Mel Harder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 15, 1909 in Beemer, NE us

Died: October 20, 2002 in Chardon, OH

Buried: Cremated

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

Debut: April 24, 1928 (Age 18-192d, 6,731st in major league history)
vs. SLB 3.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 7, 1947 (Age 37-327d)
vs. CHW 4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Melvin Leroy Harder

Nicknames: Chief

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.3

223

186

ERA

3.80

582

433

3426.1

1161

WHIP

1.408

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-18 / in Starts: 12-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	50 (26-14-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
B Chapman	2
R Hemsley	1
R Mack	1

Most Driven In By
R Weatherly	2
B Chapman	1
L Boudreau	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	422	16 (15)	May 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	423	21 (4)	May 12	CLE		SLB	L,2-5	3-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.89	-0.063	8.12	-0.16%	-0.46	P
3	424	28 (6)	May 22	CLE		BOS	W,9-6	GS-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.05	-0.001	5.53	0.00%	0.17	P
4	425	30 (1)	May 26 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.99	-0.026	4.48	-0.07%	-0.27	P
Jun		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
5	426	37 (6)	Jun 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
6	427	41 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-7	GS-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.35	-0.010	5.88	-0.03%	-0.11	P
7	428	44 (2)	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-4	8-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	2.34	-0.061	9.95	-0.15%	-0.25	P
8	429	49 (4)	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9						P
9	430	52 (2)	Jun 15	CLE		PHA	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.65	-0.034	2.83	-0.09%	-0.29	P
10	431	59 (6)	Jun 22	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	1.14	0.040	7.98	0.17%	0.28	P
11	432	64 (4)	Jun 26	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	1.22	-0.098	6.69	-0.32%	-0.68	P
Jul		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
12	433	69 (4)	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9	2.09	-0.123	11.30	-0.40%	-1.17	P
13	434	73 (3)	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	W,7-3	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9	.90	0.063	4.95	0.21%	1.28	P
14	435	77 (3)	Jul 13	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.273	.158	.431	9	1.14	-0.104	6.27	-0.34%	-0.72	P
15	436	84 (6)	Jul 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9	.83	0.020	5.30	0.08%	0.26	P
16	437	89 (4)	Jul 25	CLE		PHA	L,6-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.130	.361	9	.75	-0.019	4.26	-0.07%	-0.18	P
17	438	93 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,1-9	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.231	.130	.361	9						P
Aug		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
18	439	96 (2)	Aug 1	CLE		BOS	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.160	.410	9	.59	0.016	3.95	0.06%	0.16	P
19	440	100 (3)	Aug 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345	9	.42	-0.075	2.85	-0.30%	-1.35	P
20	441	106 (5)	Aug 9	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.243	.176	.420	9	1.79	-0.081	11.15	-0.30%	-0.11	P
21	442	110 (3)	Aug 13	CLE		DET	W,6-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.237	.171	.408	9	.99	-0.026	11.92	-0.19%	-0.26	P
22	443	114 (3)	Aug 17	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.162	.387	9	1.04	-0.059	6.24	-0.21%	-0.46	P
23	444	118 (3)	Aug 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.205	.146	.351	9	.88	-0.094	5.76	-0.37%	-1.64	P
24	445	123 (4)	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.191	.136	.328	9	.72	-0.055	5.31	-0.25%	-0.66	P
Sept		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
25	446	127 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.156	.208	.156	.364	9	1.64	0.039	10.78	0.15%	0.17	P
26	447	132 (4)	Sep 7	CLE		CHW	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.204	.152	.356	9	.84	-0.025	8.08	-0.14%	-0.25	P
27	448	137 (4)	Sep 12	CLE		BOS	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.226	.184	.410	9	.59	0.009	6.11	0.06%	0.63	P
28	449	142 (4)	Sep 16 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.189	.246	.208	.453	9	.60	0.074	6.51	0.48%	0.77	P
29	450	148 (5)	Sep 20	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.246	.211	.456	9	1.11	-0.096	28.15	-1.46%	-1.02	P
30	451	151 (2)	Sep 24	CLE		SLB	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.238	.203	.441	9	2.04	-0.105	31.53	-0.98%	-1.14	P
31	452	154 (2)	Sep 28	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.177	.227	.194	.421	9						P
							13-18		71	62	4	11	1	0	0	4	4	0	17	0	5		1	0	1	0	.177	.227	.194	.421		1.06	-0.894	8.46	-4.63%	-7.27

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