2B Melvin Potts #71
Age: 95 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
   
09/19/1991
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10 11 10 5
Gap 9 10 9 5
Power 4 4 4 2
Eye 12 14 11 6
Avoid K's 13 14 13 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 2
Errors: - 15 12
Arm: 1 10 2
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 11 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 17
Baserunning Inst.: 14
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:
Loyalty:
Desire f. Win:
Greed:
Intelligence:
Work Ethic:
Birthday:02/24/1896
Born in:Jacksonville, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1914, 3rd Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1912 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS 16 28 74 22 7 1 0 7 16 9 0 1 13 2 0 .297 .369 .419 .788 117 114 0.5
1913 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS 17 37 156 46 11 0 1 22 29 10 1 0 17 2 4 .295 .341 .385 .726 103 109 0.3
1914 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS 18 37 157 43 5 2 2 21 31 27 0 0 15 5 2 .274 .380 .369 .750 115 118 1.2
1915 Saratoga Springs - S A 19 56 193 43 6 0 10 20 31 22 2 0 91 5 3 .223 .309 .409 .718 87 89 0.3
1916 Portsmouth - A 20 30 29 10 1 0 4 11 8 8 0 0 10 1 0 .345 .486 .793 1.280 226 226 0.7
1916 Lancaster - AA 20 24 92 28 4 2 7 19 16 9 0 0 37 4 2 .304 .366 .620 .986 134 135 0.6
1917 Saratoga Springs - S A 21 33 132 30 6 0 6 37 18 17 1 0 63 1 1 .227 .320 .409 .729 95 97 0.6
1917 Portsmouth - A 21 37 143 39 4 1 14 28 34 19 1 0 57 8 2 .273 .362 .608 .970 139 138 1.6
1918 Portsmouth - A 22 105 365 91 10 3 7 38 54 67 1 3 76 27 19 .249 .365 .351 .715 113 120 3.0
1919 Portsmouth - A 23 8 29 10 3 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 8 3 1 .345 .441 .552 .993 181 183 0.4
1919 Lancaster - AA 23 109 365 92 14 7 6 40 38 48 4 3 88 10 5 .252 .343 .378 .721 108 111 0.8
1920 Harrisonburg - AAA 24 135 551 125 16 10 3 46 63 47 3 2 153 10 18 .227 .290 .309 .599 72 71 0.2
1921 Lancaster - AA 25 136 546 176 22 9 17 60 107 92 2 2 95 11 14 .322 .421 .489 .910 131 132 4.2
1922 Virginia Beach - AAA 26 23 36 12 3 1 1 6 8 4 0 0 8 0 1 .333 .400 .556 .956 156 165 0.3
1923 Virginia Beach - AAA 27 57 200 55 9 1 4 25 30 25 0 2 39 6 1 .275 .352 .390 .742 103 105 1.0
1924 Virginia Beach - AAA 28 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 0.0
1925 Virginia Beach - AAA 29 6 12 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558 49 55 -0.0
1926 Reading - AA 30 2 7 3 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214 245 205 0.0
1926 Virginia Beach - AAA 30 65 157 40 10 1 2 24 26 42 0 1 34 2 1 .255 .410 .369 .779 123 138 1.4
1927 Virginia Beach - AAA 31 12 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 40 39 0.0
1928 Virginia Beach - AAA 32 26 29 7 0 1 1 2 4 5 0 0 10 0 1 .241 .353 .414 .767 108 116 -0.0
1929 Reading - AA 33 22 42 10 3 0 1 8 11 15 0 1 12 2 1 .238 .431 .381 .812 124 122 0.3
1929 Virginia Beach - AAA 33 12 39 7 3 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 14 0 0 .179 .256 .333 .589 57 46 -0.2
Total VBL (AAA) 341 1031 250 41 14 12 105 135 128 3 5 262 18 22 .242 .326 .344 .671 89 92
Total PBA (AA) 293 1052 309 43 19 31 132 174 165 6 6 233 27 22 .294 .391 .459 .850 124 125
Total NEBL (A) 180 566 150 18 4 26 82 100 98 3 3 151 39 22 .265 .375 .449 .823 129 134
Total NYSB (S-A) 89 325 73 12 0 16 57 49 39 3 0 154 6 4 .225 .313 .409 .723 90 93
Total MD-DC-VA 102 387 111 23 3 3 50 76 46 1 1 45 9 6 .287 .363 .385 .748 111 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1912 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS 2B 17 13 34 43 9 78 1 .987 113.0 6.13 +0.7 1.027
1912 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS SS 4 3 4 3 2 9 2 .778 28.0 2.25 -0.6 .763
1913 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS 2B 37 37 87 87 11 184 10 .946 313.2 4.99 -2.7 .957
1913 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS SS 5 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 6.2 4.05 -0.3 .837
1914 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS 2B 37 37 100 82 15 184 2 .989 321.1 5.10 +0.8 1.013
1914 Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS - HS SS 7 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.3 1.117
1915 Saratoga Springs - S A 2B 56 56 78 74 13 158 6 .962 468.2 2.92 -1.7 .971
1915 Saratoga Springs - S A SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1916 Lancaster - AA 2B 24 24 41 41 14 84 2 .976 201.2 3.66 -0.6 .975
1916 Portsmouth - A 2B 26 6 16 11 1 29 2 .931 82.2 2.94 -0.3 .962
1916 Lancaster - AA SS 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 4.2 7.71 -0.5 .772
1916 Portsmouth - A SS 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 1.016
1917 Portsmouth - A 2B 37 37 67 80 27 148 1 .993 324.2 4.07 +2.4 1.049
1917 Saratoga Springs - S A 2B 33 33 52 56 10 108 0 1.000 279.0 3.48 +2.3 1.060
1917 Portsmouth - A SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1917 Saratoga Springs - S A SS 5 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 -0.4 .776
1918 Portsmouth - A 2B 49 45 114 168 30 284 2 .993 396.0 6.41 +8.8 1.073
1918 Portsmouth - A SS 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 .750 4.0 6.75 -1.3 .518
1919 Lancaster - AA 2B 44 41 124 131 24 256 1 .996 348.0 6.59 +0.8 1.010
1919 Portsmouth - A 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.077
1919 Lancaster - AA SS 72 67 111 237 31 377 29 .923 587.0 5.34 -19.0 .891
1920 Harrisonburg - AAA 2B 135 135 361 493 120 859 5 .994 1171.2 6.56 +2.9 1.010
1920 Harrisonburg - AAA SS 14 0 8 12 3 20 0 1.000 25.0 7.20 +0.1 1.012
1921 Lancaster - AA 2B 16 0 6 11 3 17 0 1.000 29.2 5.16 +0.8 1.137
1921 Lancaster - AA SS 136 136 223 419 98 659 17 .974 1141.1 5.06 -8.9 .963
1922 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.044
1922 Virginia Beach - AAA SS 12 4 13 16 2 29 0 1.000 49.1 5.29 -0.8 .939
1923 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.067
