Bill Melton
| Born: | July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS |
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| Experience: | 10 years |
| Born: | July 7, 1945 in Gulfport, MS |
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| Experience: | 10 years |
Third baseman Bill Melton played 10 seasons for 3 teams. Melton had a .253 batting average with 1,004 hits, 160 home runs, 591 runs batted in, and 496 runs scored. He was selected to play in 1 All-Star Game.
| Season | TM | LG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CWS | AL | 34 | 109 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .322 | .394 |
| 1969 | CWS | AL | 157 | 556 | 67 | 142 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 87 | 56 | 5 | 106 | 1 | 2 | .255 | .326 | .433 |
| 1970 | CWS | AL | 141 | 514 | 74 | 135 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 96 | 56 | 9 | 107 | 2 | 4 | .263 | .340 | .488 |
| 1971 | CWS | AL | 150 | 543 | 72 | 146 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 86 | 61 | 11 | 87 | 3 | 3 | .269 | .352 | .492 |
| 1972 | CWS | AL | 57 | 208 | 22 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .319 | .370 |
| 1973 | CWS | AL | 152 | 560 | 83 | 155 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 87 | 75 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 4 | .277 | .363 | .439 |
| 1974 | CWS | AL | 136 | 495 | 63 | 120 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 59 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 2 | .242 | .326 | .404 |
| 1975 | CWS | AL | 149 | 512 | 62 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 70 | 78 | 8 | 106 | 5 | 4 | .240 | .346 | .359 |
| 1976 | CAL | AL | 118 | 341 | 31 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .300 | .328 |
| 1977 | CLE | AL | 50 | 133 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .241 | .331 | .323 |
| Career | 1,144 | 3,971 | 496 | 1,004 | 162 | 9 | 160 | 591 | 479 | 44 | 669 | 23 | 24 | .253 | .337 | .419 |