Mel Clark

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1924 in Letart, WV us

Died: May 1, 2014 in West Columbia, WV

Buried: Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Letart, WV

High School: Wahama HS (New Haven, WV)

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: September 11, 1951 (Age 27-066d, 10,842nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1957 (Age 32-298d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Melvin Earl Clark

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

656

182

.277

RBI

OBP

.318

SLG

.381

OPS

.699

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-6 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	19 (11-6-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
B Morgan	1
P Lowrey	0

Most Driven In By
W Jones	1
G Hamner	1
E Torgeson	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	201	1	Apr 13	PHI		NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	.95	-0.015	2.49	-0.02%	-0.62	RF
2	202	2	Apr 14	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	2	.46	-0.014	1.19	-0.02%	-0.18	RF
3	203	3	Apr 16	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	2	.35	-0.038	1.01	-0.07%	-0.64	RF
4	204	10 (6)	Apr 22	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	2	.59	-0.043	1.15	-0.05%	-0.21	RF
5	205	11	Apr 23	PHI		PIT	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.350	.623	2	.42	0.110	.92	0.14%	0.98	RF
6	206	12	Apr 24 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.304	.574	2	.59	-0.035	1.37	-0.05%	-0.23	RF
7	207	16 (3)	Apr 30	PHI		MLN	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.308	.584	7	1.30	-0.048	3.68	-0.08%	-0.39	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	208	21 (4)	May 4	PHI		CIN	L,3-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.185	.267	.296	.563	9	.98	-0.046	1.41	-0.04%	-0.78	PH
9	209	24 (2)	May 8	PHI		BRO	L,8-9	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.286	.544	9	2.47	-0.063	2.80	-0.04%	-0.77	PH
10	210	25	May 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.229	.250	.479	7	1.72	-0.215	1.31	-0.10%	-1.18	RF
							4-6		35	32	3	5	3	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.156	.229	.250	.479		.81	-0.407	1.58	-0.33%	-4.02

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