1923 Virginia Beach - AAA 3B 3 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 -0.5 .718
1923 Virginia Beach - AAA SS 36 33 62 105 22 169 2 .988 305.2 4.92 -0.2 .998
1924 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 4 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.63 +0.7 1.565
1925 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 6 2 7 9 0 16 0 1.000 28.2 5.02 -0.2 .960
1926 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 63 51 124 166 34 298 8 .973 435.1 6.00 -3.1 .971
1926 Virginia Beach - AAA 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1926 Reading - AA 3B 2 2 1 5 0 7 1 .857 17.2 3.06 -0.9 .802
1926 Virginia Beach - AAA SS 10 0 4 2 2 7 1 .857 14.0 3.86 -0.5 .689
1927 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 9 0 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 18.1 6.38 +0.4 1.076
1927 Virginia Beach - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1928 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 26 7 28 34 8 63 1 .984 97.2 5.71 -1.9 .917
1928 Virginia Beach - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1929 Virginia Beach - AAA 2B 12 10 17 36 2 53 0 1.000 95.1 5.00 +0.1 1.007
1929 Reading - AA 2B 19 11 29 33 8 62 0 1.000 109.1 5.10 -0.5 .980
1929 Virginia Beach - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1929 Reading - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 656 545 1296 1569 331 2906 41 .986 4855.2 5.31 +9.9 1.008
TOTAL 3B 13 3 3 7 0 11 1 .909 46.2 1.93 -2.0 .714
TOTAL SS 316 243 433 809 162 1295 53 .959 2203.1 5.07 -32.0 .940
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1911 Joined the Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Barons.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 7 (8).
04/09/1912 Goes 5-6 against the Herndon HS Hornets, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 7 (8).
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 6 (8).
06/01/1914 Released by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Barons.
06/01/1914 Drafted in the 1914 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Newark Gunners.
06/01/1914 Released by the Newark organization.
06/01/1914 Drafted in the 1914 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Newark Gunners.
09/13/1914 Won the 1914 Ohio River Baseball Round 1 with the Evansville Wildfire!
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (7).
04/08/1915 Named the #35 prospect in the ACB
09/19/1915 Won the 1915 New York State Baseball Round 1 with the Saratoga Springs Sunshine!
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 7 (7).
04/09/1916 Named the #9 prospect in the ACB
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (7).
04/09/1917 Named the #22 prospect in the ACB
08/06/1917 Wins the NEBL (A) NEBL (A) Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (8); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 8 (7).
04/09/1918 Named the #41 prospect in the ACB
04/24/1918 Injured on 04/20/1918, diagnosed with a knee sprain, will miss 4 weeks.
06/17/1918 Wins the NEBL (A) NEBL (A) Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1918 Was selected to the 1918 New England Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/17/1918 Injured (sinus infection), out for 1 day.
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (7); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 9 (7).
06/14/1919 Injured (intercostal strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
06/16/1919 Was selected to the 1919 Pennsylvania Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/04/1919 Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/21/1919 Won the 1919 Pennsylvania Baseball Association Round 2 with the Lancaster Churns!
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (7); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 10 (7).
04/09/1920 Named the #71 prospect in the ACB
04/14/1920 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
04/19/1920 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/28/1920 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Newark Gunners organization.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (7); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 10 (7).
04/18/1921 Wins the PBA (AA) PBA (AA) Player of the Week Award.
06/13/1921 Wins the PBA (AA) PBA (AA) Player of the Week Award.
06/20/1921 Was selected to the 1921 Pennsylvania Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/15/1921 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 11 (7).
05/03/1922 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Grays organization.
05/20/1922 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
04/17/1923 Injured (oblique strain), out for 3 weeks.
05/05/1923 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
06/11/1923 Wins the VBL (AAA) VBL (AAA) Player of the Week Award.
09/23/1923 Won the 1923 Virginia Baseball League Round 1 with the Virginia Beach Schooners!
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
04/12/1924 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
05/20/1925 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
09/25/1925 Won the 1925 Virginia Baseball League Round 1 with the Virginia Beach Schooners!
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
04/12/1926 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
06/05/1927 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
09/23/1927 Won the 1927 Virginia Baseball League Round 1 with the Virginia Beach Schooners!
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
06/05/1928 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
09/21/1928 Won the 1928 Virginia Baseball League Round 1 with the Virginia Beach Schooners!
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 12 (7).
04/12/1929 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Washington Grays organization.
09/05/1929 Injured (oblique strain), out for 4 weeks.
09/24/1929 Retired from professional baseball.
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