Player Report for #5 Melvin Kelly

04/26/1981

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RF Melvin Kelly #5

GHL Brantford Bells (PHI)

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Very Unhappy


	9-7, .563, 3.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
14	46	10	1	0	2	7	9	6	.217	.345	.370	1

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	11	12	11	12
Gap	11	13	11	11
Power	8	9	8	8
Eye	13	15	12	13
Avoid K's	13	14	13	14

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	3	15
Errors:	-	7	19
Arm:	2	10	13
Turn DP:	-	4	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	20
1st Base:	7	Center Field:	13
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	18
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	7
Stealing Ability:	18
Baserunning Inst.:	19
Sacrifice Bunt:	12
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/25/1981	HAM	Loss, 1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/24/1981	HAM	Loss, 2-6	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	0
04/23/1981	HAM	Win, 8-0	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
04/20/1981	@ KIT	Win, 4-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
04/19/1981	@ KIT	Loss, 5-6	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
04/17/1981	WG	Win, 12-6	5	2	2	4	1	0	0	0
04/16/1981	WG	Win, 4-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
04/15/1981	@ GUE	Loss, 1-2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/14/1981	@ GUE	Win, 5-4	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	0
04/13/1981	@ BRA	Win, 5-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	High
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Normal

Melvin Kelly
Birthday:	06/27/1945
Born in:	Highland Park (Illinois)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	192 lbs
Local Popularity:	Very Popular
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$266,490
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	11 Years, 135 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	12 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Last option year
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1966, 7th Pick in Round 1

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	14	46	10	1	0	2	7	7	9	6	.217	.345	.370	.715	.326	.152	2.1
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	12	55	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	3	1	0	100.0	5.3	3.59
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		19	4	0	0	1	3	2	3	5	0	0	0	.211	.318	.368	.687
April		46	10	1	0	2	7	7	9	6	0	0	0	.217	.345	.370	.715
Career		573	160	23	4	11	65	75	75	94	3	1	0	.279	.361	.391	.752
Home		22	6	0	0	2	7	5	4	2	0	0	0	.273	.385	.545	.930
Road		24	4	1	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	0	.167	.310	.208	.519
Grass		46	10	1	0	2	7	7	9	6	0	0	0	.217	.345	.370	.715
Day		15	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	.133	.235	.200	.435
Night		31	8	0	0	2	7	6	7	4	0	0	0	.258	.395	.452	.846

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1967 Washington - ABA	21	15	40	6	2	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	11	0	1	.150	.190	.200	.390	18	-3.8
1968 Washington - ABA	22	51	167	46	10	0	1	9	22	11	2	0	30	8	3	.275	.328	.353	.681	111	6.5
1969 Washington - ABA	23	134	439	105	16	4	10	45	62	24	1	4	82	8	3	.239	.278	.362	.640	81	-2.5
1970 Washington - ABA	24	141	534	133	22	2	13	70	61	42	0	3	109	11	5	.249	.302	.371	.673	88	7.0
1971 Washington - ABA	25	142	548	151	22	10	9	63	65	37	0	2	82	4	4	.276	.320	.401	.722	112	20.3
1972 Washington - ABA	26	143	568	138	30	2	7	57	67	50	0	6	121	18	8	.243	.301	.340	.641	93	3.0
1973 Washington - ABA	27	138	532	152	23	7	14	67	66	39	0	7	84	10	7	.286	.330	.434	.765	118	18.5
1974 New York - ABA	28	51	182	42	4	2	5	24	19	18	0	0	32	5	1	.231	.300	.357	.657	90	3.4
1974 Washington - ABA	28	87	341	82	12	3	4	37	40	25	1	4	55	12	3	.240	.291	.328	.620	79	-1.8
1974 Total - ABA	28	138	523	124	16	5	9	61	59	43	1	4	87	17	4	.237	.294	.338	.633	0	1.6
1975 Baltimore - ABA	29	99	358	87	15	1	6	32	39	36	0	0	53	8	3	.243	.312	.341	.653	87	0.0
1976 Baltimore - ABA	30	111	392	100	12	3	4	51	45	25	1	6	40	8	6	.255	.297	.332	.629	83	1.6
1977 Baltimore - ABA	31	144	531	143	25	0	13	63	69	61	1	6	81	13	5	.269	.342	.390	.732	101	22.4
1978 Baltimore - ABA	32	136	478	120	18	1	13	50	56	40	3	2	68	1	1	.251	.312	.374	.686	94	12.5
1979 Baltimore - ABA	33	94	249	78	12	2	3	41	31	15	1	2	29	2	1	.313	.352	.414	.766	104	12.2
1980 Philadelphia - ABA	34	20	61	15	9	0	1	4	6	0	1	0	10	0	0	.246	.258	.443	.701	95	-0.1
1980 Cincinnati - ABA	34	19	61	12	2	0	2	5	6	2	0	0	8	0	0	.197	.222	.328	.550	54	-3.9
1980 Total - ABA	34	39	122	27	11	0	3	9	12	2	1	0	18	0	0	.221	.240	.385	.625	0	-4.0
Total ABA		1525	5481	1410	234	37	105	623	657	427	11	42	895	108	51	.257	.310	.371	.681	95	95.3

