Francisco Melendez

Positions: Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: January 25, 1964 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: August 26, 1984 (Age 20-214d, 14,945th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 25-249d)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Francisco Javier Melendez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

.214

RBI

OBP

.256

SLG

.250

OPS

.506

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1981	17	PHI-min	A	117	430	380	50	92	16	1	3	42	8	4	44	80	.242	.319	.313	.632		119		0	3	3	1		SPB,PNS · SALL,CARL
1982	18	PHI-min	A	118	481	424	54	124	33	3	4	69	6	4	42	76	.292	.358	.413	.771		175		5	4	6	3		PNS · CARL
1983	19	PHI-min	AA	126	516	450	81	134	17	4	5	75	12	2	55	56	.298	.370	.387	.757		174		0	5	6	2		REA · EL
1984	20	PHI-min	AAA	128	556	506	63	158	36	8	3	65	1	2	43	50	.312	.364	.433	.797		219		1	1	5	6		POR · PCL
1984	20	PHI	NL	21	24	23	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	.130	.167	.130	.297	-16	3	1	0	0	0	0	H3

1985	21	PHI-min	AAA	130	448	397	41	111	25	2	2	54	4	6	42	42	.280	.351	.368	.718		146		3	3	3	5		POR · PCL
1986	22	PHI-min	AAA	96	397	356	47	113	21	2	4	57	2	3	33	33	.317	.371	.421	.793		150		1	1	6	5		POR · PCL
1986	22	PHI	NL	9	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H3
1987	23	SFG-min	AAA	138	612	514	78	168	20	9	3	85	2	1	83	68	.327	.417	.418	.835		215		3	3	9	11		PHX · PCL
1987	23	SFG	NL	12	16	16	2	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	.313	.313	.500	.813	115	8	0	0	0	0	0	H/3
1988	24	SFG-min	AAA	96	417	368	61	133	26	2	4	58	5	2	40	40	.361	.423	.476	.899		175		3	1	5	9		PHX · PCL
1988	24	SFG	NL	23	29	26	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	2	.192	.276	.192	.468	40	5	1	0	0	0	0	H/37
1989	25	BAL-min	AAA	126	528	454	59	117	24	2	9	78	5	5	63	70	.258	.346	.379	.725		172		2	2	7	4		ROC · IL
1989	25	BAL	AL	9	13	11	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.273	.308	.273	.580	68	3	1	0	0	1	0	/3H
1990	26	CLE-min	AA,AAA	75	271	233	28	62	8	2	6	34	0	2	27	36	.266	.348	.395	.743		92		5	1	5	3		CAK,CSP · EL,PCL
5 Yrs				74	90	84	4	18	0	0	1	9	0	0	5	14	.214	.256	.250	.506	43	21	3	0	0	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	197	184	9	39	0	0	2	20	0	0	11	31	.214	.256	.250	.506	43	46	7	0	0	2	0

SFG (2 yrs)				35	45	42	3	10	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	5	.238	.289	.310	.598	70	13	1	0	0	0	0
PHI (2 yrs)				30	32	31	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	7	.161	.188	.161	.349	-2	5	1	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				9	13	11	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.273	.308	.273	.580	68	3	1	0	0	1	0

NL (4 yrs)				65	77	73	3	15	0	0	1	6	0	0	4	12	.205	.247	.247	.493	39	18	2	0	0	0	0
AL (1 yr)				9	13	11	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.273	.308	.273	.580	68	3	1	0	0	1	0

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