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
Died: February 15, 1962 in Washington, DC
          (64 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'7"
Wt: 160
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
1
1929
1929
NLG
5.1
0.1
0.0
5.0
0.0
2
RF
1
1929
1929
NLG
4.8
4.3
0.7
0.0
-0.2
3
LF
1
1929
1929
BBS
4.7
4.0
0.9
0.0
-0.2
4
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
3.9
-0.3
0.0
4.2
0.0
5
1B
1
1929
1929
BBS
3.8
3.5
0.5
0.0
-0.2
6
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
2.7
0.1
-0.1
2.6
0.0
7
2B
1
1929
1929
NLG
2.4
1.8
0.5
0.0
0.1
8
SP
1
1928
1928
CTG
2.4
1.0
0.2
1.3
-0.1
9
SS
1
1929
1929
BBS
2.2
1.2
0.6
0.0
0.3
10
SP
1
1928
1928
CTG
2.1
-0.4
0.0
2.6
0.0
11
RF
1
1929
1929
BBS
1.5
0.9
0.4
0.3
-0.1
12
CF
1
1928
1928
CTG
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.0
-0.1
13
3B
1
1929
1929
NLG
1.5
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
14
SP
1
1928
1928
CTG
1.4
0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
15
CF
1
1929
1929
BBS
1.4
0.9
0.6
0.0
-0.2
16
1B
1
1929
1929
NLG
1.2
0.7
0.7
0.0
-0.2
17
SP
1
1929
1929
NLG
1.2
-0.2
-0.2
1.6
0.0
18
3B
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
1.1
1.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
19
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
1.0
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.2
20
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
21
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.9
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.0
22
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
23
SP
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
24
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
25
SP
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
26
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
27
RP
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
28
1B
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.4
0.0
0.5
0.0
-0.1
29
RF
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.4
0.7
-0.4
0.2
-0.1
30
3B
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
31
LF
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.2
32
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
33
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
34
3B
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
35
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
36
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
37
RP
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.4
0.1
-0.4
0.0
38
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.1
0.3
0.1
-0.2
0.0
39
C
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
40
1B
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
41
RP
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
42
3B
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
43
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
44
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
45
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
46
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
47
CF
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
0.1
0.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
48
CF
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
49
2B
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.0
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.2
50
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
51
3B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
52
2B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
53
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
57
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
58
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
59
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
RP
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
61
SP
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
C
1
1929
1929
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
66
2B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
67
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
69
3B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
70
LF
1
1929
1929
NLG
-0.1
-0.4
0.5
0.0
-0.2
71
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
72
C
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
73
C
1
1929
1929
NLG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
74
SS
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
76
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
77
CF
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
78
1B
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
79
CF
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
80
RF
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
81
C
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
82
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
83
C
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.3
-0.9
0.6
0.0
0.0
84
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
85
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS/NLG
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
86
SP
1
1929
1929
NLG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
87
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
88
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
89
SS
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
90
LF
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
91
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.6
-0.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
92
3B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.6
0.2
-0.9
0.0
0.1
93
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
94
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
95
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
96
2B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.7
0.3
-0.7
-0.4
0.1
97
3B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.7
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
98
SP
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
-0.7
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
99
SS
1
1929
1929
NLG
-0.8
-1.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
100
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
101
RP
1
1929
1929
NLG
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
102
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.8
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
0.1
103
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.8
-0.1
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
104
RP
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
105
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
106
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
107
2B
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
-1.2
-0.1
-1.1
-0.1
0.1
108
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
109
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
0.0

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