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Don Newcombe League
4-21-2161
Ival Mellor Center Field
Retired (1990, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
H 1917 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 06-06-1951
HR 312 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(137 games)
RBI 986
SB 257
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A- (77.2%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF D  (15.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1977 PHI
70
260
45
74
16
0
7
19
26
 59 2 1
7
 4 0
.780
.353
.427
.142
.285
1978 PHI
142
572
87
143
24
4
22
71
61
 115 1 2
15
 5 2
.744
.322
.421
.171
.250
1979 PHI
142
588
107
170
29
8
34
86
56
 113 2 2
22
 7 6
.891
.352
.539
.250
.289
1980 PHI
152
667
100
185
29
7
24
84
41
 131 1 3
21
 10 6
.769
.319
.450
.172
.277
1981 PHI
152
637
101
167
21
9
24
76
49
 118 3 1
38
 10 2
.754
.317
.436
.174
.262
1982 PHI
152
638
112
178
21
9
31
85
47
 122 3 0
28
 8 4
.817
.331
.486
.207
.279
1983 PHI
152
633
104
178
25
7
34
83
61
 111 1 1
36
 8 9
.849
.345
.504
.223
.281
1984 PHI
152
601
85
154
25
7
27
103
44
 119 3 6
23
 9 2
.763
.307
.456
.200
.256
1985 PHI
152
629
99
181
26
8
31
104
44
 124 4 1
22
 6 5
.840
.338
.502
.215
.288
1986 PHI
135
561
80
146
21
3
24
81
54
 108 1 5
16
 3 4
.760
.324
.437
.176
.260
1987 PHI
135
535
67
141
25
6
20
73
41
 91 3 4
8
 5 7
.762
.317
.445
.181
.264
1988 PHI
105
399
67
107
8
2
23
64
35
 84 1 1
14
 3 1
.799
.328
.471
.203
.268
1989 PHI
80
336
47
91
16
3
11
56
25
 66 0 3
6
 1 0
.753
.319
.435
.164
.271
1990 DET
10
32
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.205
.143
.062
.000
.062
Total
1731
7088
1101
1917
286
73
312
986
587
 1365 25 30
257
 79 48
.791
.327
.463
.193
.270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Ival Mellor has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-08-11The Detroit Bucks have waived Ival Mellor. The Detroit Bucks have waived Matt Anderson.
1990-08-04The Detroit Bucks have promoted Buzz Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Bucks have designated Ival Mellor for assignment.
1990-06-27The Detroit Bucks have promoted Ival Mellor to the major league team.
1990-06-27The Detroit Bucks have acquired Ival Mellor from the waiver wire.
1990-04-01The Texas Strangers have waived Ival Mellor.
1990-03-26The Texas Strangers have drafted Ival Mellor #244 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1986-08-17Ival Mellor of the Philadelphia Pythians is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-06-11Ival Mellor of the Philadelphia Pythians is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1977-06-04The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Ival Mellor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Kip Schmitz for assignment.
1975-07-20A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Anteaters and the Philadelphia Pythians. The Philadelphia Pythians receive Bobby Odom, Hal Conkwright, Bob Hearn, Joe Blue, Ival Mellor, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 4 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 4 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 4 (CLE) from the Cleveland Anteaters in exchange for Tom Rudolph, Ryan Sturdivant.