Dave Melton

Dave Melton
Dave Melton
	Outfielder
	Born: October 3, 1928; Pampa, Texas
	Died: October 23, 2008 (aged 80); Cupertino, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1956, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	June 11, 1958, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.111
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Kansas City Athletics (1956; 1958);

David Olin Melton (October 3, 1928 – October 23, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball during the 1956 and 1958 seasons. Melton threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kilograms).

Born in Pampa, Texas, he attended high school in Coronado, California, and played college baseball at Stanford University. His minor league career (1950; 1953–1959; 1962) was spent almost entirely on the West Coast, and he was a popular member of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. He batted .299 for the 1955 Seals and reached career highs in home runs (19), runs batted in (116) and hits (184).

At the Major League level, Melton played in only 12 games, batted nine times, and made one hit, a single off Frank Lary of the Detroit Tigers in his first MLB at bat on April 17, 1956.^[1]

References

^ Retrosheet

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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