Melvin Falu
Melvin J. Falu
Born: August 28, 1980
Rio Piedras, PR
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 28 (2002 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Southern Arkansas
Career: 2002-2012
Melvin Falu compiled a career batting average of .303 with 67 home runs and 435 RBI in his 840-game career with the New Jersey Cardinals, Pennsylvania Road Warriors, Newark Bears, Shreveport Sports, Brockton Rox, Long Island Ducks and Rockland Boulders. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
 New Jersey Cardinals |
 Pennsylvania Road Warriors |
 Newark Bears |
 Shreveport Sports |
 Brockton Rox |
 Long Island Ducks |
 Rockland Boulders |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | 49 | 157 | 145 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | .221 | .269 | .317 | .586 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | 57 | 236 | 213 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 22 | .249 | .295 | .408 | .703 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 107 | 416 | 383 | 49 | 102 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 43 | .266 | .311 | .352 | .664 | 135 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 29 | 112 | 103 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .340 | .393 | .447 | .839 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Shreveport Sports | 76 | 299 | 266 | 41 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 28 | .301 | .353 | .402 | .755 | 107 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | Ind | AA | Shreveport Sports | 42 | 169 | 152 | 17 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | .322 | .361 | .395 | .756 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 52 | 194 | 170 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | .318 | .376 | .453 | .829 | 77 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 93 | 410 | 366 | 62 | 140 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 42 | .383 | .445 | .549 | .994 | 201 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 14 | 56 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .231 | .286 | .250 | .536 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 91 | 374 | 326 | 46 | 107 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 29 | .328 | .384 | .482 | .865 | 157 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 90 | 406 | 366 | 72 | 115 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 42 | .314 | .365 | .530 | .895 | 194 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 92 | 394 | 350 | 54 | 99 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 36 | .283 | .344 | .429 | .772 | 150 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Rockland Boulders | 8 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .257 | .250 | .314 | .564 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 800 | 3259 | 2927 | 423 | 887 | 152 | 22 | 67 | 435 | 49 | 27 | 209 | 325 | .303 | .356 | .439 | .794 | 1284 | 70 | 54 | 27 | 42 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.750 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | SS | 19 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 7 | .962 | 4.053 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | 2B | 18 | 48 | 45 | 1 | 9 | .989 | 5.167 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | SS | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 2.600 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | 3B | 48 | 29 | 82 | 10 | 5 | .917 | 2.312 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | 2B | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.333 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Short Season A | NYPL | New Jersey Cardinals | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | SS | 45 | 77 | 105 | 15 | 27 | .924 | 4.044 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 2B | 36 | 77 | 75 | 4 | 21 | .974 | 4.222 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | OF | 20 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.450 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 3B | 17 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 3 | .930 | 2.353 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2B | 7 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 5 | .978 | 6.286 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 3B | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | OF | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | RF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Shreveport Sports | 3B | 76 | 76 | 140 | 10 | 7 | .956 | 2.842 |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Shreveport Sports | 2B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 3B | 52 | 35 | 86 | 17 | 7 | .877 | 2.327 |
| 2007 | Ind | AA | Shreveport Sports | 3B | 31 | 24 | 59 | 4 | 4 | .954 | 2.677 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Ind | AA | Shreveport Sports | 2B | 11 | 30 | 37 | 3 | 15 | .957 | 6.091 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2008 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 2B | 91 | 211 | 284 | 11 | 56 | .978 | 5.440 |
| 2008 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | LF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2008 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | RF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2008 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2008 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | OF | 12 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 2.417 |
| 2008 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 2B | 81 | 182 | 245 | 10 | 43 | .977 | 5.272 |
| 2009 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | OF | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.286 |
| 2009 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 1B | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.500 |
| 2010 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 1B | 71 | 630 | 42 | 4 | 56 | .994 | 9.465 |
| 2010 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | OF | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2010 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 3B | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 5.000 |
| 2010 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2011 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | LF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2011 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | OF | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 2011 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 1B | 43 | 372 | 27 | 5 | 29 | .988 | 9.279 |
| 2011 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | Ind | CAMA | Brockton Rox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Rockland Boulders | 3B | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2012 | Ind | CAMA | Rockland Boulders | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 840 | 2028 | 1384 | 110 | 305 | .969 | 4.062 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | New Jersey Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 2003 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | New Jersey Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Atlantic League | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | May 6, 2004 | September 19, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | |||
| 2006 | Ind | American Association | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 2007 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Brockton Rox | |||
| 2007 | Ind | American Association | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 2008 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Brockton Rox | May 22, 2008 | September 1, 2008 | |
| 2008 | Ind | Atlantic League | Long Island Ducks | September 2, 2008 | September 21, 2008 | |
| 2009 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Brockton Rox | |||
| 2010 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Brockton Rox | May 28, 2010 | September 6, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Brockton Rox | May 26, 2011 | September 4, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Rockland Boulders | July 12, 2012 | July 19, 2012 |
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