Albert Ernest "Dutch" Mele (January 11, 1915 – February 12, 1975) was a professional

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. He was an

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for one season (1937) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .143

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in 14 at-bats, with one

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. Mele played 17 seasons in minor league baseball (nine with the

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), hitting 244

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s. He was born in

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and later died in Hollywood, Florida at the age of 60.

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