Babe Melton - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Babe Melton

Elbert Grant Melton
(Dave; Pete)
Last name also spelled Milton
Born: October 2, 1897
in Providence Township, NC

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'7"

Wt: 160

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Fielding

Center Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1926	CEL	NNL	28		15	15	114.0	31	3	2	2		.944	.962		2.68	2.43		1.0	8.5	0.2	0.7
1928	CTG	NNL	30		3		19.1	4	0	0	0		1.000	.963		1.86	2.52		-1.2	-62.5	-1.0	-0.2
1929	NLG	ANL	31		27	27	234.1	54	3	0	1		1.000	.963		2.19	2.43		-3.6	-15.3	-3.2	-0.4
3	3				45	42	367.2	89	6	2	3		.979	.963		2.33	2.43		-3.8	-10.4	-4.0	0.1

Second Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1928	CTG	NNL	30		23		178.1	39	61	7	1		.935	.942		5.05	5.43		-3.6	-20.1	-3.6
1929	BBS	ANL	31		1	1	8.0	1	2	2	0		.600	.947		3.38	5.96		-0.5	-63.0	-0.5
2	2				24	1	186.1	40	63	9	1		.920	.942		4.97	5.45		-4.1	-22.0	-4.1

Catcher

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	PB	WP	SB	CS		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	A2	PB
1926	CEL	NNL	28		2	2	18.0	13	3	1	1	0		0			.941	.966		8.00	5.94		0.4	24.7	0.4	0.1
1928	CTG	NNL	30		11		77.2	41	7	1	0	1		8			.980	.967		5.56	5.59		-0.3	-3.8	-0.9	0.6
2	2				13	2	95.2	54	10	2	1	1		8			.970	.967		6.02	5.65		0.2	1.6	-0.5	0.7

Left Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1926	CEL	NNL	28		1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.950		2.00	1.65		0.2	19.3	0.2	-0.1
1928	CTG	NNL	30		8		68.1	12	2	1	2		.933	.951		1.84	1.75		-0.2	-3.1	-1.1	0.8
1929	NLG	ANL	31		1	1	6.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.948		1.50	1.76		-0.1	-17.6	-0.1	0.0
1929	BBS	ANL	31		2	2	18.0	9	1	0	0		1.000	.948		5.00	1.76		4.1	228.3	3.6	0.5
3	4				12	4	101.1	24	3	1	2		.964	.951		2.40	1.74		4.0	39.1	2.7	1.3

First Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1928	CTG	NNL	30		2		16.0	18	0	0	0		1.000	.983		10.13	11.24		-0.6	-37.9	-0.6
1929	NLG	ANL	31		4	1	17.0	18	0	1	1		.947	.980		9.53	10.64		-0.4	-24.4	-0.4
2	2				6	1	33.0	36	0	1	1		.973	.982		9.82	10.93		-1.0	-31.0	-1.0

Right Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1928	CTG	NNL	30		5		36.2	10	0	0	0		1.000	.943		2.45	1.59		1.9	51.1	2.2	-0.3
1929	BBS	ANL	31		1	1	7.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.947		1.29	1.93		-0.3	-38.6	-0.2	-0.1
2	2				6	1	43.2	11	0	0	0		1.000	.943		2.27	1.64		1.6	36.7	2.0	-0.4

Shortstop

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1928	CTG	NNL	30		5		34.2	6	12	2	0		.900	.921		4.67	5.70		-1.2	-34.0	-1.2
1	1				5		34.2	6	12	2	0		.900	.921		4.67	5.70		-1.2	-34.0	-1.2

Pitcher

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg
1926	CEL	NNL	28		2	0	5.0	0	0	0	0			.949		0.00	3.12
1	1				2	0	5.0	0	0	0	0		.000	.949		0.00	3.12

Third Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1928	CTG	NNL	30		1		4.0	3	1	0	1		1.000	.924		9.00	2.95		0.1	18.9	0.1
1	1				1		4.0	3	1	0	1		1.000	.924		9.00	2.95		0.1	18.9	0.1

Pinch Hitter

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G
1929	NLG	ANL	31		1
1	1				1

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