1961
Born October 28, 1961
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Bob Melvin Notable
b. October 28, 1961 · Detroit Tigers 1985, San Francisco Giants 1986–1988, Baltimore Orioles 1989–1991, Kansas City Royals 1992, Boston Red Sox 1993, New York Yankees 1994, Chicago White Sox 1994
Bob Melvin played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1985 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1994.
Across 692 games he batted .233, with 456 hits and 174 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 85 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 627 games behind the plate, with 2,915 putouts and 23 errors. He turned 36 double plays.
He was born in Palo Alto, CA, USA on October 28, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | DET | 41 | 82 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .220 |
| 1986 | SFG | 89 | 268 | 24 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 69 | 3 | .224 |
| 1987 | SFG | 84 | 246 | 31 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 44 | 0 | .199 |
| 1988 | SFG | 92 | 273 | 23 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 46 | 0 | .234 |
| 1989 | BAL | 85 | 278 | 22 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 53 | 1 | .241 |
| 1990 | BAL | 93 | 301 | 30 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 53 | 0 | .243 |
| 1991 | BAL | 79 | 228 | 11 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 46 | 0 | .250 |
| 1992 | KCR | 32 | 70 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .314 |
| 1993 | BOS | 77 | 176 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 44 | 0 | .222 |
| 1994 | CHW/NYY | 20 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .212 |
| Career | — | 692 | 1955 | 174 | 456 | 85 | 6 | 35 | 212 | 98 | 396 | 4 | .233 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Major-league debut: Bob Melvin
Bob Melvin made a major-league debut on May 25, 1985.
1994
Final major-league game: Bob Melvin
Bob Melvin played a final major-league game on August 6, 1994.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0