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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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	3-8 / in Starts: 3-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (5-1-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
F Mackiewicz	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	546	60 (59)	Jul 1 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.018	.44	-0.01%	-0.13	P
2	547	67 (6)	Jul 6 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	548	74 (6)	Jul 15	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	549	79 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.066	1.38	-0.04%	-0.53	P
5	550	87 (7)	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,0-4	GS-0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	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
6	551	94 (6)	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.071	.071	.143	.214	9	.77	-0.121	.58	-0.06%	-1.50	P
7	552	102 (7)	Aug 12 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9						P
8	553	108 (5)	Aug 17	CLE		PHA	W,6-4	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	9						P
9	554	115 (6)	Aug 22 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	1.01	-0.007	.97	0.00%	-0.01	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
10	555	126 (10)	Sep 3 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227	9	1.35	-0.071	1.24	-0.04%	-0.79	P
11	556	130 (3)	Sep 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200	9	1.36	-0.143	.11	-0.01%	-0.76	P
							3-8		28	25	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	3		0	3	0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200		1.08	-0.426	.73	-0.15%	-3.71

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