Oscar Donald Melillo (August 4, 1899 - November 14, 1963) was an American second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Melillo batted and threw right-handed. A native of Chicago Illinois, he also was nicknamed "Ski" and "Spinach". Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
Melillo reached the majors in 1926 with the St. Louis Browns, spending nine and a half years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1935-37). Champions World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Negro League World Series: Chicago The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2 All-Star Game, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-1 All-Star Game Basically a line-drive hitter, he enjoyed a good year in 1929 ending with a . 296 batting average in 141 games, hitting for the cycle on May 23. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne His most productive season came in 1931, when he hit . 306 with five home runs, 75 runs batted in, 88 runs, 189 hits, 34 doubles and 11 triples, all career highs. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see
A fine defensive second baseman, in 1930 Melillo handled 971 chances without committing an error (17 fewer that Nap Lajoie's 1908 major league record), and in 1933 he posted a . In Baseball statistics, total chances ( TC) also called chances offered, represents the number of plays in which a defensive player has participated In Baseball statistics|statistics]] an error is the act in the judgment of the Official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie or often la-ZHWAY per the Canadian French pronunciation or as he himself usually pronounced it LAJ-a-wayLee Allen in ''The American League 991 fielding average that stood for more than 10 years. In Baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly During the 1935 mideason he was traded by St. Louis to the Red Sox, playing for them until 1937, his last major league season.
In a 12-season career, Melillo was a . 260 hitter (1316-for-5063) with 22 home runs and 548 RBI in 1377 games, including 590 runs, 210 doubles, 64 triples, and 69 stolen bases. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate
Following his playing retirement, Melillo had his only chance to manage at major league level when he became a late-season replacement for Gabby Street as manager of the Browns in 1938. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Charles Evard "Gabby" Street ( September 30 1882 – February 6 1951) also nicknamed "The Old Sarge" was an American Melillo finished with a 2-7 mark (. 222). He later served as a coach for the Cleveland Indians for several years under Oscar Vitt and Lou Boudreau, including the 1948 team, which won the American League pennant, and also coached under Boudreau with the Red Sox and Athletics. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Oscar Joseph "Ossie" Vitt ( January 4 1890 - January 31 1963) was a Major League Baseball Third baseman Louis "Lou" Boudreau ( July 17, 1917, in Harvey Illinois &ndash August 10, 2001) was an American Major Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves (4-2 All-Star Game The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
Melillo also suffered from a phobia of animals, including rabbits, birds and snakes. His animal phobia led to many pranks from both opposing players and teammates. His phobia is chronicled in Elden Auker's book Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms.
Melillo died of a heart attack in his homeland of Chicago at the age of 64. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
Fact
- Because his career and his life were threatened by Bright's disease, an often fatal kidney inflammation, Melillo immediately followed a doctor's advice and began a prescribed diet of spinach, and nothing but spinach, until cured. Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern Medicine as acute or chronic Nephritis Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea) is a Flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- BaseballLibrary
- The Deadball Era
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