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1966 Total - COL	20	49	223	73	5	5	7	46	65	22	0	2	26	32	3	.327	.385	.489	.873	100	0.0
1966 Beeville - AA	20	11	42	15	2	0	0	4	7	3	0	1	10	2	1	.357	.391	.405	.796	138	3.6
1967 Beeville - AA	21	14	53	13	1	1	1	7	3	7	0	0	10	2	0	.245	.333	.358	.692	107	1.9
1967 Welland - AAA	21	51	192	47	5	0	3	13	22	24	0	0	40	4	4	.245	.329	.318	.646	97	3.0
1968 Welland - AAA	22	84	335	103	17	4	6	45	46	42	0	3	48	7	1	.307	.382	.436	.817	152	31.2
1981 Brantford - AAA	35	14	46	10	1	0	2	7	7	9	0	0	6	1	0	.217	.345	.370	.715	110	2.1
Total GHL		149	573	160	23	4	11	65	75	75	0	3	94	12	5	.279	.361	.391	.752	130	36.2
Total STL		25	95	28	3	1	1	11	10	10	0	1	20	4	1	.295	.358	.379	.737	120	5.5

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1970 Washington - ABA	24	5	21	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	.143	.182	.143	.325	0	0.0
1972 Washington - ABA	26	5	19	5	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	0	0.0
1976 Baltimore - ABA	30	6	20	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	6	1	0	.200	.261	.200	.461	0	0.0
Total ABA		16	60	12	0	0	0	4	2	4	0	1	14	2	1	.200	.246	.200	.446	32	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1967 Washington - ML	CF	8	8	21	1	1	22	0	1.000	70.0	2.83	+1.8	1.131
1967 Washington - ML	LF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	9.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1967 Washington - ML	1B	2	1	12	1	1	14	1	.929	12.0	9.75	-0.3	.815
1968 Washington - ML	CF	43	41	119	1	1	120	0	1.000	350.1	3.08	+1.6	1.018
1968 Washington - ML	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00	-0.7	.000
1968 Washington - ML	1B	4	0	6	0	1	6	0	1.000	4.0	13.50	+0.1	1.093
1969 Washington - ML	CF	105	104	270	5	0	278	3	.989	893.2	2.77	+8.5	1.044
1969 Washington - ML	1B	6	0	21	0	4	21	0	1.000	21.2	8.72	-0.3	.864
1969 Washington - ML	LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	3.0	3.00	-0.0	.975
1969 Washington - ML	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1970 Washington - ML	CF	133	133	365	9	3	375	1	.997	1187.0	2.84	+21.3	1.085
1970 Washington - ML	1B	3	0	2	2	1	4	0	1.000	5.0	7.20	+0.0	1.082
1971 Washington - ML	CF	141	141	380	7	1	388	1	.997	1235.2	2.82	+19.1	1.071
1971 Washington - ML	LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	-0.0	.969
1972 Washington - ML	RF	71	71	142	1	0	146	3	.979	643.0	2.00	+7.3	1.074
1972 Washington - ML	CF	71	71	184	1	0	185	0	1.000	642.2	2.59	+9.0	1.069
1972 Washington - ML	LF	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	-0.0	.966
1973 Washington - ML	RF	113	113	226	8	0	240	6	.975	1004.0	2.10	+16.0	1.105
1973 Washington - ML	CF	24	23	62	0	0	62	0	1.000	208.0	2.68	+3.8	1.090
1973 Washington - ML	1B	2	0	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	4.0	15.75	-0.4	.534
1974 Washington - ML	RF	69	68	125	4	2	133	4	.970	598.0	1.94	+4.7	1.054
1974 Washington - ML	CF	18	18	55	1	1	56	0	1.000	155.2	3.24	+2.9	1.076
1974 Washington - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1974 Washington - ML	1B	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	2.0	13.50	+0.0	1.076
1974 New York - ML	CF	49	48	141	6	2	147	0	1.000	419.1	3.16	+1.6	1.016
1974 New York - ML	1B	2	0	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	5.0	10.80	0.0	.000
1975 Baltimore - ML	CF	55	55	180	6	0	187	1	.995	492.1	3.40	+6.4	1.050
1975 Baltimore - ML	LF	32	30	78	2	1	80	0	1.000	269.0	2.68	+1.5	1.028
1975 Baltimore - ML	1B	3	0	5	1	2	6	0	1.000	5.0	10.80	0.0	.000
1975 Baltimore - ML	RF	1	1	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	8.0	5.63	-0.0	.993
1976 Baltimore - ML	CF	101	100	304	12	7	316	0	1.000	875.1	3.25	+19.4	1.093
1976 Baltimore - ML	1B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	0.0	.000
1977 Baltimore - ML	CF	137	136	346	8	1	357	3	.992	1221.1	2.61	+6.3	1.025
1977 Baltimore - ML	RF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	8.0	1.13	-0.0	.993
1977 Baltimore - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1978 Baltimore - ML	CF	119	118	314	4	0	321	3	.991	1064.2	2.69	+2.5	1.011
1978 Baltimore - ML	RF	8	7	21	0	0	21	0	1.000	60.0	3.15	+0.5	1.033
1978 Baltimore - ML	1B	3	3	28	1	0	29	0	1.000	25.0	10.44	-0.3	.867
1979 Baltimore - ML	CF	48	38	121	2	0	124	1	.992	364.1	3.04	-3.5	.963
1979 Baltimore - ML	RF	25	22	43	4	0	48	1	.979	195.2	2.16	+3.4	1.121
1979 Baltimore - ML	LF	5	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	13.2	1.32	-0.1	.944
1980 Cincinnati - ML	LF	9	8	16	0	0	16	0	1.000	78.2	1.83	+0.2	1.023
1980 Cincinnati - ML	CF	5	3	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	26.0	2.42	+0.5	1.115
1980 Cincinnati - ML	RF	1	1	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	12.0	3.75	-0.0	.997
1980 Cincinnati - ML	1B	3	2	20	0	2	20	0	1.000	18.1	9.82	-0.4	.699
1980 Philadelphia - ML	1B	5	2	18	2	0	20	0	1.000	25.0	7.20	+0.1	1.048
1980 Philadelphia - ML	CF	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	9.0	2.00	-0.0	.956
1980 Philadelphia - ML	RF	10	9	9	0	0	11	2	.818	79.0	1.03	-0.0	.997
1980 Philadelphia - ML	LF	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	24.0	0.38	+0.7	.000
1981 Brantford - AAA	1B	8	8	72	3	2	75	0	1.000	70.0	9.64	+0.3	1.050
1981 Brantford - AAA	LF	4	4	9	0	0	9	0	1.000	36.0	2.25	+0.4	1.066

