Mel Ott Baseball player

Melvin Thomas Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played his entire career for the New York Giants (1926–1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), 170 pounds (77 kg).

Personal facts

Mel Ott
Birth dateMarch 02, 1909
Date of deathNovember 21, 1958
Place of death
New Orleans

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Baseball player

Career startApril 27, 1926
Career endJuly 11, 1947
batting sideLeft
former teams
San Francisco Giants
position
Right fielder
teams
San Francisco Giants
throwing sideRight

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External resources

  1. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1933