June 21 through Aug 19 (second game), meaning he fell just two hitless games short of Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak. But he slumped to .239 in 1939 and was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers. With Brooklyn, he was used as a backup outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist. He made his last Major League appearance on October 1, 1939. In a seven-season career, Almada posted a .284 batting average with 15 home runs and 197 RBI in 646 games. Almada returned to the Pacific Coast League for one season with the Sacramento Solons in 1940. He later managed in the Mexican League. In 1972, he was inducted to the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame. Personal life Mel's older brother, Lou Almada, was also a professional baseball player. Mel Almada died in his home state of Sonora, Mexico, at age 75. Sources External links SABR Biography Project article 1913 births 1988 deaths Algodoneros de Torreón players Baseball players from Los Angeles Baseball players from Sonora Boston Red Sox players Brooklyn Dodgers players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Major League Baseball center fielders Major League Baseball players from Mexico Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican people of Portuguese descent Minor league baseball managers People from Huatabampo Sportspeople from Sonora Sacramento Solons players Seattle Indians players Los Angeles High School alumni St. Louis Browns players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players