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Mel Ott

Manager

Melvin Thomas Ott

1004 Games

464-530 Record

0.467 Win%

7 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 3/2/1909
Gretna, LA, USA

Died 11/21/1958
New Orleans, LA, USA

MLB Debut 1926-04-27

Final Game 1947-07-11

📊 Career Record

1004 Games Managed

464 Wins

530 Losses

                        0.467
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

7 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Mel Ott — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1942	NY1	NL	154	85	67	0.559	3	Y
1943	NY1	NL	156	55	98	0.359	8	Y
1944	NY1	NL	155	67	87	0.435	5	Y
1945	NY1	NL	154	78	74	0.513	5	Y
1946	NY1	NL	154	61	93	0.396	8	Y
1947	NY1	NL	155	81	73	0.526	4	Y
1948	NY1	NL	76	37	38	0.493	5	N

Mel Ott as a manager

Mel Ott's clubs went 464-530 in the 1004 games Ott managed between 1942 and 1948. The season table runs through the New York Giants (1942-1948). By winning percentage, 1942 (85-67) tops the season table. The weakest full season was 1943, at 55-98. The Rank column for the New York Giants years shows 3rd, 8th, 5th, 5th, 8th, 4th, and 5th. The first season in the table, 1942, ended 85-67; the last, 1948, ended 37-38.

The highest finish was 3rd, in 1942. Ott managed in the National League. Ott was a player-manager in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1947. Ott was born on March 2, 1909, in Gretna, LA, USA. The death date on file is November 21, 1958. As a player, Ott appears from 1926 to 1947; the player page has that record.

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