Melbourne Trench
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Melbourne Trench
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Nickname:
The Terrible Truncheon
Birthdate:
Jan. 6, 1916 (52 y, 3 m, 3 d)
Born In:
Shelby, NC, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/185
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1948 (3rd) Chicago (MLB)
1942 (2nd) Chicago (MLB)
1941 Chicago (MLB)
All-Star 1953 Chicago (MLB)
1952 Chicago (MLB)
1948 Chicago (MLB)
1947 Chicago (MLB)
1942 Chicago (MLB)
1941 Chicago (MLB)
1940 Chicago (MLB)
1939 Chicago (MLB)
League Champ 1953 Chicago (MLB)
1949 Chicago (MLB)
1948 Chicago (MLB)
1947 Chicago (MLB)
1942 Chicago (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1948 Chicago (MLB)
Batter of the Month Aug 1951 Chicago (MLB)
Oct 1950 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 1948 Chicago (MLB)
May 1948 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 1946 Chicago (MLB)
Oct 1942 Chicago (MLB)
Oct 1941 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 1941 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 1941 Chicago (MLB)
Player of the Week Jul 26, 1954 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 7, 1953 Chicago (MLB)
Apr 21, 1952 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 3, 1951 Chicago (MLB)
Sep 28, 1942 Chicago (MLB)
May 18, 1942 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 30, 1941 Chicago (MLB)
May 19, 1941 Chicago (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink77
Grey Ink220
Similar Players (1B)
Player Score
Ralph King 917
Matt Garrison 857
Herman Carter 808
John Horvath 773
Stan Patterson 769
Joe Houston 769
John Young 768
Lou Wilson 766
Grammercy Locke 764
Hamilton Craft 763
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1939 158 1
1940 158 1
1941 158 1
1942 158 1
1946 158 1
1948 155 3
1951 162 1
1952 162 1
1953 160 3
Year PA Rank
1939 697 10
1941 717 4
1942 703 6
1946 717 1
1948 745 1
1951 743 2
1952 727 4
1953 723 6
Year AB Rank
1946 612 8
1948 634 2
1951 650 5
1952 615 9
1953 629 10
Year Hits Rank
1941 212 1
1942 183 4
1946 178 9
1948 210 1
1951 188 8
1952 170 10
1953 188 10
Year TB Rank
1940 329 2
1941 376 1
1942 321 2
1946 307 1
1948 373 1
1950 324 6
1951 355 1
1952 279 6
1953 329 2
Year 2B Rank
1941 37 6
1942 32 9
1946 37 1
1948 35 8
1950 43 2
1953 35 5
Year HR Rank
1939 21 5
1940 30 2
1941 39 1
1942 34 1
1946 30 1
1948 38 1
1950 35 4
1951 44 1
1952 26 2
1953 34 2
1954 39 2
Year RBI Rank
1939 107 7
1940 120 1
1941 143 1
1942 115 1
1946 80 6
1948 108 4
1950 134 4
1951 145 1
1952 94 4
1953 119 2
1954 108 6
Year R Rank
1940 111 5
1941 142 1
1942 93 4
1946 96 3
1948 138 1
1950 115 8
1951 129 1
1952 101 6
1953 114 3
Year BB Rank
1939 102 4
1940 99 2
1941 104 7
1942 98 3
1946 93 5
1951 82 10
1952 100 6
1953 84 6
Year IBB Rank
1939 9 10
1940 9 6
1941 8 5
1942 14 1
1946 15 1
1948 6 3
1950 4 10
1952 7 2
Year HBP Rank
1939 10 1
1940 5 9
1941 6 4
1942 7 2
1946 5 8
1947 4 6
1948 7 3
1950 6 7
1951 7 3
1954 5 9
1955 6 10
1956 9 7
Year SF Rank
1940 8 5
1941 8 5
1942 8 5
1953 7 8
1954 8 9
1956 11 1
Year XBH Rank
1940 71 4
1941 81 1
1942 68 2
1946 68 1
1948 80 2
1950 79 4
1951 76 1
1952 56 5
1953 71 1
1954 67 4
Year Avg Rank
1941 0.354 1
1942 0.311 6
1948 0.331 5
Year OBP Rank
1938 0.411 8
1939 0.424 8
1940 0.420 4
1941 0.449 2
1942 0.410 2
1946 0.387 4
1948 0.414 6
Year SLG Rank
1940 0.557 1
1941 0.628 1
1942 0.545 1
1946 0.502 1
1948 0.588 2
1950 0.559 8
1951 0.546 3
1952 0.454 6
1953 0.523 9
1954 0.545 4
Year ISO Rank
1939 0.180 7
1940 0.234 1
1941 0.274 1
1942 0.234 1
1946 0.211 1
1948 0.257 3
1950 0.259 6
1951 0.257 1
1952 0.177 6
1953 0.224 7
1954 0.287 2
Year OPS Rank
1939 0.920 9
1940 0.976 1
1941 1.077 1
1942 0.955 1
1946 0.888 1
1948 1.002 2
1951 0.919 5
1952 0.833 8
1954 0.894 9
Year G Rank
1939 158 1
1940 158 1
1941 158 1
1942 158 1
1946 158 1
1948 156 3
1951 162 1
1952 162 1
1953 162 1
Year WAR Rank
1940 6.4 8
1941 8.6 1
1942 7.6 3
1948 7.2 3
1951 5.2 10