits  152   580   98  164  36   1  23  103   75   4   48   2   4   0  14  10    1   5  .283  .367  .467   1.2 1933 NY  N
1934 NY  N    Daily Splits  153   582  119  190  29  10  35  135   85  13   43   3   1   0   8  10    0   3  .326  .415  .591   3.6 1934 NY  N
1935 NY  N    Daily Splits  152   593  113  191  33   6  31  114   82  12   58   3   5   0  24   4    7   5  .322  .407  .555   4.3 1935 NY  N
1936 NY  N    Daily Splits  150   534  120  175  28   6  33  135  111  16   41   5  10   0  10   8    6   4  .328  .448  .588   4.8 1936 NY  N
1937 NY  N    Daily Splits  151   545   99  160  28   2  31   95  102   9   69   3   4   0   4   4    7   7  .294  .408  .523   3.5 1937 NY  N
1938 NY  N    Daily Splits  150   527  116  164  23   6  36  116  118  13   47   5   2   0   2   8    2   4  .311  .442  .583   6.5 1938 NY  N
1939 NY  N    Daily Splits  125   396   85  122  23   2  27   80  100   5   50   1  11   0   7   5    2   3  .308  .449  .581   3.6 1939 NY  N
1940 NY  N    Daily Splits  151   536   89  155  27   3  19   79  100   7   50   6   5   0  13   9    6   6  .289  .407  .457   2.8 1940 NY  N
1941 NY  N    Daily Splits  148   525   89  150  29   0  27   90  100   4   68   3   6   0  12   2    5   7  .286  .403  .495   3.2 1941 NY  N
1942 NY  N    Daily Splits  152   549  118  162  21   0  30   93  109   2   61   3   3   0  10   8    6   3  .295  .415  .497   3.9 1942 NY  N
1943 NY  N    Daily Splits  125   380   65   89  12   2  18   47   95   9   48   3   4   0  10   4    7   3  .234  .391  .418   1.3 1943 NY  N
1944 NY  N    Daily Splits  120   399   91  115  16   4  26   82   90  14   47   3   2   0   6   3    2   1  .288  .423  .544   3.2 1944 NY  N
1945 NY  N    Daily Splits  135   451   73  139  23   0  21   79   71  10   41   8   2   0   7   6    1   2  .308  .411  .499   2.1 1945 NY  N
1946 NY  N    Daily Splits   31    68    2    5   1   0   1    4    8   0   15   0   2   0   0   1    0   0  .074  .171  .132  -1.2 1946 NY  N
1947 NY  N    Daily Splits    4     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1947 NY  N
Total    (22 Years) Splits 2730  9456 1859 2876 488  72 511 1860 1708 128  896  64 109   0 194 115   89  95  .304  .414  .533  61.3 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1933 NY  N    Daily Splits    5    18    3    7   0   0   2    4    4   1    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   1  .389  .500  .722 1933 NY  N
1936 NY  N    Daily Splits    6    23    4    7   2   0   1    3    3   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .304  .385  .522 1936 NY  N
1937 NY  N    Daily Splits    5    20    1    4   0   0   1    3    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .238  .350 1937 NY  N
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   16    61    8   18   2   0   4   10    8   1    9   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   1  .295  .377  .525 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1934 NL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .000  .000 1934 NL   
1935 NL       Daily Splits    1     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1935 NL   
1936 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1936 NL   
1937 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1937 NL   
1938 NL       Daily Splits    1     4    1    1   0   1   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .750 1938 NL   
1939 NL       Daily Splits    1     4    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1939 NL   
1940 NL       Daily Splits    1     0    1    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 1940 NL   
1941 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1941 NL   
1942 NL       Daily Splits    1     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1942 NL   
1943 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1943 NL   
1944 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1944 NL   
Total    (11 Years) Splits   11    23    2    5   1   1   0    0    1   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .250  .348 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1926 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   10    9    7    67      18    3    2    0   0  .913    10    0    0 
1926 NY  N               LF   10    9    7    67      18    3    2    0   0  .913
1927 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   32   27   16   245.1    52    2    1    1   0  .982    13   21    0 
1927 NY  N               CF   21   16    9   140.2    33    2    1    1   0  .972
1927 NY  N               LF   13   11    7   104.2    19    0    0    0   0 1.000
1928 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  115  102   91   921     214   14    7    4   0  .970     5    1  109 
1928 NY  N               RF  109   97   86   874.1   199   14    7    3   0  .968
1928 NY  N               LF    5    5    5    44.2    15    0    0    0   0 1.000
1928 NY  N               2B    5    5    5    43      14   13    1    4   0  .964
