Melton, who played 10 years with the Sox, was an All-Star in 1971.
Chicago White Sox legend Bill Melton died early Thursday morning at the age of 79. He passed in Phoenix, Ariz. after a brief illness.
A 10-year veteran, he spent eight years with the White Sox, making an All-Star Game in 1971. Lifetime, he was a .253 hitter with 160 home runs and 591 RBI. He finished 13th in the MVP voting in 1971 as well.Melton recorded consecutive 33-homer seasons in 1970-71, becoming the first White Sox player to hit 30-plus home runs in a single season in 1970 and the first Sox player to lead the AL in homers in 1971.
Bill Melton, who played 10 seasons in the major leagues, including eight with the White Sox, and served as a popular pre and postgame analyst for White Sox telecasts for over two decades, passed away early this morning in Phoenix after a brief illness. He was 79 years old.In addition to his playing career, he also worked on White Sox television broadcasts in his post-playing days. He even served as a hitting instructor for Michael Jordan when he made the move to baseball in 1993.
“Bill Melton enjoyed two tremendous careers with the White Sox,” said White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. “His first came as a celebrated home run king for White Sox teams in the early 1970s, where 'Beltin Bill' brought power to a franchise that played its home games in a pitcher-friendly ballpark. Photos of Bill wearing his home run crown and others of him posing with ballpark organist Nancy Faust still generate smiles to this day.
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