1949
Born August 11, 1949
Aibonito, , P.R.
Luis Meléndez Notable
Luis Meléndez divided eight seasons between two clubs as a center fielder: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1970, then the San Diego Padres through 1977.
Across 641 games he batted .248, with 366 hits and 167 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 50 doubles and 18 stolen bases.
He played 489 games in the outfield, with 876 putouts and 21 errors.
He was born in Aibonito, P.R. on August 11, 1949. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | STL | 21 | 70 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .300 |
| 1971 | STL | 88 | 173 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 2 | .225 |
| 1972 | STL | 118 | 332 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 5 | .238 |
| 1973 | STL | 121 | 341 | 35 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 27 | 50 | 2 | .267 |
| 1974 | STL | 83 | 124 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .218 |
| 1975 | STL | 110 | 291 | 33 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 3 | .265 |
| 1976 | SDP/STL | 92 | 143 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .224 |
| 1977 | SDP | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 641 | 1477 | 167 | 366 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 122 | 109 | 175 | 18 | .248 |
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