Luis Meléndez (baseball)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Santana.
| Luis Meléndez | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 11, 1949 Aibonito, Puerto Rico | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1970 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 1, 1977 for the San Diego Padres | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Home runs | 9 | ||
| Runs batted in | 122 | ||
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Luis Antonio Meléndez Santana (born August 11, 1949) is a 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.
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.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)