P Rube Melton #53
Birmingham Black Barons ABBA
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/24/1976
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P RUBE MELTON #53 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
1 1 0-0 0 1.23 7.1 7 0 2 2 1.23 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 5 6 6
Movement 8 8 8 8
Control 5 4 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 6
Slider 5 5
Curveball 6 6
Cutter 4 4
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 10
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/1976 @ HOU Loss, 2-3 X 7.1 7 1 1 2 2
09/22/1976 @ HAR Win, 7-3 X 6.0 5 3 2 2 9 Win
09/14/1976 @ WIN Loss, 5-6 X 5.1 5 2 1 2 6
09/09/1976 @ HAR Loss, 3-6 X 4.2 9 6 6 3 5 Loss
09/03/1976 DOW Win, 6-1 X 5.1 7 1 1 2 6 Win
08/28/1976 ECB Win, 13-3 X 6.0 3 3 3 4 9 Win
08/23/1976 AUK Loss, 6-7 X 5.1 3 3 3 2 6
08/17/1976 @ DOW Win, 4-2 X 7.0 5 1 1 3 8 Win
08/11/1976 @ ECB Loss, 1-6 X 6.0 3 3 3 4 9 Loss
08/06/1976 WIN Win, 9-4 X 8.0 4 3 1 2 11 Win
PERSONALITY
Quick-witted.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Greed
Birthday:02/27/1941
Born in:Cramerton, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$200,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:7 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 7 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 7th Pick in Round 2
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1976 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.05 8.59 2.45 2.45 2.94 1.23 72 0.2 .292        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 16 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500      
vs. RHB 10 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .700 1.117      
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1976 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2  
Career 155 148 66 33 0 3.72 1013.2 886 457 419 87 462 694  
Road 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2  
Grass 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2  
Night 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2  
ABBA DOUBLE A 1976 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 45 12 8 4 6 2.31 120.2 97 36 31 2 51 139 0 0.0 0 5 41.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 7 1 85.7 33 16 11.71 7.23 10.37 3.80 2.80 1.23 82 2.3 .315        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 140 30 6 0 1 15 21 38 0 2 4 .214 .333 .279 .612      
vs. RHB 303 67 14 0 1 21 30 101 0 5 5 .221 .302 .277 .579      
ABBA DOUBLE A 1976 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 1 0 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 1 1 8  
May 12 0 1 2 2 0.92 19.2 19 3 2 0 11 20  
June 12 0 1 0 3 0.51 17.2 10 1 1 0 8 20  
July 6 3 1 0 1 1.99 22.2 17 6 5 0 6 21  
August 6 6 3 1 0 3.41 37.0 23 16 14 0 18 53  
September 3 3 1 1 0 4.70 15.1 21 9 8 1 7 17  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 2  
Postseason 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 5 3 2 1 2 9  
Career 46 13 8 4 6 2.27 126.2 100 38 32 2 54 146  
Home 20 6 6 1 3 2.72 59.2 51 21 18 1 26 76  
Road 25 6 2 3 3 1.92 61.0 46 15 13 1 25 63  
Grass 45 12 8 4 6 2.31 120.2 97 36 31 2 51 139  
Night 45 12 8 4 6 2.31 120.2 97 36 31 2 51 139  
As Starter 12 12 5 2 0 3.42 71.0 61 31 27 1 30 87  
As Reliever / Substitution 33 0 3 2 6 0.72 49.2 36 5 4 1 21 52  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Birmingham - ABBA 23 37 36 15 11 0 3.99 255.0 226 121 113 27 115 162 2 0 1.34 .261 4.39 2.4 102
1965 Birmingham - ABBA 24 31 25 8 9 0 5.38 172.1 165 109 103 20 92 119 2 0 1.49 .277 4.78 0.6 74
1966 Birmingham - ABBA 25 35 35 19 4 0 3.74 238.0 218 108 99 21 113 188 3 1 1.39 .285 3.87 3.8 109
1967 Birmingham - ABBA 26 30 30 14 4 0 2.55 215.2 152 63 61 11 88 153 2 1 1.11 .236 3.38 4.4 153
1968 Birmingham - ABBA 27 21 21 10 5 0 3.02 125.1 118 55 42 8 52 70 1 1 1.36 .276 3.95 1.6 130
1976 Birmingham - ABBA 35 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.23 .292 2.94 0.2 333
Total ABBA 155 148 66 33 0 3.72 1013.2 886 457 419 87 462 694 10 3 1.33 .267 4.06 13.0 115
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Readfield - AAA 27 3 3 3 0 0 1.21 22.1 17 3 3 0 9 33 1 1 1.16 .370 1.78 1.0 298
1969 Auckland - AA 28 1 1 0 0 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 3 7 0 0 1.00 .214 3.12 0.1 232
1969 Sydney - AAA 28 22 22 12 3 0 2.25 148.0 104 38 37 6 47 151 1 1 1.02 .267 3.35 3.4 181
1970 Sydney - AAA 29 30 30 13 5 0 2.62 178.2 159 54 52 7 65 181 1 0 1.25 .315 3.22 3.7 143
1971 Sydney - AAA 30 33 33 19 7 0 2.86 201.2 167 70 64 13 68 198 0 0 1.17 .287 3.77 3.1 137
1972 Sydney - AAA 31 16 16 5 4 0 4.32 89.2 90 45 43 5 40 83 0 0 1.45 .341 4.16 1.3 99
1973 Sydney - AAA 32 2 2 0 2 0 10.80 8.1 13 10 10 1 9 6 0 0 2.64 .414 7.15 -0.2 40
1974 Sydney - AAA 33 5 5 0 1 0 2.86 28.1 25 9 9 0 12 26 0 0 1.31 .305 3.25 0.8 150
1975 Sydney - AAA 34 39 39 9 8 0 4.32 179.1 167 92 86 9 85 174 0 0 1.41 .324 4.02 2.9 98
1976 San Francisco - AA 35 45 12 8 4 6 2.31 120.2 97 36 31 2 51 139 0 0 1.23 .315 2.80 2.3 148
Total AAAA 150 150 61 30 0 3.20 856.1 742 321 304 41 335 852 3 2 1.26 .307 3.64 137.4
Total AA 46 13 8 4 6 2.27 126.2 100 38 32 2 54 146 0 0 1.22 .310 2.82 151.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Birmingham - ABBA 23 2 1 0 1 0 6.00 9.0 7 6 6 4 4 10 0 0 1.22 .150 0.00 0.0 0
