Mel Bosser

Melvin Edward Bosser

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 173 lb.
• Debut April 29, 1945
• Final Game June 9, 1945
• Born February 8, 1914 in Johnstown, PA USA
• Died March 26, 1986 in Crossville, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Mel Bosser pitched for the Thomasville Tourists of the Class D Georgia-Florida League in 1939 and 1940 and with the Selma Cloverleafs of the Class B Southeastern League in 1941. He then went into the Air Force and was given a medical discharge as a Corporal in time to pitch 16 innings in 7 games, fashioning a 2-0, 3.38 record but a terrifying 17 walks to 3 strikeouts for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. He caught on with the Syracuse Chiefs of the AAA International League the following year, kicking around until 1952.