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	15-15 / in Starts: 15-12
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-7-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
K Keltner	1
P Seerey	0

Most Driven In By
R Cullenbine	2
M Rocco	1
O Hockett	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	516	1	Apr 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
2	517	7 (5)	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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	518	13 (5)	May 3	CLE		CHW	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
4	519	18 (4)	May 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.52	-0.039	1.08	-0.05%	-0.20	P
5	520	24 (5)	May 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
6	521	29 (4)	May 20	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.43	-0.001	.77	0.00%	-0.28	P
7	522	33 (3)	May 25	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.27	0.120	2.41	0.14%	0.64	P
8	523	39 (5)	May 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9						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
9	524	45 (5)	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.276	.276	.276	.552	9						P
10	525	49 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,13-1	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.303	.303	.333	.636	9						P
11	526	55 (5)	Jun 16	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.286	.314	.600	9						P
12	527	59 (3)	Jun 21	CLE	@	DET	W,9-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.314	.600	9						P
13	528	63 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.314	.600	9						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
14	529	68 (4)	Jul 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.306	.583	9	.40	-0.010	.54	-0.01%	-0.09	P
15	530	74 (5)	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.289	.553	9	1.60	-0.073	3.24	-0.09%	-0.63	P
16	531	83 (8)	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,7-8	3-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.275	.275	.300	.575	9	.96	-0.017	2.74	-0.03%	-0.47	P
17	532	91 (7)	Jul 23 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,9-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.273	.318	.591	9						P
18	533	98 (6)	Jul 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.292	.542	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
19	534	103 (4)	Aug 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.260	.260	.300	.560	9						P
20	535	109 (5)	Aug 11	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.255	.294	.549	9	1.10	-0.030	.25	0.00%	-0.30	P
21	536	112 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.245	.245	.283	.528	9						P
22	537	117 (4)	Aug 18	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.232	.268	.500	9	.89	-0.068	.01	0.00%	-0.85	P
23	538	123 (5)	Aug 25	CLE		CHW	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.233	.233	.267	.500	9						P
24	539	128 (4)	Aug 30	CLE		SLB	W,12-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.230	.262	.492	9	.99	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.21	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
25	540	132 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.215	.215	.246	.462	9	1.16	-0.146	.02	0.00%	-1.45	P
26	541	136 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.209	.239	.448	9	1.30	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
27	542	139 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.206	.206	.235	.441	9						P
28	543	143 (3)	Sep 20	CLE		BOS	W,11-10	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.235	.441	9						P
29	544	147 (3)	Sep 24	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.225	.268	.493	9	1.00	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.56	P
30	545	155 (7)	Oct 1 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,0-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.216	.216	.257	.473	9						P
							15-15		76	74	9	16	3	0	0	6	0	0	20	0	2		0	2	0	0	.216	.216	.257	.473		.94	-0.203	.92	-0.05%	-2.82

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