1928 NY  N               3B    1    0    0     4       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1928 NY  N               CF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1929 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  149  148  146  1337.1   335   26   10   12   0  .973     0    1  148 
1929 NY  N               RF  148  147  145  1328.1   337   25   10   11   0  .973
1929 NY  N               2B    1    1    1     9       4    1    1    0   0  .833
1929 NY  N               CF    1    1    1     9       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1930 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  146  146  140  1276     320   23   11    6   0  .969     0    0  146 
1930 NY  N               RF  146  146  140  1276     320   23   11    6   0  .969
1931 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  137  137  134  1205.2   332   20    7    4   0  .981     0   71   67 
1931 NY  N               CF   71   71   70   627.1   173    9    6    1   0  .968
1931 NY  N               RF   67   66   64   578.1   159   11    1    3   0  .994
1932 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  154  154  153  1374.1   347   11    6    5   0  .984     0    0  154 
1932 NY  N               RF  154  154  153  1374.1   347   11    6    5   0  .984
1933 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  152  152  135  1360     283   12    5    3   0  .983     0   29  136 
1933 NY  N               RF  136  124  120  1133.2   228   10    4    3   0  .983
1933 NY  N               CF   29   28   15   226.1    55    2    1    0   0  .983
1934 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  153  153  152  1369     286   12    8    1   0  .974     0   17  137 
1934 NY  N               RF  137  137  136  1226.2   246   11    8    2   0  .970
1934 NY  N               CF   17   16   16   142.1    40    1    0    0   0 1.000
1935 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  137  137  136  1235.2   285   17    3    7   0  .990     0    0  137 
1935 NY  N               RF  137  137  136  1235.2   285   17    3    7   0  .990
1935 NY  N               3B   15   15   15   132      19   25    3    3   0  .936
1936 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  148  147  145  1311.2   250   20    4    3   0  .985     0    0  148 
1936 NY  N               RF  148  147  145  1311.2   250   20    4    3   0  .985
1937 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   91   91   89   808     156   13    0    1   1 1.000     0    0   91 
1937 NY  N               RF   91   91   89   808     156   13    0    2   1 1.000
1937 NY  N               3B   60   58   57   522      42  113   10    5   0  .939
1938 NY  N Daily Splits  3B  113  113  109   992.1    98  238   15   14   0  .957
1938 NY  N               RF   37   36   36   320      65    3    0    0   0 1.000
1938 NY  N               OF   37   36   36   320      65    3    0    0   0 1.000     0    0   37 
1939 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   96   96   91   832.2   175    6    5    2   0  .973     0    0   96 
1939 NY  N               RF   96   96   91   832.2   175    6    5    2   0  .973
1939 NY  N               3B   20   19   19   171.2    15   39    6    4   0  .900
1940 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  111  111  109   990     210    9    4    2   0  .982     0    0  111 
1940 NY  N               RF  111  111  109   990     210    9    4    2   0  .982
1940 NY  N               3B   42   39   38   349.2    30   83    8    8   0  .934
1941 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  145  145  142  1276.2   256   19    9    3   0  .968     2    0  143 
1941 NY  N               RF  143  143  141  1263.2   253   19    9    3   0  .968
1941 NY  N               LF    2    2    1    13       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1942 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  152  150  148  1331.2   269   15    3    3   0  .990     0    0  152 
1942 NY  N               RF  152  150  148  1331.2   269   15    3    3   0  .990
1943 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  111  111  109   970     219   12    6    1   0  .975     0    0  111 
1943 NY  N               RF  111  111  109   970     215   12    6    1   0  .974
1943 NY  N               3B    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
1944 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  103  101   98   891.2   199    6    3    0   0  .986     0    0  103 
1944 NY  N               RF  103  101   98   891.2   199    6    3    1   0  .986
1944 NY  N               3B    4    4    2    33       1   13    4    0   0  .778
1945 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  119  116  111  1027.1   217   11    4    1   0  .983     0    0  119 
1945 NY  N               RF  119  116  111  1027.1   217   11    4    1   0  .983
1946 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   16   15   12   128.1    23    2    0    1   0 1.000     0    0   16 
