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Duke Snider League
4-25-2078
Mel Johnson Right Field
Retired (1966, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .727 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 990 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 02-12-1932
HR 96 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(78 games)
RBI 501
SB 153
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (93.6%) LF A  (89.9%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF C- (31.7%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1954 DET
60
211
26
59
7
1
8
39
17
 29 2 4
3
 1 1
.769
.333
.436
.156
.280
1955 DET
134
496
60
122
21
4
11
69
48
 86 4 6
4
 1 3
.685
.314
.371
.125
.246
1956 DET
138
522
55
130
20
1
13
58
45
 93 4 4
12
 5 13
.677
.311
.366
.117
.249
1957 DET
149
518
57
150
28
5
10
70
42
 104 3 7
22
 10 7
.763
.342
.421
.131
.290
1958 DET
150
512
71
137
24
5
13
75
57
 92 3 3
28
 14 6
.753
.343
.410
.143
.268
1959 DET
146
445
54
120
17
5
7
54
41
 68 2 4
25
 9 5
.709
.331
.378
.108
.270
1960 DET
121
191
23
46
8
4
2
19
20
 36 0 0
11
 1 2
.669
.313
.356
.115
.241
1961 DET
79
84
15
25
4
1
5
14
7
 9 0 0
5
 0 0
.899
.352
.548
.250
.298
1962 DET
94
129
12
35
3
2
4
11
7
 20 0 0
6
 1 2
.727
.309
.419
.147
.271
1963 DET
104
171
35
43
10
2
8
29
16
 31 1 0
8
 3 2
.793
.319
.474
.222
.251
1964 DET
96
201
29
64
9
0
5
32
20
 39 1 1
14
 3 5
.819
.381
.438
.119
.318
1965 DET
104
165
23
38
7
1
8
23
13
 34 1 1
8
 6 1
.719
.289
.430
.200
.230
1966 DET
84
105
13
21
0
1
2
8
11
 25 2 1
7
 1 1
.562
.286
.276
.076
.200
Total
1459
3750
473
990
158
32
96
501
344
 666 23 31
153
 55 48
.727
.327
.400
.136
.264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Mel Johnson has retired from the Detroit Thugs
1954-07-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mel Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Anderson to the minors.