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== Profile ==
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=== Personal ===
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* Resided in Coronado, California in 1953 and 1954.
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* Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.
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=== Pre-professional carrer ===
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* Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946.
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* Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
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* Made all league in football and basketball in high school.
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* Played baseball for the first time at Stanford University.
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* Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science.
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* Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University.
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* Won baseball awards at Stanford University.
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* Played the outfield for Fort Ord in 1951 and hit .372, the next campaign he played third base and batted .380.
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=== Outside of baseball ===
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* Did not take his regular furloughs in the U.S. Army, thus accumulating 40 days and thus was discharged on February 6, 1952 instead of late in March.
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* Attended law school during the off-season in 1954.
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* Served in the U.S. Army for two years.
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=== Achievements ===
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* Playing for San Francisco, Melton hit the first pitch to him in organized ball over the left field fence at Hollywood; the opposing pitcher was Jack Salveson.
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=== Contract signing ===
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* Was signed by San Francisco after leaving Stanford.
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}}
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* {{cite-book | title=1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition)}}

Latest revision as of 03:42, 27 June 2010

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[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

  • Resided in Coronado, California in 1953 and 1954.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish-English ancestry.

[edit] Pre-professional carrer

  • Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946.
  • Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
  • Made all league in football and basketball in high school.
  • Played baseball for the first time at Stanford University.
  • Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science.
  • Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University.
  • Won baseball awards at Stanford University.
  • Played the outfield for Fort Ord in 1951 and hit .372, the next campaign he played third base and batted .380.

[edit] Outside of baseball

  • Did not take his regular furloughs in the U.S. Army, thus accumulating 40 days and thus was discharged on February 6, 1952 instead of late in March.
  • Attended law school during the off-season in 1954.
  • Served in the U.S. Army for two years.

[edit] Achievements

  • Playing for San Francisco, Melton hit the first pitch to him in organized ball over the left field fence at Hollywood; the opposing pitcher was Jack Salveson.

[edit] Contract signing

  • Was signed by San Francisco after leaving Stanford.

[edit] Sources

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
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