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Bob Melvin

American baseball player and manager
Person human Q2746965

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
October 28, 1961
Place of birth
Palo Alto
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
baseball player, baseball manager
Position held
manager
Educated at
University of California, Berkeley, Menlo-Atherton High School, Cañada College[6][7][8]
Country for sport
United States[25]
Family name
Melvin[23]
Given name
Bob[24]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[20]
Member of sports team
Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Macon Peaches, Nashville Sounds, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Athletics, California Golden Bears baseball[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
P14750
49CD-C983-A01D-DC5A-2D81[26]
Position played on team / speciality
catcher[21]
Sport
baseball[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bob Melvin 2012.jpg ↗
Baseball Almanac ID
melvibo01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
m/melvibo01
Baseball Reference manager ID
melvibo01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
melvin001rob
ESPN.com MLB player ID
1587
FanGraphs player ID
1008758
Freebase ID
/m/06mwxc
JRC Names ID
45818
MLB.com player ID
118942
Notable Names Database ID
911/000165416
Prabook ID
1714888
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Retrosheet person ID
melvb001
The Baseball Cube player ID
15279
Trading Card Database name ID
3915

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 8
New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Athletics, Nashville Sounds
← Head coach 4
San Francisco Giants, Athletics, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks
Occupation 2
baseball player, baseball manager
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Berkeley
Given name 1
Bob
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Place of birth 1
Palo Alto
Position held 1
manager
Position played on team / speciality 1
catcher
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
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Summary

Bob Melvin was born on October 28, 1961[1], in Palo Alto[2]. He has worked as a baseball player[3] and baseball manager[4].

FAQs

Where was Bob Melvin born?

Bob Melvin was born in Palo Alto[2].

What did Bob Melvin do for work?

Bob Melvin worked as a baseball player[3] and baseball manager[4].

Where did Bob Melvin go to school?

Bob Melvin was educated at University of California, Berkeley[6], Menlo-Atherton High School[7], and Cañada College[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . statscrew.com. statscrew.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . statscrew.com. statscrew.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . baseball-reference.com. baseball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bob
    Family name → Melvin
    P14750 → 49CD-C983-A01D-DC5A-2D81
    Place of birth → Palo Alto
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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