MELVIN T. (MEL) OTT
NEW YORK (N.L.) 1926-48
ONE OF FEW PLAYERS TO JUMP FROM A HIGH
SCHOOL TEAM INTO MAJORS. PLAYED OUTFIELD AND THIRD BASE AND MANAGED CLUB FROM DEC. 1941 THROUGH JULY 1948. HIT 511 HOME RUNS, N.L. RECORD WHEN HE RETIRED. ALSO LED IN MOST RUNS SCORED, MOST RUNS BATTED IN, TOTAL BASES, BASES ON BALLS AND EXTRA BASES ON LONG HITS. HAD A .304 LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE. PLAYED IN ELEVEN ALL STAR
GAMES AND IN THREE WORLD SERIES.