John Melnick

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Winnipeg, MB

  • BORN November 3, 1952

  • INDUCTED 2015

 

John Melnick was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 3, 1952. Melnick was an outstanding pitcher, posting a pitching record of 24-6 while playing for the St. Boniface Legionnaires from 1971-73. He was considered one the best pitchers in the Redboine Senior League, and he was selected to play on the Manitoba All-Stars team in 1978. The Manitoba All-Stars were crowned western Canadian champions that year. During one memorable provincial tournament in Carberry, Melnick pitched two nine-inning games with a torn rotator cuff, leading his team to a win both times. Later in his career, in 1971, Melnick helped started the St. Boniface Legionnaires Junior Baseball Club, and he was a founding member of the St. Boniface Native Sons in 1975.

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