1929GIANTS
OUTFIELD
MEL OTT1929
Mel Ottoutfield · 1929 giants
Ht 5'9"Wt 170Bats LThrows RBorn 1909 · Gretna, LA
At twenty, Mel Ott hit 42 home runs for the Giants and drove in 151. He batted .328, scored 138, walked 113 times, and reached base at a .449 clip across 150 games. The left-handed pull hitter with the high leg kick made the Polo Grounds look small. The three frames ahead keep the 42, the 151, and the .328.
42 HOME RUNS
In 1929 he hit 42 home runs.
151 RBI
In 1929 he drove in 151 runs.
.328 AVG
In 1929 he hit .328.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 150 | 545 | 138 | 179 | 37 | 2 | 42 | 151 | 0.328 | 0.449 | 0.635 |
| Life | 2,730 | 9,456 | 1,859 | 2,876 | 488 | 72 | 511 | 1,860 | 0.304 | 0.414 | 0.533 |
SkillScore
150.701929 · NY1
ComponentsAVG 0.328OBP 0.449SLG 0.635
Mel Ott, 1946. Public domain newspaper portrait via Wikimedia Commons.