Cliff Melton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 203lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: January 3, 1912 in Brevard, NC us

Died: July 28, 1986 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Most Holy Redeemer Memorial Park, Baltimore, MD

Debut: April 25, 1937 (Age 25-112d, 8,245th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 6 H, 13 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 29, 1944 (Age 32-270d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Clifford George Melton

Nicknames: Mickey Mouse or Mountain Music

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Relatives: Cousin of Rube Melton

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.3

ERA

3.42

272

179

1453.2

660

WHIP

1.291

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-21 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	37 (19-11-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
A Kampouris	2
B Jurges	1
B Seeds	1
L Chiozza	1

Most Driven In By
B Jurges	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	83	3 (2)	Apr 21	NYG		BSN	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.024	2.50	-0.04%	-0.24	P
2	84	7 (3)	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.057	2.01	-0.09%	-0.60	P
3	85	9 (1)	Apr 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	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
4	86	12 (2)	May 3	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	87	16 (3)	May 7	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.71	-0.071	1.70	-0.10%	-0.86	P
6	88	20 (3)	May 11	NYG		PIT	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.32	-0.022	.58	-0.02%	-0.81	P
7	89	23 (2)	May 16	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.55	-0.040	3.26	-0.05%	-0.25	P
8	90	27 (3)	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.97	-0.050	2.01	-0.06%	-0.48	P
9	91	30 (2)	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-13	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.60	-0.032	.99	-0.03%	-0.33	P
10	92	34 (3)	May 28	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.71	-0.057	.72	-0.04%	-0.59	P
11	93	36 (1)	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						P
12	94	38 (1)	May 31	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	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
13	95	40 (1)	Jun 2	NYG		STL	W,8-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	.31	-0.027	.36	-0.02%	-1.02	P
14	96	45 (4)	Jun 7	NYG		CHC	L,1-7	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.40	-0.079	1.51	-0.05%	-0.69	P
15	97	50 (4)	Jun 11 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	3-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	1.00	-0.002	1.41	0.00%	0.02	P
16	98	53 (2)	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9						P
17	99	56 (2)	Jun 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.62	0.043	1.23	0.05%	0.46	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
18	100	65 (8)	Jul 2 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
19	101	66	Jul 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.99	-0.051	3.31	-0.10%	-0.68	P
20	102	68 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
21	103	70 (1)	Jul 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.22	-0.061	3.99	-0.12%	-0.61	P
22	104	77 (6)	Jul 16	NYG		STL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.93	-0.047	2.56	-0.08%	-0.34	P
23	105	82 (4)	Jul 21	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	9	.90	0.003	.87	0.00%	0.04	P
24	106	87 (4)	Jul 27	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	1.05	-0.051	.27	-0.01%	-0.62	P
25	107	89 (1)	Jul 29	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	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
26	108	91 (1)	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	6-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.135	.111	.246	9	1.56	-0.080	.22	-0.01%	-0.35	P
27	109	93 (1)	Aug 4	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	7-11	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9	1.84	-0.015	.28	0.00%	0.03	P
28	110	95 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278	9	.17	-0.004	.03	0.00%	-0.30	P
29	111	99 (3)	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	W,6-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9	.28	-0.006	.03	0.00%	-0.01	P
30	112	105 (5)	Aug 16	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-3	GS-0	4	3	1	3	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.200	.217	.222	.440	9						P
31	113	111 (5)	Aug 22	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.200	.204	.404	9	.37	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-1.00	P
32	114	115 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.208	.212	.419	9	.28	0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.14	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
33	115	119 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.204	.208	.411	9	.73	-0.018	.01	0.00%	-0.16	P
34	116	123 (3)	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.196	.211	.214	.425	9						P
35	117	126 (2)	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.211	.214	.425	9						P
36	118	129 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.220	.224	.444	9	.77	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
37	119	133 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.220	.224	.444	9						P
38	120	137 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.206	.210	.416	9	1.69	-0.180	.00	0.00%	-1.39	P
39	121	141 (3)	Sep 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-9	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.200	.203	.403	9	1.00	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
40	122	147 (5)	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.194	.197	.391	9	.56	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
41	123	150 (2)	Sep 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.194	.197	.391	9						P
							20-21		75	66	2	12	1	0	0	6	1	0	10	0	7		0	0	0	0	.182	.194	.197	.391		.82	-0.938	.93	-0.77%	-10.69

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