1899
Born August 4, 1899
Chicago, IL, USA
Oscar Melillo Notable
Oscar Melillo divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the St. Louis Browns from 1926, then the Boston Red Sox through 1937.
Across 1,377 games he batted .260, with 1,316 hits and 590 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 210 doubles, 64 triples and 69 stolen bases.
He played 1,316 games at second base, with 4,448 assists and 215 errors. He turned 965 double plays.
He hit for the cycle in 1929.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on August 4, 1899, and died on November 14, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1931 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | SLB | 99 | 385 | 54 | 98 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 6 | .255 |
| 1927 | SLB | 107 | 356 | 45 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 3 | .225 |
| 1928 | SLB | 51 | 132 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .189 |
| 1929 | SLB | 141 | 494 | 57 | 146 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 29 | 30 | 11 | .296 |
| 1930 | SLB | 149 | 574 | 62 | 147 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 44 | 15 | .256 |
| 1931 | SLB | 151 | 617 | 88 | 189 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 75 | 37 | 29 | 7 | .306 |
| 1932 | SLB | 154 | 612 | 71 | 148 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 66 | 36 | 42 | 6 | .242 |
| 1933 | SLB | 132 | 496 | 50 | 145 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 29 | 18 | 12 | .292 |
| 1934 | SLB | 144 | 552 | 54 | 133 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 4 | .241 |
| 1935 | BOS/SLB | 125 | 462 | 53 | 117 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 46 | 26 | 3 | .253 |
| 1936 | BOS | 98 | 327 | 39 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 0 | .226 |
| 1937 | BOS | 26 | 56 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 1377 | 5063 | 590 | 1316 | 210 | 64 | 22 | 548 | 327 | 306 | 69 | .260 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Died November 14, 1963
1926
Major-league debut: Oscar Melillo
Oscar Melillo made a major-league debut on April 18, 1926.
1929
Oscar Melillo Hits for the Cycle, 1929
Oscar Melillo hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Browns against the Cleveland Indians on May 23, 1929.
1937
Final major-league game: Oscar Melillo
Oscar Melillo played a final major-league game on September 18, 1937.
Image: Goudey, public domain