Player History
06/15/1966	Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Washington Mutuals, out of college (Kentucky).
08/04/1966	Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization with a signing bonus of $130,600.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 8 (12).
04/06/1967	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3 weeks.
04/17/1967	Named the #60 prospect in the ABA
07/22/1967	Injured (strained back), out for 3 weeks.
08/05/1967	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 8 (10).
04/15/1968	Named the #84 prospect in the ABA
05/01/1968	Wins the GHL MKL Batter of the Month Award.
06/07/1968	Was selected to the 1968 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
06/20/1968	Suspended 5 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
09/01/1968	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/11/1968	Wins the 1968 GHL MKL Earl Alexander Award at CF.
09/13/1968	Wins the 1968 GHL MKL Baron Seaton Award.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 12 (15).
04/14/1969	Named the #43 prospect in the ABA
10/11/1969	Wins the 1969 ABA LL Top Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 12 (14).
07/12/1970	Injured (dizziness and nausea), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/20/1970	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
10/15/1970	Wins the 1970 ABA LL Top Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 12 (13).
10/14/1971	Wins the 1971 ABA LL Top Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (12).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (13).
03/29/1974	Injured (strained quadriceps), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/23/1974	Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the New York Empires in exchange for MR Mike Piper.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
01/02/1975	Was traded by the New York Empires to the Baltimore Barons in exchange for SP Ab Koremans.
04/28/1975	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1975	Injured (torn ankle ligaments), out for 4 months.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11).
07/17/1976	Injured (strained groin), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 12 (12).
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 14 (14).
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (12).
12/17/1979	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Cincinnati Rivermen, along with MR Arturo Luna, in exchange for RF Dan Starr.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
07/10/1980	Got claimed off waivers by Philadelphia while with Cincinnati.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1971	141	2
1972	142	2
1973	136	4
1977	136	10

Year	PA	Rank
1971	591	5
1972	624	3
1973	578	8

Year	AB	Rank
1970	534	9
1971	548	3
1972	568	2
1973	532	3
1974	523	10

Year	H	Rank
1971	151	5
1972	138	10
1973	152	8

Year	K	Rank
1970	109	8
1972	121	1
1974	87	8

Year	TB	Rank
1971	220	7
1973	231	5

Year	2B	Rank
1971	22	10
1972	30	2

Year	3B	Rank
1971	10	1
1973	7	2

Year	SB	Rank
1972	18	3

Year	R	Rank
1972	67	9

Year	SF	Rank
1972	6	3
1973	7	2
1976	6	8
1977	6	8

Year	EBH	Rank
1971	41	9
1972	39	6
1973	44	6

Year	RC	Rank
1971	67.96	10