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	9-6 / in Starts: 9-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	30 (15-9-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	1
G Metkovich	0
J Hegan	0

Most Driven In By
H Edwards	1
G Metkovich	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	570	29 (28)	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.19	-0.027	.60	-0.05%	-1.41	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
2	571	35 (5)	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	W,7-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.009	.30	-0.01%	-0.52	P
3	572	42 (6)	Jun 15 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.069	2.08	-0.09%	-0.90	P
4	573	49 (6)	Jun 22 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	.38	-0.002	1.06	0.00%	-0.61	P
5	574	56 (6)	Jun 29	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.44	0.014	.96	0.02%	0.12	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
6	575	62 (5)	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	1.04	0.040	1.53	0.04%	0.40	P
7	576	70 (7)	Jul 13 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,8-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	.48	-0.008	.40	0.00%	-0.47	P
8	577	80 (9)	Jul 20 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	.48	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-1.12	P
9	578	85 (4)	Jul 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	GS-5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.15	-0.180	.03	0.00%	-2.17	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
10	579	90 (4)	Aug 1	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.200	.422	9	1.81	0.097	.10	0.00%	0.92	P
11	580	96 (5)	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.192	.407	9	1.11	-0.031	.01	0.00%	-0.32	P
12	581	102 (5)	Aug 11	CLE		DET	L,1-3	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	9	.71	0.030	.01	0.00%	0.24	P
13	582	110 (7)	Aug 19 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,13-2	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	9						P
14	583	118 (7)	Aug 24 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	9						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
15	584	134 (15)	Sep 7	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.207	.433	9	1.00	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
							9-6		36	29	2	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	10	0	5		0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.207	.433		.69	-0.265	.57	-0.11%	-6.49

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