JoePosnanskiInside Baseball Ranking the best "pure" hitters in baseball over the last 60 years. Oct 20, 2009
Obvious: There's no way I could tell you that Rogers Hornsby was a better pure hitter than Buck Leonard, that Mel Ott was a better a pure hitter than Turkey Stearnes, that Ty Cobb was a better pure hitter than Josh Gibson. I know there are people who think that we talk TOO MUCH about segregation in baseball, but when it comes to lists and discussions like this I think we actually talk about it way too little. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
In defense of Fredi Oct 6, 2009
He retired very early because of a chronic bad back, I believe he was 5th on the all time HR list behind only Ruth, Mel Ott, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx. upon retirement. (The Palm Beach Post)
Overlooked star on overlooked team Oct 1, 2009
These include many of the usual suspects -- Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker, Mel Ott. Harry Heilmann is on the list. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Hot race at second for Giants' All-Time 9 Sep 16, 2009
328, 73 homers, 137 RBIs, 129 runs) and Mel Ott (1929. 328, 42 homers, 151 RBIs, 138 runs) appear to have locked up All-Time 9 spots. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Shea: Jeter as a Giant? Sep 13, 2009
He's 463 behind Willie Mays and 152 behind Mel Ott ... He's 463 behind Willie Mays and 152 behind Mel Ott. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Career RBI Leaders Aug 10, 2009
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Auburn All-Stars on brink Aug 6, 2009
The All-Stars qualified for states by claiming the Section I championship last weekend, beating Batavia 3-0 in the semis and Mel Ott 5-3 in the finals. Against Batavia, pitcher Joey Dyson threw his first no-hitter and was just two batters shy of a perfect game. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
McCovey's impact felt 50 years after debut Jul 30, 2009
"I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to sound cocky. But Major League pitchers had better control and most of them were around the plate." Nobody knew it quite yet, but the Giants had minted another legend, one who would join the pantheon of Mays, Mel Ott, Bill Terry, Carl Hubbell and Christy Mathewson while distinguishing himself on their talent-laden teams of the '60s. "The Giants in those... (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Auburn moves on Jul 26, 2009
Auburn plays Mel Ott today. Charles had to be removed after he reached his 85-pitch count but the team kept the hits off of the board. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Ramirez passes Mantle on career HR list Jul 22, 2009
The others were Lou Gehrig, Eddie Murray, Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews, Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Jimmie Foxx. . (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Manny Ramirez passes Mickey Mantle on career HR list Jul 21, 2009
The others were Lou Gehrig, Eddie Murray, Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews, Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Jimmie Foxx. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. (FOX61, CT)
Upton realizing potential Jul 14, 2009
918, it would rank 11th among all 21-year-olds since 1901, behind such Hall of Fame-caliber players as Jimmie Foxx, Joe Jackson, Ted Williams, Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews and Albert Pujols. "I've been able to make adjustments fairly easy, but I've gotten better at it," Upton said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Willie McCovey: Anniversary memories Jul 9, 2009
249 with 15 homers and 57 RBIs and became the left-handed leader in National League home runs, surpassing ex-Giant Mel Ott, who hit 511. No. 512 came in Pittsburgh off Grant Jackson. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Awaiting the All-Stars, Frenchy sits again Jul 5, 2009
Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Foxx, Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones, Albert Pujols, Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews, Mickey Mantle, Juan Gonzalez, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, and Harmon Killebrew. FYI, matchups for the Cubs series: Jurrjens vs. Randy Wells Monday, Vazquez vs. Ryan Dempster Tuesday and Kawakami vs. Carlos Zambrano on Wednesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mets bullpen rested for finale May 27, 2009
Mel Ott is 23rd with 511. Fernando Martinez, 20, became the youngest player to debut in a Mets uniform since Jose Reyes, who was 19 years, 11 months and 30 days on June 10, 2003. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Seventh power May 21, 2009
Lou Gehrig, Duke Snider, Ralph Kiner, Mel Ott. No. 5. (CBS News)
Tigers fall to Broncos May 10, 2009
Philip Menou pitched Sam Houston into the Class 4A state tournament by limiting Holy Cross to two hits in a 7-1 quarterfinal victory Saturday at Mel Ott Park. The Broncos will play the winner of the Tioga-Eunice game Friday at Fair Grounds Stadium in Shreveport. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Mariners to pay tribute to '39 Rainiers May 1, 2009
Among the notable Oaks over the history of the franchise, which ended in 1955 when the team was sold and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, included managers Casey Stengel and Mel Ott, and players George Bamberger, Vince DiMaggio, Ernie Lombardi, Billy Martin, Cookie Lavagetto and Smead Jolley. Jolley had a lifetime Minor League batting average of. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Ehret sails past Higgins May 1, 2009
The District 9-5A race officially ended with Ehret's 9-1 victory against Higgins on Thursday night at Mel Ott Park. To the victorious Patriots, the true measure of their championship mettle comes today in their regular-season finale against these same vanquished Hurricanes. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Musings on Shea Stadium's opener Apr 13, 2009
-- from Harlem River that ran a few Mel Ott home runs from the Polo Grounds. In one way at least, Shea opened early. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Salmen gets past Holy Cross Apr 4, 2009
One pitch, one swing and one run allowed Salmen to leave Mel Ott Park on Friday still unblemished in District 9-4A play. Salmen sophomore shortstop Matt Lipham caught a third-inning fastball flush and sent it into the cypress tree in left field for a three-run home run that keyed a 4-3 Spartans victory against Holy Cross in a matchup of league unbeatens. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Hall of Fame 3B Kell passes away Mar 29, 2009
After handling pregame work for CBS Television in 1958, Kell was back in Detroit, replacing the late Mel Ott on Tigers radio and television broadcasts. Except for 1964, he remained a voice of the Tigers in various outlets through 1996. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Gretna honors Mel Ott with statue Mar 9, 2009
Relatives of baseball star Mel Ott, as well as baseball fans and historians, celebrate the unveiling of Ott's statue in Gretna Saturday. The city of Gretna on Saturday honored one of its most famous native sons, and one of baseball s greatest players, with the dedication of a statue of Mel Ott ... Several of Ott s relatives attended Saturday s ceremony, which also marked the renaming of a section of Louisiana Highway 23 (also known as Lafayette Street and Belle Chasse Highway) as Mel Ott... (WWLTV.com, LA)
D-backs' Upton shows limitless potential Feb 28, 2009
To put that in perspective, only 13 players have had better seasons at that age, and the list includes legends like Mel Ott, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb and Willie Mays. Upton, though, was far from satisfied with hitting. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
A measure of greatness Feb 23, 2009
38, Hank Aaron and Mel Ott at 1. 36, and Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays at 1. (Boston Globe)
Andruw Jones OKs Rangers' minor league deal Feb 8, 2009
He had 342, tying him with Mel Ott and Henry Aaron for the sixth-youngest player to reach that milestone. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Rangers Reportedly Signed Jones Feb 8, 2009
The 31-year-old center fielder reported to spring training overweight, saying his offensive dropoff the season before was because he was "too "light" and he ran out of energy, then was booed roundly by fans as he struggled at the plate during the season. He had knee surgery in May and finished the season on the bench as the Dodgers won the NL West and beat the Cubs in the NL divisional series before losing to Philadelphia in the NL Championship Series. Jones asked to be traded after that and the... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