1966 Birmingham - ABBA 25 2 2 1 1 0 10.00 9.0 11 10 10 0 6 6 0 0 1.89 .344 0.00 0.0 0
1967 Birmingham - ABBA 26 4 4 2 1 0 2.42 26.0 22 14 7 3 16 18 1 1 1.46 .244 0.00 0.0 0
1968 Birmingham - ABBA 27 2 2 0 1 0 2.40 15.0 6 4 4 0 4 14 0 0 0.67 .162 0.00 0.0 0
1976 San Francisco - AA 35 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 5 3 2 1 2 9 0 0 1.17 .286 0.00 0.0 0
Total ABBA 10 9 3 4 0 4.12 59.0 46 34 27 7 30 48 1 1 1.29 .234 4.33 129.1
Total AA 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 5 3 2 1 2 9 0 0 1.17 .286 3.62 114.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Birmingham - ML P 37 36 14 34 5 48 0 1.000 255.0 1.69 -0.2 1.006
1965 Birmingham - ML P 31 25 14 21 1 38 3 .921 172.1 1.83 -0.7 .970
1966 Birmingham - ML P 35 35 20 27 1 48 1 .979 238.0 1.78 +1.4 1.085
1967 Birmingham - ML P 30 30 18 26 4 46 2 .957 215.2 1.84 -1.5 .930
1968 Birmingham - ML P 21 21 9 15 1 28 4 .857 125.1 1.72 -0.8 .954
1976 San Francisco - AA P 45 12 10 19 4 29 0 1.000 120.2 2.16 +1.9 1.200
1976 Birmingham - ML P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 +0.5 2.015
TOTAL P 200 160 85 143 16 238 10 .958 1134.1 1.81 +0.7 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
11/06/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick) by the Birmingham Black Barons.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (5).
04/10/1964 Named the #6 prospect in the ABBA
06/07/1964 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/17/1964 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 4 (4).
11/17/1965 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
05/01/1966 Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/26/1966 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Chicago Whales with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/29/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/16/1966 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/03/1966 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,250,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 5 (5).
06/01/1967 Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/29/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/17/1967 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
10/09/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/02/1967 Finished 2nd in 1967 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting.
11/14/1967 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,875,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 4 (4).
03/07/1968 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
03/27/1968 Injured on 03/26/1968, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day.
05/12/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sydney Blue Sox with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/19/1968 Suspended 10 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/18/1968 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/22/1968 Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/23/1968 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/16/1968 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
05/20/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Eagles organization.
06/17/1969 Was selected to the 1969 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
07/14/1969 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Borman Astros with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1969 Wins the AAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/07/1969 Wins the 1969 AAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
06/23/1970 Was selected to the 1970 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
10/20/1970 Finished 2nd in 1970 AAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
06/22/1971 Was selected to the 1971 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
10/08/1971 Wins the 1971 ABBA Triple A World Series with the Sydney Blue Sox!
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
10/04/1975 Wins the 1975 ABBA Triple A World Series with the Sydney Blue Sox!
11/17/1975 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
02/14/1976 Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
07/12/1976 Was selected to the 1976 ABBA Double A All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1964 17 5
1967 14 9
Year GS Rank
1964 36 8
Year W Rank
1964 15 10
1966 19 3
1967 14 9
Year Win. % Rank
1964 .577 9
1966 .826 1
1967 .778 1
Year IP Rank
1964 255.0 9
Year BF Rank
1964 1102 9
Year BB Rank
1964 115 2
1965 92 4
1966 113 3
1967 88 8
Year K Rank
1964 162 7
1966 188 7
Year WP Rank
1965 10 5
Year ERA Rank
1966 3.74 7
1967 2.55 1
Year BABIP Rank
1965 .277 7
1967 .236 2
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.11 3
Year RA/9 Rank
1967 10.89 5
Year HR/9 Rank
1966 0.79 4
1967 0.46 1
Year H/9 Rank
1964 7.98 7
1965 8.62 9
1966 8.24 6
1967 6.34 1
Year K/9 Rank
1965 6.21 9
1966 7.11 3
1967 6.38 6
Year QS Rank
1964 20 9
1966 22 8
1967 25 1
Year QSP Rank
1964 .556 9
1966 .629 4
1967 .833 1
Year SHO Rank
1967 1 10
Year GB% Rank
1966 0.53 2
1967 0.55 2
Year WAR Rank
1966 3.8 8
1967 4.4 5
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