Luis Melendez Stats

Luis Melendez was born on Thursday, August 11, 1949, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Melendez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1970, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Luis Melendez baseball stats page.

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Luis Melendez

Luis Mendez Autograph on a 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#307 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1974top01' title='1974 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Luis Mendez Autograph on a 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#307 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Luis Antonio (Santana) Melendez
Nickname:   Latigo (The Whip)
Born On:   08-11-1949  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-07-1970 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-01-1977
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

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Luis Melendez Pitching Stats

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Luis Melendez Hitting Stats

1970 21 Cardinals 21 70 11 21 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 12 0 1 0 3 .300 .315 .314
1971 22 Cardinals 88 173 25 39 3 1 0 0 11 24 1 29 3 0 0 7 .225 .320 .254
1972 23 Cardinals 118 332 32 79 11 3 5 1 28 25 0 34 1 1 1 8 .238 .292 .334
1973 24 Cardinals 121 341 35 91 18 1 2 1 35 27 2 50 6 2 0 11 .267 .319 .343
1974 25 Cardinals 83 124 15 27 4 3 0 0 8 11 0 9 2 2 1 1 .218 .283 .298
1975 26 Cardinals 110 291 33 77 8 5 2 0 27 16 3 25 7 2 0 10 .265 .301 .347
1976 27 Cardinals 20 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125
1976 27 Padres 72 119 15 29 5 0 0 0 5 3 1 12 0 1 0 3 .244 .260 .286
1977 28 Padres 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
8 Years 641 1,477 167 366 50 13 9 2 122 109 7 175 19 9 2 46 .248 .299 .318

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Luis Melendez Fielding Stats

1970 Cardinals CF 5 5 141 12 2.4 12 11 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.30
1970 Cardinals RF 13 10 300 20 1.5 20 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1971 Cardinals CF 20 4 204 21 1.1 21 20 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.78
1971 Cardinals LF 4 2 63 6 1.5 5 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.14
1971 Cardinals RF 45 33 921 70 1.6 67 65 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.96
1972 Cardinals CF 70 59 1,611 170 2.4 163 163 0 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.73
1972 Cardinals LF 4 1 48 5 1.3 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.25
1972 Cardinals RF 41 20 636 46 1.1 45 40 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.91
1973 Cardinals CF 65 55 1,512 148 2.3 146 145 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.61
1973 Cardinals LF 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1973 Cardinals RF 33 29 723 58 1.8 58 51 7 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.17
1974 Cardinals CF 22 19 474 60 2.7 59 59 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 3.36
1974 Cardinals LF 14 4 171 16 1.1 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
1974 Cardinals RF 12 3 135 9 0.8 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.60
1974 Cardinals SS 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1975 Cardinals CF 51 44 1,164 126 2.5 124 121 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.88
1975 Cardinals LF 36 15 582 37 1.0 36 36 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.67
1975 Cardinals RF 7 5 126 8 1.1 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1976 Padres CF 29 17 540 71 2.4 70 70 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 3.50
1976 Cardinals CF 4 2 69 12 3.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.70
1976 Padres LF 24 4 210 14 0.6 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1976 Cardinals LF 4 0 21 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1976 Padres RF 10 0 60 3 0.3 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35
1977 Padres CF 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
CF Totals 268 205 5,721 621 2.3 608 602 6 13 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.87
RF Totals 161 100 2,901 214 1.3 209 194 15 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.95
LF Totals 88 26 1,107 81 0.9 78 78 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.90
SS Totals 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
8 Years 518 331 9,741 917 1.8 896 874 22 21 5 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.48

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Luis Melendez Miscellaneous Stats

1970 Cardinals 3 0 1.000 3 1 n/a 0.0 5.8 8.8 - - -
1971 Cardinals 2 0 1.000 24 9 n/a 0.0 6.0 15.7 - - -
1972 Cardinals 5 4 .556 22 6 n/a 66.4 9.8 11.9 - - -
1973 Cardinals 2 7 .222 31 2 n/a 170.5 6.8 9.7 - - -
1974 Cardinals 2 2 .500 34 8 n/a 0.0 13.8 15.5 - - -
1975 Cardinals 3 2 .600 28 1 n/a 145.5 11.6 10.8 - - -
1976 Cardinals 0 0 .000 14 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 - - -
1976 Padres 1 1 .500 15 10 n/a 0.0 9.9 23.8 - - -
1977 Padres 0 0 .000 4 3 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
8 Years 18 16 .529 175 40 n/a 164.1 8.4 12.1 - - -

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Luis Melendez Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1970 St. Louis Cardinals 26 $12,000.00 - -
1971 St. Louis Cardinals 26 $12,750.00 - -
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 26 $13,500.00 - -
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 26 Undetermined - -
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 26 Undetermined - -
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 26 Undetermined - -
1976 St. Louis Cardinals 26 Undetermined - -
1976 San Diego Padres 25 Undetermined - -
1977 San Diego Padres 2 Undetermined - -

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