Mel Hall
1981–1996 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants
1,276G
.276AVG
.318OBP
.437SLG
More career statistics
1,171H
134HR
620RBI
31SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,276 | 4,575 | 4,237 | 568 | 1,171 | 229 | 25 | 134 | 620 | 267 | 575 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 51 | 1,852 | .276 | .318 | .437 | .755 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1988-07-03 to 1988-07-20
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1983-09-10 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1992-05-17 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1983-09-14 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 637 | 2274 | 576 | 67 | 309 | 141 | 251 | .276 | .315 | .433 |
| Away | 639 | 2301 | 595 | 67 | 311 | 126 | 324 | .277 | .313 | .442 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 170 | 527 | 130 | 14 | 81 | 27 | 69 | .263 | .298 | .419 |
| May | 190 | 647 | 154 | 19 | 79 | 29 | 79 | .255 | .283 | .431 |
| June | 217 | 856 | 237 | 32 | 122 | 57 | 106 | .301 | .343 | .485 |
| July | 208 | 786 | 213 | 23 | 115 | 49 | 106 | .293 | .333 | .446 |
| August | 244 | 876 | 232 | 21 | 113 | 54 | 104 | .288 | .326 | .432 |
| September | 229 | 814 | 187 | 21 | 95 | 45 | 102 | .248 | .285 | .391 |
| October | 18 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 9 | .286 | .348 | .556 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 86 | 312 | 75 | 11 | 53 | 16 | 43 | .256 | .292 | .416 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 86 | 297 | 67 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 34 | .248 | .303 | .404 |
| boston-red-sox | 86 | 321 | 90 | 13 | 52 | 18 | 31 | .301 | .336 | .492 |
| baltimore-orioles | 84 | 307 | 84 | 11 | 36 | 15 | 39 | .294 | .322 | .469 |
| chicago-white-sox | 83 | 287 | 62 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 32 | .230 | .258 | .361 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 82 | 300 | 67 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 25 | .240 | .267 | .355 |
| athletics | 82 | 322 | 90 | 7 | 54 | 10 | 34 | .294 | .311 | .438 |
| minnesota-twins | 81 | 280 | 83 | 10 | 42 | 13 | 37 | .314 | .343 | .511 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Chicago Cubs | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | .091 | – | – |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 80 | 21 | – | 4 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 112 | 410 | 116 | 17 | 56 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians | 131 | 407 | 108 | 11 | 52 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Cleveland Guardians | 23 | 66 | 21 | – | 12 | – | .318 | – | – |
| 1986 | Cleveland Guardians | 140 | 442 | 131 | 18 | 77 | 6 | .296 | – | – |
| 1987 | Cleveland Guardians | 142 | 485 | 136 | 18 | 76 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 1988 | Cleveland Guardians | 150 | 515 | 144 | 6 | 71 | 7 | .280 | – | – |
| 1989 |  New York Yankees | 113 | 361 | 94 | 17 | 58 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1990 | New York Yankees | 113 | 360 | 93 | 12 | 46 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1991 | New York Yankees | 141 | 492 | 140 | 19 | 80 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1992 | New York Yankees | 152 | 583 | 163 | 15 | 81 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1996 |  San Francisco Giants | 25 | 25 | 3 | – | 5 | – | .120 | – | – |