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Player Report for #27 Jesús 'Melanoma' Saldaña Saturday, July 1st, 1961  AB   168  HR   12  RBI   28  AVG   .274  OPS   .916 Name: Jesús Saldaña Contract: Major League Contract Nickname: Melanoma Salary: $744,400 Birthday: 02-03-1934 Signed Through: 1961 Season Age: 27 Years of Major League Service: 6 Years, 43 Days Born in: Caracas (Distrito Capital) Major League Service Days this Year: 81 Days Nationality: Venezuelan     Height: 6' 1" Years on 40-Man Roster: 6 Years, 43 Days Weight: 200 lbs Years of Pro Service: 7 Years     Arbitration Eligibility: Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! Position: C Minor League Option Years: 3 option years left Bats: Right     Throws: Right Contract Extension - Status: Completely Rested Drafted - Morale: Great Local Popularity (National) Extremely Popular (Popular) Cleveland Eagles ABA Batting Ratings (OSA) Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's   Overall 59 71 86 85 72   Versus LHP 67 79 95 95 77   Versus RHP 56 68 83 82 70   Talent 59 73 88 94 73   Running & Bunting Ratings     Fielding Ratings Running Speed: 1   Catcher 63 (Arm: 48) Stealing Ability: 5   Baserunning Instincts: 5   Sacrifice Bunt: 73   Bunt for Hit: 1   Hitter Type: Normal                     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB                   06-30-1961 @ DC Win, 7-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0                 06-29-1961 @ DC Loss, 0-14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0                 06-28-1961 @ DC Loss, 8-9 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 0                 06-25-1961 LAQ Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 06-24-1961 LAQ Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0                 06-23-1961 BAL Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0                 06-22-1961 BAL Win, 7-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0                 06-21-1961 BAL Loss, 3-20 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0                 06-19-1961 CHC Loss, 5-11 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 0                 06-19-1961 CHC Loss, 2-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0                 American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS TAVG ISO VORP Overall 44 168 46 6 1 12 28 24 29 19 .274 .381 .536 .916 .915 .262 15.5 Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27     Overall 44 197 0 0 0 8 0 0 90 19 0 0 0.0 33.2 6.89     Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS Versus Left   43 15 3 1 3 10 7 8 3 0 0 0 .349 .451 .674 1.125 Versus Right   125 31 3 0 9 18 17 21 16 0 0 0 .248 .356 .488 .844 Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS This Week   16 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .188 .235 .375 .610 Last Week   19 5 0 0 2 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 .263 .440 .579 1.019 April   48 13 1 0 3 8 8 9 8 0 0 0 .271 .386 .479 .865 May   27 10 5 0 1 3 3 8 1 0 0 0 .370 .514 .667 1.181 June   93 23 0 1 8 17 13 12 10 0 0 0 .247 .333 .527 .860 Spring Training   67 21 3 1 7 16 15 10 5 2 0 1 .313 .400 .701 1.101 Last Year   494 119 24 2 24 72 74 72 56 3 0 2 .241 .338 .443 .781 2 Years Ago   485 128 28 4 21 78 74 73 58 1 0 2 .264 .362 .468 .830 Career   3072 764 135 20 143 490 436 401 327 19 0 6 .249 .335 .445 .780 Home   78 21 4 1 6 16 12 15 10 0 0 0 .269 .387 .577 .964 Road   90 25 2 0 6 12 12 14 9 0 0 0 .278 .375 .500 .875 Grass   148 40 6 1 9 22 19 25 17 0 0 0 .270 .376 .507 .882 Turf   20 6 0 0 3 6 5 4 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .750 1.167 Day   75 21 4 1 6 16 13 15 9 0 0 0 .280 .400 .600 1.000 Night   93 25 2 0 6 12 11 14 10 0 0 0 .269 .364 .484 .848 Close/Late   31 10 3 0 2 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 .323 .400 .613 1.013 Inning 1-3   61 21 1 0 7 15 11 11 6 0 0 0 .344 .444 .705 1.149 Inning 4-6   55 11 2 1 0 3 5 10 5 0 0 0 .200 .323 .273 .596 Inning 7-9   48 14 3 0 5 10 8 8 6 0 0 0 .292 .393 .667 1.060 Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 Outs   46 12 2 1 4 5 10 8 6 0 0 0 .261 .370 .609 .979 1 Outs   45 14 1 0 6 13 10 11 3 0 0 0 .311 .446 .733 1.180 2 Outs   77 20 3 0 2 10 4 10 10 0 0 0 .260 .345 .377 .721 Scoring Position   55 13 1 0 4 17 7 12 8 0 0 0 .236 .373 .473 .846 Bases Empty   80 24 5 1 5 5 12 12 8 0 0 0 .300 .391 .575 .966 Runner on 1st   33 9 0 0 3 6 5 5 3 0 0 0 .273 .368 .545 .914 Runner on 2nd   19 6 0 0 2 6 3 4 3 0 0 0 .316 .435 .632 1.066 Runner on 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .636 .625 1.261 Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 0 0 2 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 .231 .333 .692 1.026 Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Two Strikes   59 11 2 0 3 8 5 11 19 0 0 0 .186 .314 .373 .687 