Dave Melton/pagetext

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Profile

Personal

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

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Coronado High School in 1946.
  • Participated in football, basketball and track in high school.
  • Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science.
  • Played football, basketball and baseball at Stanford University.

Outside of baseball

  • Attends law school during the off-season.
  • Served in the U. S. Army for two years.

Source

  • 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
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