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Billy Williams League
6-15-2070
John Mele Relief Pitcher
Retired (1959, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.80 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 55-82 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
SV 6 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 01-21-1924
K 748 Drafted Round 36, Pick 576
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(147 games)
IP 1196.1
WHIP 1.65
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance C+   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L F  Velocity C    Mentor Val C-
Speed C  Bunt B- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 MIL
5
 9
40
18
0
0
5
 0
131.2
 155 88 85 5 65
84
1.67
5.81
1951 MIL
10
 9
27
27
2
0
0
 0
168.0
 193 98 95 5 59
101
1.50
5.09
1952 MIL-STL-NYN
5
 12
41
21
0
0
1
 0
142.1
 190 106 103 2 69
89
1.82
6.51
1953 NYN
3
 17
28
28
0
0
0
 0
161.1
 198 120 112 3 72
99
1.67
6.25
1954 NYN
10
 12
37
37
1
0
0
 0
224.2
 264 147 132 7 99
153
1.62
5.29
1955 CLE-BRO
0
 0
1
1
0
0
0
 0
6.0
 6 2 2 1 3
2
1.50
3.00
1956 BRO-WAS
12
 10
35
33
4
0
0
 0
198.1
 238 140 136 3 89
121
1.65
6.17
1957 CIN-PHI-CIN
2
 4
23
0
0
0
0
 1
24.2
 33 16 16 1 13
12
1.86
5.84
1958 CIN
8
 9
68
14
0
0
0
 2
139.1
 162 93 90 6 62
87
1.61
5.81
2070
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
55
 82
300
179
7
0
6
 3
1196.1
 1439 810 771 33 531
748
1.65
5.80
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01John Mele has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-04-06The Cincinnati Copperheads have waived John Mele.
1959-03-03The Cincinnati Copperheads have promoted Steve Petagine to the major league team. The Cincinnati Copperheads have designated John Mele for assignment.
1957-09-27The Cincinnati Copperheads have acquired John Mele from the waiver wire.
1957-09-23The Philadelphia DealBreakers have promoted Bob Johnson to the major league team. The Philadelphia DealBreakers have designated John Mele for assignment.
1957-07-06A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia DealBreakers and the Cincinnati Copperheads. The Cincinnati Copperheads receive Ken Leppert, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia DealBreakers in exchange for Eric Hodge, John Mele.
1957-04-05The Cincinnati Redlegs have acquired John Mele from the waiver wire.
1957-04-05The Cincinnati Redlegs have demoted Milt Tenney to the minor leagues.
1957-04-01The Washington Lookouts have promoted Don Morgan to the major league team. The Washington Lookouts have designated John Mele for assignment.
1956-05-02A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Barbarians and the Washington Lookouts. The Washington Lookouts receive Ken Meaney, George Crawford, John Mele, Dewey Pawlowski, Paul Pierre, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Barbarians in exchange for Raphael Kilik, Larry Bonetti.
1955-09-03The Brooklyn Barbarians have promoted John Mele to the major league team.
1955-05-13The Brooklyn Barbarians have acquired John Mele from the waiver wire.
1955-05-08The Cleveland Hammers have waived John Mele.
1953-04-24The New York Whitehawks have promoted John Mele to the major league team. The New York Whitehawks have sent Wonderdog Mutt Davis to the minors.
1952-09-25The New York Whitehawks have promoted Frank Lauder to the major league team. The New York Whitehawks have designated John Johnson for assignment. The New York Whitehawks have designated Dude Cristo for assignment. The New York Whitehawks have designated Russ Hunter for assignment. The New York Whitehawks have designated John Mele for assignment.
1952-05-30The New York Whitehawks have acquired John Mele from the waiver wire.
1952-05-25The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Chris Cage to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Mele for assignment.
1952-05-17The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired John Mele from the waiver wire.
1952-05-13The Milwaukee Milsaps have designated John Mele for assignment.
1950-04-01The Milwaukee Milsaps have promoted John Mele to the major league team. The Milwaukee Milsaps have sent Orlando Engle to the minors.