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Carl Yastrzemski League
10-26-2069
Mel Drabek Catcher
Retired (1998, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .768 Status Deceased (2048) Option Years 0  
H 936 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 07-25-1961
HR 105 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1981)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(6 games)
RBI 484
SB 61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed Bunt Control C+   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 1
1B (67.2%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1984 BOS
53
166
17
42
11
1
4
21
12
27 1 1
4
3 3
.709
.306
.404
.151
.253
1985 BOS-STL
77
289
39
75
11
1
6
35
17
49 2 2
3
1 6
.670
.303
.367
.107
.260
1985 BOS
35
131
13
29
3
0
2
9
9
26 1 0
2
1 3
.567
.277
.290
.069
.221
1985 STL
42
158
26
46
8
1
4
26
8
23 1 2
1
0 3
.756
.325
.430
.139
.291
1986 STL
27
106
11
28
6
0
3
14
9
21 2 1
2
0 0
.736
.331
.406
.142
.264
1987 STL
49
170
22
49
14
1
2
20
20
27 0 1
1
1 1
.779
.361
.418
.129
.288
1988 STL
51
166
31
46
8
1
10
34
19
32 2 2
2
1 0
.873
.354
.518
.241
.277
1989 STL
92
346
60
106
17
2
16
65
38
76 4 0
7
3 3
.887
.381
.506
.199
.306
1990 STL
99
330
41
80
14
1
6
40
31
59 1 1
2
0 4
.654
.309
.345
.103
.242
1991 STL-PIT
102
351
54
107
11
5
12
47
32
49 0 0
13
8 2
.830
.363
.467
.162
.305
1991 STL
23
87
10
27
3
0
2
12
5
14 0 0
3
1 1
.762
.348
.414
.103
.310
1991 PIT
79
264
44
80
8
5
10
35
27
35 0 0
10
7 1
.853
.368
.485
.182
.303
1992 PIT
88
279
47
86
17
7
8
46
31
45 0 1
8
7 2
.882
.376
.505
.197
.308
1993 PIT
87
269
37
64
9
3
8
35
28
60 1 3
4
2 1
.692
.309
.383
.145
.238
1994 PIT
80
246
27
66
10
1
4
29
20
44 1 0
7
4 0
.692
.326
.366
.098
.268
1995 STL
143
271
49
77
13
4
12
43
25
44 1 1
5
3 2
.840
.346
.494
.210
.284
1996 STL
107
227
28
57
14
1
6
26
24
36 2 1
2
4 1
.728
.327
.401
.150
.251
1997 STL
82
210
26
53
9
0
8
29
19
44 2 1
1
2 0
.728
.319
.410
.157
.252
Total
1137
3426
489
936
164
28
105
484
325
613 19 15
61
39 25
.768
.338
.429
.156
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Mel Drabek has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1998-06-18The St. Louis Red Birds have acquired Jim Pentz from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Red Birds have waived Mel Drabek.
1998-04-01The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Goldie Leibrandt to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have designated Mel Drabek for assignment.
1997-04-14The St. Louis Red Birds have placed Mel Drabek on the trade block.
1995-04-05The St. Louis Red Birds have acquired Mel Drabek from the waiver wire.
1995-04-01The Pittsburgh Hornets have promoted Sebastian Carsten to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Hornets have designated Mel Drabek for assignment.
1993-05-19The Pittsburgh Hornets have placed Mel Drabek on the trade block.
1991-05-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Birds and the Pittsburgh Hornets. The Pittsburgh Hornets receive Lafayette Edelman, Mel Drabek from the St. Louis Red Birds in exchange for Dana Crosby, Presley Manor.
1985-05-16A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Gashouse Gang and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Harry Brown, Red Thomas from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang in exchange for Ned Carter, Mel Drabek.
1984-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jim Sullivan to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Mel Drabek to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Dick Kavanaugh for assignment.