Luis Melendez, born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, played 8 seasons (1970–1977) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres. He collected 366 hits and 9 home runs with a .248 batting average.
- Born
- August 11, 1949 · Aibonito, Puerto Rico · 2 major leaguers from Aibonito
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 70 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .300 |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 173 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 29 | .225 |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 332 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 34 | .238 |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 121 | 341 | 35 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 27 | 50 | .267 |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 124 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | .218 |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 291 | 33 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 25 | .265 |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals / San Diego Padres | 92 | 143 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .224 |
| 1977 | San Diego Padres | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Career | 641 | 1,477 | 167 | 366 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 122 | 18 | 109 | 175 | .248 |