#46 Mel "Mike" Mazzera, Centerfield, 35 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers

#46 Mel "Mike" Mazzera, Centerfield, 35 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Mel Mazzera
Mike
1/31/1914
35
USA,CA,STOCKTON
5"11
185

Centerfield
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L

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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1949 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 51 Days (395 total Days)
172 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 51 Days (395 total Days)
14 Year(s)

3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	6	5	3	8
Versus LHP	6	6	5	3	7
Versus RHP	7	7	5	3	8
Talent	7	7	7	4	7

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4
2
4
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
SS : 2 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 4 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 9 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 9

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	@PHI	L 4-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/23	@PIT	W 7-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/24	@PIT	W 7-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
9/26	CIN	L 3-4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
9/27	CIN	W 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/28	BSN	L 3-5	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	#2
9/30	PHI	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/1	@STL	W 8-3	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	#8
10/2	CHC	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
10/4	@NYN	L 1-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	125	238	74	14	1	10	50	34	21	31	.311	.364	.504	.868	.830	.193
Projected	125	238	74	14	1	10	50	34	21	31	.311	.364	.504	.868	.830	.193

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	33	266	1	3	0	7	2	4	120	25	0	0	.0	43.5	6.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	92	33	7	0	4	19	11	3	13	1	2	0	.359	.367	.565	.933
vs. RHP	146	41	7	1	6	31	23	18	18	3	0	1	.281	.357	.466	.823
Close/Late	62	16	3	0	3	12	4	8	7	0	2	0	.258	.333	.452	.785
Scoring Position	72	20	6	1	4	39	0	8	8	4	1	0	.278	.329	.556	.885
Pinch Hitting	75	25	6	0	3	19	11	8	9	1	1	1	.333	.395	.533	.929

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	69	127	36	8	0	4	20	16	13	20	.283	.350	.441	.791
Road	56	111	38	6	1	6	30	18	8	11	.342	.374	.577	.951
March/April	18	33	9	3	0	2	8	3	3	7	.273	.342	.545	.888
May	16	23	7	2	0	0	4	3	3	2	.304	.357	.391	.748
June	23	51	18	2	1	3	16	7	3	8	.353	.375	.608	.983
July	18	33	11	0	0	3	10	7	3	2	.333	.389	.606	.995
August	27	59	17	4	0	1	4	6	4	8	.288	.333	.407	.740
Sept/Oct	23	39	12	3	0	1	8	8	5	4	.308	.378	.462	.839

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1947	33	63	22	4	0	6	14	12	2	0	0	10	0	0	.349	.369	.698	1.068	BRO
1948	124	232	65	14	1	5	37	27	18	0	6	38	0	0	.280	.324	.414	.738	BRO
1949	125	238	74	14	1	10	50	34	21	1	4	31	0	0	.311	.364	.504	.868	BRO
Total	282	533	161	32	2	21	101	73	41	1	10	79	0	0	.302	.347	.488	.835

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1935, AA	136	510	141	27	2	11	59	66	29	103	3	10	.276	.310	.402	.712
1936, AA	68	253	79	10	2	9	38	31	19	35	0	7	.312	.353	.474	.827
1936, AAA	70	245	78	14	0	11	53	38	17	36	3	3	.318	.351	.510	.861
1937, AAA	136	499	141	31	6	20	84	67	28	88	3	7	.283	.312	.489	.801
1938, AAA	132	455	143	28	5	22	89	71	20	62	1	6	.314	.333	.543	.876
1939, AAA	101	324	92	15	1	21	62	51	16	47	1	4	.284	.309	.531	.840
1940, AA	120	506	161	31	3	43	118	99	31	77	5	7	.318	.349	.646	.995
1940, AAA	15	50	17	5	2	2	9	8	4	7	0	0	.340	.389	.640	1.029
1941, AA	137	591	182	31	4	44	103	107	47	72	8	2	.308	.356	.597	.953
1942, AA	135	577	183	19	3	36	96	92	44	70	5	7	.317	.361	.548	.909
1943, AA	138	579	187	29	3	51	128	116	55	66	3	6	.323	.378	.648	1.025
1944, AA	106	441	137	26	1	47	103	75	36	56	4	6	.311	.360	.694	1.054
1945, AA	138	573	197	32	1	64	131	118	58	93	8	8	.344	.398	.738	1.136
1946, AA	137	554	183	25	6	58	138	118	64	85	5	4	.330	.395	.711	1.106
1947, AA	114	477	169	26	2	35	100	86	46	80	2	5	.354	.405	.637	1.042

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Shortstop	17	0	5	15	2	20	0	1.000	37.2	4.78
Leftfield	17	14	28	2	0	30	0	1.000	131.0	2.06
Centerfield	54	8	44	1	1	45	0	1.000	172.0	2.35
Rightfield	15	11	23	1	0	24	0	1.000	106.1	2.03

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1935...
Injured on 8/14/1936 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days...
Injured on 7/14/1939 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 8/7/1939 with a Broken Foot, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 8/25/1940 with a Bruised Foot, out for one week...
Injured on 5/8/1942 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 7/19/1943 with a Bruised Finger, out for 4 days...
Injured on 6/27/1944 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Injured on 8/18/1944 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 9/2/1944 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days...
Had first career hit on 8/16/1947, off Hank Borowy (BSN)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/26/1947, off Paul Erickson (STL)...

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