Bill Melton"Beltin' Bill"
$27,000
(1 yr)
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1970 Season Stats AVG .284 75th HR 25 2nd RBI 64 8th OPS .900 18th |
News
American League Names Melton Best Batter
This week's American League Player of the Week is Bill Melton of the Chicago White Sox.
He ambushed AL pitching for 12 hits in 26 at-bats, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs, while hitting .462 and scoring 7 runs.
This year, Melton has hit 25 home runs and posted a .284 batting average.
American League All-Star Fan Voting Update
Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jul. 5th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 933,683 votes.
CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 727,712
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 639,987
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 621,148
FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 867,263
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 780,603
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 682,410
SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 770,604
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 542,846
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 538,520
THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 867,190
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 697,055
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 605,638
SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 853,693
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 790,210
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 730,285
LEFT FIELD
1. Roy White, New York Yankees: 860,577
2. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 846,993
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 671,893
CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 933,683
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 780,562
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 705,292
RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 885,697
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 822,605
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 655,330
STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 667,104
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 558,131
3. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 540,329
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 535,361
5. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 526,899
RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 465,631
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 383,678
3. Wilbur Wood, Montreal Expos: 354,319
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 336,251
5. Bob Locker, Milwaukee Brewers: 300,500
In his career, Smith has hit .280 with 557 hits, 106 doubles, 22 triples and 66 home runs. His totals also include 273 RBIs and 286 runs scored.
Chicago Third Baseman AL's Best Batter in June
When Bill Melton stepped up to the plate in June he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the American League Batter of the Month award.
The young Chicago third baseman posted a .327 batting average with 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and scored 19 runs. Melton also worked pitchers for 13 walks to post a .400 on-base percentage.
Melton is currently batting .273 with 24 home runs, 62 RBIs and 45 runs scored. He has 83 hits in 304 at-bats.
BNN Stats: Batting Split Stats Leaders
Here is a peek at the top 5 hitters leading the Major League Baseball in RBI this month.
Tony Conigliaro, BOS, 30
Dick Allen, STL, 28
Bill Melton, CWS, 26
Willie McCovey, SF, 24
Rick Reichardt, CAL, 24
American League All-Star Fan Voting Update
Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 28th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 757,669 votes.
CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 576,232
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 508,378
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 493,196
FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 707,703
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 634,082
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 552,130
SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 615,708
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 429,768
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 421,397
THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 708,933
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 565,702
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 461,113
SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 700,228
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 621,992
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 560,094
LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 691,082
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 678,154
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 530,888
CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 757,669
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 621,283
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 563,152
RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 717,175
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 664,148
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 522,394
STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 558,667
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 456,285
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 435,083
4. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 434,984
5. Rudy May, California Angels: 425,345
RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 375,442
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 308,290
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 280,379
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 263,256
5. Ken Tatum, California Angels: 247,051
His career numbers show Smith is currently carrying a .282 lifetime batting average with 66 home runs and 273 RBIs.
American League All-Star Fan Voting Update
Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 21st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 581,610 votes.
CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 447,327
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 387,242
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 380,494
FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 544,392
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 488,889
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 424,454
SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 471,778
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 330,673
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 312,875
THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 553,152
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 435,575
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 345,419
SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 538,564
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 472,242
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 420,080
LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 533,025
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 512,531
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 400,763
CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 581,610
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 476,927
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 431,631
RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 550,280
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 513,212
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 395,371
STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 433,705
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 352,935
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 332,077
4. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 331,925
5. Rudy May, California Angels: 326,760
RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 286,471
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 239,992
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 213,739
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 195,482
5. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 186,744
Lifetime in 527 games Smith is batting .280 with 63 home runs and 267 RBIs.