Ski Melillo
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: August 4, 1899 Chicago |
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Died: November 14, 1963 (aged 64) Chicago |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 18, 1926, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 18, 1937, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .260 | ||
| Home runs | 22 | ||
| Runs batted in | 547 | ||
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Oscar Donald "Ski" Melillo (August 4, 1899 – November 14, 1963) was an American second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. He briefly served as manager of the St. Louis Browns in 1938 and was also a member of the coaching staff for the Cleveland Indians' 1948 World Series championship team.
A native of Chicago Illinois, Melillo reached the majors in 1926 with the Browns, spending nine and a half years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1935–37). 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. His most productive season came in 1931, when he hit .306 with five home runs, 88 runs, 189 hits, 34 doubles and 11 triples, all career numbers, while adding 75 runs batted in, a significant offensive contribution for a middle infielder of his era.
Listed at 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall and 150 pounds (68 kg; 11 st), he batted and threw right-handed. A fine defensive second baseman, in 1930 Melillo handled 971 chances without committing an error (17 fewer that Nap Lajoie's 1908 MLB record). In 1933, he hit .292 with a career-high 79 RBI and posted a .991 fielding average that stood for more than 10 years.
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