Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott (March 2, 1909 - November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a left-handed batter and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career in the National League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). He was born in Gretna, Louisiana.

In his 22 seasons as a player, Ott batted .304, with 511 home runs and 1860 RBI, 1859 runs scored, 2876 hits, 488 doubles, triples, 89 stolen bases, a .414 on base percentage and a .533 slugging average.

Mel Ott was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. He died in New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 49.

Highlights

• Was the first NL player to reach 500 home runs
• Led the league in home runs six times (1932, 1934, 1936-38, 1942)
• 11-times All-Star (1934-44)
• 3 times drew five walks in a game (October 5, 1929 [intentional], 1929 and 1943)
• Scored six runs in a game twice (August 4, 1934 and April 30, 1944)
• Hit for the Cycle (May 16, 1929)
• Led NL outfielders in double plays (1929 and 1935)
• Led the league in walks six times (1929, 1931-33, 1937, 1942)
• Named to The Sporting News Major League All-Star Teams (1934-36, 1938)
• Manager for the New York Giants (1942-48)
• The first NL player (only Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa have joined him) to post eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons
• One of only 5 NL players (Cap Anson, Stan Musial, Willie Stargell and Tony Gwynn) to spend a 20+ year career with one team

See also

• 1945 All-Star Game (Non-Official)

External links

• Statistics at Baseball Reference
• Page at Baseball Library