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Melvin Sykes



Melvin Elijah Sykes


Born: January 10, 1901 in Decatur, AL
Died: March 1984 in Decatur, AL
          (83 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 164
Biographical
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Notes:


• College: Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA) , Atlanta Baptist College (Atlanta, GA)
• Buried: Sykes Cemetery (Decatur, AL)
• Relatives: Doc Sykes (Brother)


Fielding
Glossary
Left Field
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
Arm
HIL
ECL
25
8
6
52.0
13
0
1
0
.929
.968
2.25
1.87
1.6
31.5
2.0
-0.4
1
1
8
6
52.0
13
0
1
0
.929
.968
2.25
1.87
1.6
31.5
2.0
-0.4


Glossary
Center Field
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
Arm
NLG
ECL
25
2
2
18.0
6
0
0
0
1.000
.976
3.00
2.55
0.5
28.6
0.7
-0.2
1
1
2
2
18.0
6
0
0
0
1.000
.976
3.00
2.55
0.5
28.6
0.7
-0.2


Glossary
Right Field
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
Arm
HIL
ECL
25
1
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
.963
0.00
1.80
-0.1
-118.1
-0.1
0.0
1
1
1
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
.000
.963
0.00
1.80
-0.1
-118.1
-0.1
0.0



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