First Pitch   32 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .281 .531 Count 0-1   12 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167 Count 0-2   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000 Count 1-0   17 8 1 0 4 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .471 .471 1.235 1.706 Count 1-1   20 6 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900 Count 1-2   25 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .120 .120 .160 .280 Count 2-0   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700 Count 2-1   16 4 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875 Count 2-2   18 5 1 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .278 .667 .944 Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Full Count   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3 0 0 0 .111 .600 .111 .711 Behind in Count   44 9 2 1 2 4 5 0 14 0 0 0 .205 .205 .432 .636 Ahead in Count   45 17 2 0 6 14 13 18 0 0 0 0 .378 .556 .822 1.378 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 VORP 1955 Cleveland - ABA 21 112 425 102 11 0 19 72 46 23 1 6 68 1 1 .240 .277 .400 .677 4.4 1956 Cleveland - ABA 22 132 519 135 24 5 27 99 77 51 1 4 46 0 0 .260 .325 .482 .807 23.0 1957 Cleveland - ABA 23 128 488 124 22 6 22 80 71 68 0 4 39 0 1 .254 .343 .459 .802 25.6 1958 Cleveland - ABA 24 129 493 110 20 2 18 61 70 85 0 1 41 0 0 .223 .337 .381 .718 12.8 1959 Cleveland - ABA 25 129 485 128 28 4 21 78 74 73 2 1 58 1 0 .264 .362 .468 .830 31.8 1960 Cleveland - ABA 26 130 494 119 24 2 24 72 74 72 2 3 56 0 0 .241 .338 .443 .781 20.7 1961 Cleveland - ABA 27 44 168 46 6 1 12 28 24 29 0 0 19 0 0 .274 .381 .536 .916 15.5 Total ABA 804 3072 764 135 20 143 490 436 401 6 19 327 2 2 .249 .335 .445 .780 133.8 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 VORP 1954 Long Beach - A 20 85 319 80 13 1 8 33 32 30 0 2 24 1 0 .251 .313 .373 .686 17.8 1954 Port Lavaca - AA 20 18 71 19 1 0 1 8 6 7 0 0 6 0 0 .268 .333 .324 .657 1.9 1955 Pickering - AAA 21 22 89 25 6 2 1 9 8 5 0 2 13 0 0 .281 .313 .427 .739 4.9 Total GHL 22 89 25 6 2 1 9 8 5 0 2 13 0 0 .281 .313 .427 .739 4.9 Total STL 18 71 19 1 0 1 8 6 7 0 0 6 0 0 .268 .333 .324 .657 1.9 Total SCL 85 319 80 13 1 8 33 32 30 0 2 24 1 0 .251 .313 .373 .686 17.8 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1955 Cleveland - ML C 110 110 508 46 6 559 5 .991 959.1 5.20 4 64 24 37.5 1956 Cleveland - ML C 132 132 679 65 7 759 15 .980 1170.1 5.72 8 85 36 42.4 1957 Cleveland - ML C 128 128 751 71 1 832 10 .988 1155.2 6.40 5 96 38 39.6 1958 Cleveland - ML C 128 128 719 59 4 785 7 .991 1165.0 6.01 5 75 34 45.3 1959 Cleveland - ML C 129 129 623 58 4 696 15 .978 1142.2 5.36 11 96 33 34.4 1960 Cleveland - ML C 128 128 655 60 2 719 4 .994 1133.1 5.68 8 104 32 30.8 1961 Cleveland - ML C 44 44 281 13 1 296 2 .993 394.1 6.71 6 31 12 38.7 Player History 11-07-1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Eagles organization. 01-01-1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 28 (55); Power: 51 (100); Eye: 24 (91). 04-13-1954 Named the #11 prospect in the ABA 07-11-1954 Was selected to the 1954 Southern California League All-Star Game. 01-01-1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (59); Power: 67 (100); Eye: 35 (96). 04-11-1955 Named the #9 prospect in the ABA 01-01-1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (57); Power: 98 (100); Eye: 38 (90). 04-17-1956 Named the #5 prospect in the ABA 08-27-1956 Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. 09-01-1956 Wins the ABA LL Batter of the Month Award. 12-04-1956 Injured (torn rib cage muscle), out for 5-6 weeks. 01-01-1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (63); Power: 82 (95); Eye: 70 (100). 07-07-1957 Was selected to the 1957 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. 10-18-1957 Wins the 1957 ABA LL Top Glove Award at C. 01-01-1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (59); Power: 95 (100); Eye: 81 (100). 01-01-1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (61); Power: 95 (100); Eye: 84 (98). 06-29-1959 Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. 07-05-1959 Was selected to the 1959 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. 01-01-1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (58); Power: 88 (91); Eye: 81 (91). 01-01-1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (59); Power: 86 (88); Eye: 85 (94). 05-12-1961 Injured (undisclosed injury), out for 3 weeks. Leader Boards Appearances Year TB Rank 1956 250 10 Year 2B Rank 1959 28 10 Year HR Rank 1956 27 7 Year RBI Rank 1956 99 5 Year BB Rank 1958 85 9 Year IBB Rank 1957 10 6 Year SH Rank 1955 0 1 1956 0 1 1957 0 1 1958 0 1 1959 0 1 1960 0 1 Year SF Rank 1955 6 10 Year EBH Rank 1956 56 7 1959 53 10 Year SLG Rank 1959 .468 9 Year ISO Rank 1956 .222 7 1959 .204 7

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