Melvin Thomas (Mel) Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career in the National League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left handed and threw right handed.

In a 22-season career, Ott batted .304 with 511 home runs, 1860 RBI, 1859 runs, 2876 hits, 488 doubles, 72 triples, 89 stolen bases, a .414 on base percentage and a .533 slugging average.
Mel Ott was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. His number "4" was also retired by the Giants; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of AT&T Park.

He died in New Orleans, Louisiana at age of 49 in an auto accident and was interred there in the Metairie Cemetery.

The major park in his hometown of Gretna is named for Ott.

In 2006, Ott will be featured on a United States postage stamp http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_054.htm . The stamp is one of a block of four honoring Baseball Sluggers.

External links

*Baseball Hall of Fame - article
*Baseball Library - chronology
*The Baseball Page - profile
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