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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jul 12)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 25	NYG		BSN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
6	6	Apr 29	NYG		BRO	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	8	May 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	9	May 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	May 3	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	May 4	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	May 5	NYG		CIN	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	May 6	NYG		CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 7	NYG		STL	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 8	NYG		STL	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
16	16	May 9	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 10	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 11	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
19	19	May 12	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 13	NYG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 15 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 15 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 16	NYG		PHI	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	24	May 18	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 19	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 20	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	27	May 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0
28	28	May 22	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	May 26	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	33	May 27	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 29 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	35	May 29 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 30	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	37	May 31 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-10	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 31 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	40	Jun 2	NYG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	41	Jun 4 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	50	11.0	4	1	0	5	0
42	42	Jun 4 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 5	NYG		PIT	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
44	44	Jun 6	NYG		PIT	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 7	NYG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 9 (1)	NYG		STL	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 9 (2)	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 12	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 13 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 13 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 15	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	52	Jun 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
53	53	Jun 18	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 19	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
55	55	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 23	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	59	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	60	Jun 26	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	61	Jun 27	NYG	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	62	Jun 29	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	63	Jun 30	NYG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	64	Jul 1	NYG		PHI	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	65	Jul 2	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	66	Jul 3	NYG		BSN	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
67	67	Jul 4	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	68	Jul 5 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	69	Jul 5 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	70	Jul 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-15	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	71	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	72	Jul 11 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	73	Jul 11 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 12	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
75	75	Jul 13	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-10	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	76	Jul 14	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 16	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 17	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 18 (1)	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	80	Jul 18 (2)	NYG		STL	W,11-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	81	Jul 19	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	82	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 21	NYG		CIN	L,5-6	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 22	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 23	NYG		CHC	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	86	Jul 24	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 25	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	88	Jul 27	NYG	@	STL	L,8-9	CG	40	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
89	89	Jul 28	NYG	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 29	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	91	Jul 30	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	25	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	93 (1)	Aug 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	45	10.1	0	0	0	0	0
93	94	Aug 3	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	1	2	0	3	0
94	95	Aug 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
95	96	Aug 5	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	42	12.0	4	2	0	6	1
96	97	Aug 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
97	98	Aug 8 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
98	99	Aug 8 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
99	100	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
100	101	Aug 12	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
101	102	Aug 13	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
102	103	Aug 14	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
103	104	Aug 15	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
104	105	Aug 17	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
105	106	Aug 18	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
106	107	Aug 19	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	39	10.2	1	5	0	6	0
107	108	Aug 20	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	109	Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
109	110	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	1	3	1	5	0
110	111	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
111	112	Aug 27 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
112	113	Aug 27 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
113	114	Aug 28 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
114	115	Aug 28 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
115	116	Aug 29	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
116	117	Aug 30	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
117	118	Aug 31	NYG		STL	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	119	Sep 1	NYG		STL	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
119	120	Sep 2	NYG		STL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	0	5	1	6	0
120	121	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	L,7-15	CG	53	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
121	122	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
122	123	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
123	124	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	125	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
125	126	Sep 9 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
126	127	Sep 9 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	128	Sep 10	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	50	11.2	1	2	1	4	0
128	129	Sep 12 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
129	130	Sep 12 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
130	131	Sep 14 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,12-2	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
131	132	Sep 14 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
132	133	Sep 15	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
133	134	Sep 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
134	135	Sep 17	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1
135	136	Sep 18	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
136	137	Sep 19	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
137	138	Sep 20	NYG	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	139	Sep 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
139	140	Sep 22	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
140	141	Sep 23	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
141	142	Sep 25	NYG		BRO	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
142	143	Sep 26	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
143	144	Sep 27 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
144	145	Sep 27 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	146	Sep 29 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	147	Sep 29 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	37	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	148	Sep 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
148	150 (1)	Oct 1	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
149	151	Oct 2	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-2	GS	0		0	1	0	1	0
150	152	Oct 3	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
							151gm		526.0	171	125	10	306	7