Luis Antonio Meléndez Santana (born August 11, 1949) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 until 1977, for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres, primarily as an outfielder. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Padres for Bill Greif on May 19, 1976.[1]
| Luis Meléndez | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 11, 1949 Aibonito, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 17, 1970, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 1, 1977, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 122 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Following his playing career, Meléndez was a minor league manager and coach in the Cardinals and Phillies systems, winning the South Atlantic League championship with the Savannah Cardinals in 1994. He has also managed in the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He was most recently a coach for the Gulf Coast Phillies from 2006 to 2009.
References
edit- ^ "Pro Transactions," The New York Times, Thursday, May 20, 1976. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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