Player
Bill Melton
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Edwin
- Born
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July 7, 1945
Gulfport, MS, USA - Died
- December 5, 2024
- Size
- 6'2" / 200 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 4, 1968
- Final Game
- August 30, 1977
- Career
- 10 years
Teams
- Chicago White Sox 1968-1975
- California Angels 1976-1976
- Cleveland Guardians 1977-1977
Honors
1 x All-Star
Career Batting
1,144
G
.253
AVG
1,004
H
160
HR
591
RBI
.752
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Cleveland Indians | 50 | 133 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .241 |
| 1976 | California Angels | 118 | 341 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 31 | .208 |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 149 | 512 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 62 | .240 |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 495 | 120 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 63 | .242 |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox | 152 | 560 | 155 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 83 | .277 |
| 1972 | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 208 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | .245 |
| 1971 | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 543 | 146 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 72 | .269 |
| 1970 | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 514 | 135 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 74 | .263 |
| 1969 | Chicago White Sox | 157 | 556 | 142 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 67 | .255 |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 109 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .266 |