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Melvin Thomas Ott, nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played his entire career for the New York Giants. Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5 feet 9 inches, 170 pounds.