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Mel Almada
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Birthdate: 2/7/1913 Died: 8/13/1988
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 170 lbs. Place of Birth: Huatabampo, , Mexico
Bats / Throws: L / L

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Baseball History

 

Baldomero Melo Almada was the first Mexico born player to play in the major leagues. An outfielder, he joined the Boston Red Sox at the height of the Great Depression in 1933 at age 20 and played there until June 11 1937 when he was traded to the Washington Senators in a five-player swap. He played only 37 games combined his first two years in Boston, however when new manager Joe Cronin took over as the Red Sox in 1935 he immediately inserted the fast running Mel Almada as the team’s leadoff batter in the starting lineup because he was confident the young player could hit major league pitching. 

 

Playing in 151 games in 1935 Mel Almada hit a solid .290, lined 27 doubles, 9 triples and 3 homers, walked 55 times, struck out just 34 times in 607 at bats, stole a career-high 20 bases, scored 85 runs and had 59 RBI. After slumping to .253 the next season, and batting just .236 in 32 games in 1937, he was traded to Washington, where he batted a very fine .309 in 100 games. Mel Almada also played with the St Louis Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers.

 

 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
10 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1933 BOS (AL) 14 44 11 15 0 0 1 3 11 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 .341 .473 SLG
1934 BOS (AL) 23 90 7 21 2 1 0 10 6 8 3 2 0 0 2 0 .233 .281 SLG
1935 BOS (AL) 151 607 85 176 27 9 3 59 55 34 20 9 0 1 13 0 .290 .350 SLG
1936 BOS (AL) 96 320 40 81 16 4 1 21 24 15 2 4 0 0 3 0 .253 .305 SLG
1937 WSH (AL) 100 433 74 134 21 4 4 33 38 21 12 4 0 0 6 0 .309 .365 SLG
1937 BOS (AL) 32 110 17 26 6 2 1 9 15 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 .236 .328 SLG
1938 WSH (AL) 47 197 24 48 7 4 1 15 8 16 4 1 0 1 5 0 .244 .277 SLG
1938 SLB (AL) 102 436 77 149 22 2 3 37 38 22 9 5 0 3 1 0 .342 .398 SLG
1939 BRO (NL) 39 112 11 24 4 0 0 3 9 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .273 SLG
1939 SLB (AL) 42 134 17 32 2 1 1 7 10 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 .239 .292 SLG
10 years   646 2483 363 706 107 27 15 197 214 150 56 27 0 5 35 0 .284 .342 .SLG



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