1946 NY  N               RF   16   15   12   128.1    23    2    0    1   0 1.000
Total (21 Years) Splits  OF 2314 2284 2200 20279.1  4511  256   98   60   1  .980    30  140 2161 
Total (19 Years)         RF 2161 2125 2069 18902.1  4153  238   88   59   1  .980
Total ( 8 Years)         3B  256  248  240  2205     205  513   46   34   0  .940
Total ( 6 Years)         CF  140  132  111  1147.2   301   15    8    2   0  .975
Total ( 4 Years)         LF   30   27   20   229.1    55    3    2    0   0  .967
Total ( 2 Years)         2B    6    6    6    52      18   14    2    4   0  .941
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1933 NY  N Daily Splits  OF    5    5    5    47      10    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    5 
1933 NY  N               RF    5    5    5    47      10    0    0    0   0 1.000
1936 NY  N Daily Splits  OF    6    6    6    53      12    0    1    0   0  .923     0    0    6 
1936 NY  N               RF    6    6    6    53      12    0    1    0   0  .923
1937 NY  N Daily Splits  3B    5    5    5    43       5    9    1    1   0  .933
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  OF   11   11   11   100      22    0    1    0   0  .957     0    0   11 
Total ( 2 Years)         RF   11   11   11   100      22    0    1    0   0  .957
Total ( 1 Year )         3B    5    5    5    43       5    9    1    1   0  .933
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1934 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    0    0     4       0    1    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1934 NL                  RF    1    0    0     4       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1935 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1935 NL                  RF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1936 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1936 NL                  RF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1938 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     9       3    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    1    0 
1938 NL                  CF    1    1    1     9       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1939 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    0     8       4    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    1    1 
1939 NL                  RF    1    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1939 NL                  CF    1    1    0     4       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1940 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1940 NL                  RF    1    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1942 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1942 NL                  RF    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 7 Years) Splits  OF    7    4    3    43       9    1    0    0   0 1.000     0    2    6 
Total ( 6 Years)         RF    6    2    2    30       2    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years)         CF    2    2    1    13       7    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1942 NY  N        154   85   67  .559   675   600                  3
1943 NY  N        156   55   98  .359   558   713                  8
1944 NY  N        155   67   87  .435   682   773                  5
1945 NY  N        154   78   74  .513   668   701                  5
1946 NY  N        154   61   93  .396   612   685                  8
1947 NY  N        155   81   73  .526   830   761                  4
1948 NY  N         76   37   38  .493   410   357          7-15    5  5
Total ( 7 Years) 1004  464  530  .467  4435  4590
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-27-1933(2)  BOX  NY  N  Ted McGrew          Call at 1B
 5-30-1936(2)  BOX  NY  N  Lee Ballanfant      Call at 2B
 8-13-1938(2)  BOX  NY  N  George Magerkurth   Call at 3B
 4-21-1939     BOX  NY  N  Bill Stewart        Called third strike
 8-20-1939(2)  BOX  NY  N  Bick Campbell       Call at 2B
 7-26-1942(1)  BOX  NY  N  Jocko Conlan        Called third strike

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 4-17-1942     BOX  NY  N  Ziggy Sears         Call at 1B
 5- 8-1943     BOX  NY  N  Bill Stewart        Call at 3B
 6-15-1943     BOX  NY  N  Larry Goetz         Called third strike
 9- 4-1943     BOX  NY  N  Bill Stewart        Check swing
 8-11-1944     BOX  NY  N  Lee Ballanfant      HBP non-call
 6- 9-1946(1)  BOX  NY  N  Tom Dunn            Call at 2B (Appeal)
 6- 9-1946(2)  BOX  NY  N  George Magerkurth   Catcher's interference call
 8-14-1946(1)  BOX  NY  N  Butch Henline       Arguing about count
 9-26-1947     BOX  NY  N  Bill Stewart        Call at 1B

Transaction Information

Signed as a free agent by New York Giants (January, 1926).

Released by New York Giants (September 15, 1947).
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