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

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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.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 23	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 25	NYG		BSN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 26	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	9	May 2	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	May 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
12	12	May 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	May 7	NYG	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
15	15	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,17-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 11	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 12	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	19	May 13	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 14	NYG		PIT	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	21	May 15	NYG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 17	NYG		CHC	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 18	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 19	NYG		STL	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	25	May 20	NYG		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 22	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	27	May 24	NYG		BSN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 26	NYG		BSN	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 27	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	30	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-0	CG	27	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,12-5	CG	55	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	32	Jun 2 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	Jun 2 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	Jun 3	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
35	35	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	37	Jun 7	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	38	Jun 8 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	39	Jun 8 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	Jun 9 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,11-9	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	41	Jun 9 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
42	42	Jun 11 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	43	Jun 11 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 14	NYG		PIT	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 15	NYG		PIT	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	46	Jun 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
47	47	Jun 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	48	Jun 17	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
49	49	Jun 18	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
50	50	Jun 20	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 21	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	52	Jun 22	NYG		CIN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
53	53	Jun 23 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 23 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 26	NYG		STL	W,10-9	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	57	Jun 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	58	Jun 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
59	59	Jun 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	60	Jul 1	NYG		BSN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	61	Jul 2	NYG		BSN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	62	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	65	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	W,15-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	66	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
67	67	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	68	Jul 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	69	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	47	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	70	Jul 13 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
71	71	Jul 13 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	0	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
72	72	Jul 14 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	58	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	73	Jul 14 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
74	74	Jul 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	75	Jul 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	76	Jul 18	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 21 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	80	Jul 21 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 23	NYG		PIT	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	82	Jul 25	NYG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	83	Jul 26	NYG		CHC	L,1-14	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 27	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 28	NYG		CHC	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	86	Jul 29	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	87	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	88	Jul 31	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	89	Aug 2 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
90	90	Aug 2 (2)	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	91	Aug 3	NYG		STL	L,3-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	92	Aug 4 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	93	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
94	94	Aug 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
95	95	Aug 7	NYG		BRO	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	96	Aug 8	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	97	Aug 10	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	98	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	99	Aug 11 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	100	Aug 13	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	101	Aug 14 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	102	Aug 14 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	103	Aug 15	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
104	104	Aug 16	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 18 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,3-6	GS	0		3	0	0	3	0
106	106	Aug 18 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
107	107	Aug 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
108	108	Aug 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.2	0	2	0	2	0
109	109	Aug 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	1	2	1	4	0
110	110	Aug 22 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	58	12.0	0	3	0	3	0
111	111	Aug 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
112	112	Aug 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,10-13	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	113	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
114	114	Aug 25 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	115	Aug 25 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	116	Aug 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
117	117	Aug 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	118	Aug 28	NYG	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
119	119	Aug 29	NYG	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	120	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	121	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	122	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
123	123	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	1	4	1	6	0
124	124	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	125	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	L,0-2	GS	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
126	126	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	127	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
128	128	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	129	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
130	130	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	3	2	0	5	1
131	131	Sep 9	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
132	132	Sep 11 (1)	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
133	133	Sep 11 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
134	134	Sep 12	NYG		CIN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
135	135	Sep 13	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	2	6	0
136	136	Sep 14	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	137	Sep 15 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-10	CG	0	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
138	138	Sep 15 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	139	Sep 16	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	140	Sep 17	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	141	Sep 18	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	142	Sep 19	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
143	143	Sep 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
144	144	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	145	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
146	146	Sep 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	147	Sep 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
148	148	Sep 26 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	0
149	149	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
150	150	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	1	5	0
151	151	Sep 28	NYG		BSN	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
							153gm		354.0	202	93	12	307	10