Dutch Mele

Albert Ernest "Dutch" Mele (January 11, 1915 – February 12, 1975) was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season (1937) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .143 batting average in 14 at-bats, with one runs batted in.

Mele played 17 seasons in minor league baseball (nine with the Syracuse Chiefs), hitting 244 home runs. He was born in New York City and later died in Hollywood, Florida at the age of 60.