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	11-8 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	28 (14-9-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
H Edwards	1
G Woodling	1
L Boudreau	1

Most Driven In By
O Hockett	0

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	497	2 (1)	Apr 22	CLE		DET	L,0-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	498	6 (3)	Apr 27	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.09	0.044	3.10	0.07%	-0.16	P
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
3	499	9 (2)	May 2	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.58	-0.044	1.89	-0.09%	-0.45	P
4	500	14 (4)	May 8	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9	1.24	0.022	4.55	0.05%	0.07	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
5	501	73 (58)	Jul 11 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9						P
6	502	81 (7)	Jul 23	CLE	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9	1.70	-0.108	1.74	-0.07%	-1.09	P
7	503	87 (5)	Jul 28	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	9	.20	-0.019	.42	-0.02%	-0.76	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
8	504	92 (4)	Aug 1 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.158	.308	9	1.51	-0.077	1.58	-0.05%	-0.70	P
9	505	96 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	GS-0	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	9						P
10	506	101 (4)	Aug 13	CLE		PHA	W,6-4	GS-0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2			0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9						P
11	507	107 (5)	Aug 18 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453	9	2.02	-0.096	2.93	-0.08%	-0.90	P
12	508	115 (7)	Aug 24 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.214	.421	9	.91	-0.043	.25	-0.01%	-0.32	P
13	509	121 (5)	Aug 29 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.188	.369	9	1.13	-0.122	.20	-0.01%	-1.06	P
Sep/Oct		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
14	510	124 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.176	.348	9	1.57	-0.085	.09	0.00%	-0.62	P
15	511	130 (5)	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.132	.154	.158	.312	9						P
16	512	136 (5)	Sep 15	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.190	.195	.386	9	1.21	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.40	P
17	513	141 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-13	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.209	.414	9	.81	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
18	514	148 (6)	Sep 28	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.283	.533	9	.55	-0.051	.00	0.00%	2.00	P
19	515	153 (4)	Oct 3	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.245	.277	.521	9	.89	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							11-8		53	47	2	10	1	1	0	4	2	0	11	0	4		0	0	0	0	.213	.245	.277	.521		1.04	-0.542	1.26	-0.21%	-3.80

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