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Mel
Hall		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 16, 1960 in Usa, NY, LYONS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986    1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 TAM AL     5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 2 3 3 7 7 7
1982 21 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1983 22 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1984 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 2 3 3 7 8 8
1985 24 TAM AL $ 385,714   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 3 3 7 8 8
1986 25 TAM AL $ 385,714   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1987 26 TAM AL $ 385,714   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1988 27 TAM AL $ 385,714   7 7 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 2 3 3 8 8 8
1989 28 TAM AL $ 1,300,000   7 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1990 29 WAS NL $ 1,300,000   7 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 8 3 4 3 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 2 3 3 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,300,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 3 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 20 AAA   4 16 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .313 .313 .375 .688 1.8  
    AA   133 526 62 152 32 2 24 73 4 7 47 54 .289 .347 .494 .842 85.2  
1982 21 TAM AL 73 84 10 27 5 0 5 21 1 0 6 6 .321 .367 .560 .926 15.8 3.5
1983 22 TAM AL 136 460 62 121 24 1 8 48 1 0 19 39 .263 .295 .372 .667 47.2 7.9
1984 23 TAM AL 154 527 60 135 25 3 9 59 0 2 21 68 .256 .282 .366 .648 51.0 6.9
1985 24 TAM AL 96 229 26 63 10 1 4 37 0 1 11 28 .275 .310 .380 .690 24.3 3.4
1986 25 TAM AL 30 47 8 10 2 0 2 7 0 0 3 3 .213 .260 .383 .643 4.3 0.1
    AAA   80 317 40 83 9 2 16 42 5 1 35 24 .262 .335 .454 .789 49.6  
1987 26 TAM AL 75 145 16 42 7 0 2 15 1 0 10 11 .290 .338 .379 .717 18.3 3.0
1988 27 TAM AL 79 188 22 51 12 2 4 29 0 2 7 21 .271 .296 .420 .717 21.6 2.8
1989 28 TAM AL 102 321 38 95 22 1 9 44 0 2 15 33 .296 .330 .455 .785 42.2 8.1
1990 29 WAS NL 46 132 13 29 8 2 2 16 0 0 10 11 .220 .278 .356 .634 11.8 0.6
    AAA   79 290 37 102 20 1 8 53 3 4 25 38 .352 .403 .510 .914 53.2  
9 Years Sim 791 2133 255 573 115 10 45 276 3 7 102 220 .269 .303 .395 .698 236.4 36.2
3 Years AAA 163 623 79 190 30 3 24 95 9 5 60 64 .305 .364 .478 .842 104.6  
1 Years AA 133 526 62 152 32 2 24 73 4 7 47 54 .289 .347 .494 .842 85.2  
4 Years Minors 296 1149 141 342 62 5 48 168 13 12 107 118 .298 .356 .486 .842 189.9  
162 Game Average 436 52 117 23 2 9 56 0 1 20 45 .269 .303 .395 .698 48.4  
Career Highs 154 527 62 135 25 3 9 59 1 2 21 68 .321 .367 .560 .926 51.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1756 202 466 89 8 33 219 3 6 89 171 .265 .302 .382 .684 193.0
vs LH   377 53 107 26 2 12 57 0 1 13 49 .284 .306 .459 .765 49.8
Home 386 1016 128 268 54 6 22 122 1 2 54 110 .264 .303 .394 .696 115.9
Away 405 1117 127 305 61 4 23 154 2 5 48 110 .273 .303 .397 .699 126.8
RISP   526 0 142 24 0 17 217 0 0 24 58 .270 .296 .413 .709 63.6
Pinch Hitting   176 19 54 11 0 5 35 1 0 12 16 .307 .346 .455 .800 26.7
Close/Late   348 34 106 20 2 9 51 0 0 21 27 .305 .344 .451 .795 50.8
Mar/Apr 118 330 30 84 21 2 8 50 1 0 15 31 .255 .288 .403 .691 36.9
May 120 308 40 90 20 3 4 30 0 2 16 37 .292 .328 .416 .744 38.7
June 129 341 46 83 25 1 8 43 0 2 13 36 .243 .269 .393 .662 34.1
July 117 282 29 69 9 0 3 29 0 1 16 31 .245 .290 .309 .599 24.0
August 135 359 49 97 17 1 6 42 1 1 16 39 .270 .301 .373 .674 38.6
Sep/Oct 171 513 61 150 23 3 16 82 1 1 26 46 .292 .328 .442 .770 70.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1982 21 TAM AL CF 22 2 52.3 12 1 0 1 1.000 2.24   0.4
    LF 5 1 27.7 8 1 0 0 1.000 2.93    
    RF 7 1 16.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1983 22 TAM AL CF 119 106 950.7 272 11 0 4 1.000 2.68   3.2
    RF 4 0 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90    
    LF 4 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1984 23 TAM AL LF 144 143 1259.0 258 11 5 1 .982 1.92   2.4
    CF 7 2 27.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.33    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 24 TAM AL LF 28 17 175.3 35 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   1.9
    CF 28 15 155.3 59 0 0 0 1.000 3.42    
    RF 13 8 77.0 10 2 0 0 1.000 1.40    
    3B 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1986 25 TAM AL CF 10 5 50.0 13 3 0 1 1.000 2.88   0.4
    LF 9 3 39.7 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.72    
    RF 6 1 17.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.06    
1987 26 TAM AL LF 24 18 157.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.15   0.5
    CF 21 12 117.7 31 1 0 0 1.000 2.45    
    RF 11 2 33.3 14 0 0 0 1.000 3.78    
1988 27 TAM AL LF 20 14 136.3 23 0 1 0 .958 1.52   0.7
    CF 17 14 127.7 33 1 0 0 1.000 2.40    
    RF 15 10 86.3 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1989 28 TAM AL LF 66 63 560.7 98 4 0 3 1.000 1.64   0.8
    CF 9 5 56.7 11 1 0 0 1.000 1.91    
    RF 9 5 44.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.66    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 29 WAS NL 1B 19 19 155.0 196 13 4 20 .981 12.14   0.3
    CF 8 6 60.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.4
    LF 8 6 51.3 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.40    
    RF 5 5 44.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.02    
  LF 308 265 2412.6 462 16 6 4 .988 1.78   6.3
  CF 241 167 1597.3 453 18 0 6 1.000 2.65   4.4
  RF 71 32 328.7 67 2 0 0 1.000 1.89    
  1B 19 19 155.0 196 13 4 20 .981 12.14   0.3
  3B 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   641 483 4498.6 1180 49 10 30 .992 2.46   11.1
Career Highs   152 145 1287.0 273 13 5 20 1.000 6.87    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1985 24 TAM AL 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
1986 25 TAM AL 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1987 26 TAM AL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1990 29 WAS NL 8 11 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .636 .909
Career Post-Season Batting 19 20 2 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 .350 .333 .550 .883
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1981
Had first career hit on 4/3/1982, off Jim York (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1982, off Larry Anderson (CLE)
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $385,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/30/1985 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $385,714 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $385,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $385,714 through salary arbitration
9/22/1988: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,300,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Washington on 2/2/1990 (Going to TAM: 2B Pete Stanicek. Going to WAS: P Mark Eichhorn, LF Mel Hall, P Atlee Hammaker)
Injured on 8/23/1990 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
 
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