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Mel Ott
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 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
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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