1972
Born March 27, 1972
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Adam Melhuse Notable
b. March 27, 1972 · Los Angeles Dodgers 2000, Colorado Rockies 2000–2001, 2008, Oakland Athletics 2003–2007, Texas Rangers 2007–2008
Adam Melhuse played for four clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 2008. His longest stay was with the Oakland Athletics, from 2003 to 2007.
Across 311 games he batted .234, with 172 hits and 76 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 40 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 204 games behind the plate, with 992 putouts and 4 errors. He turned 6 double plays.
He was born in Santa Clara, CA, USA on March 27, 1972. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | COL/LAD | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 2001 | COL | 40 | 71 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .183 |
| 2003 | OAK | 40 | 77 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 0 | .299 |
| 2004 | OAK | 69 | 214 | 23 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 0 | .257 |
| 2005 | OAK | 39 | 97 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .247 |
| 2006 | OAK | 49 | 128 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 34 | 0 | .219 |
| 2007 | OAK/TEX | 35 | 94 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .213 |
| 2008 | COL/TEX | 15 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 311 | 735 | 76 | 172 | 40 | 1 | 24 | 98 | 57 | 193 | 1 | .234 |
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