Bob Melvin
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Melvin with the Oakland Athletics
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| Oakland Athletics – No. 6 | |||
| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: October 28, 1961 Palo Alto, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 25, 1985, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 6, 1994, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .233 | ||
| Home runs | 35 | ||
| Runs batted in | 212 | ||
| Managerial record | 955–955 | ||
| Winning % | .500 | ||
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Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961) is an American professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager. He is currently the manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
During a 10-year playing career from 1985 through 1994, Melvin was a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. In his managing career he has worked for the Seattle Mariners (2003–04), Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–09), and Oakland Athletics (2011–present). Melvin was named the National League Manager of the Year in 2007 and the American League Manager of the Year in 2012.
Born in Palo Alto, California, Melvin played baseball at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, south of San Francisco. After graduation in 1979, he enrolled at the University of California in Berkeley and played catcher for the Golden Bears. As a freshman, he helped lead Cal to a 44–23–1 (.654) record and a third-place finish at the College World Series in 1980. Melvin finished his freshman season batting .269 with two doubles and 12 RBI in 29 games.
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