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	12-11 / in Starts: 11-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	32 (12-12-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
H Danning	2
W Marshall	1
B Maynard	1
B Barna	1

Most Driven In By
M Ott	3
B Jurges	1
J Mize	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	203	1	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,5-7	4-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.12	0.005	.31	0.01%	0.24	P
2	204	2	Apr 15	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	205	4 (1)	Apr 17	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-4	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.83	-0.040	2.08	-0.06%	-0.34	P
4	206	6 (1)	Apr 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.23	-0.018	.59	-0.03%	-0.14	P
5	207	10 (3)	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.34	0.012	.96	0.02%	-0.10	P
6	208	14 (3)	Apr 28	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.06	-0.148	2.73	-0.23%	-1.33	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
7	209	18 (3)	May 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	9	.99	-0.015	2.01	-0.02%	-0.12	P
8	210	24 (5)	May 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.85	0.034	2.31	0.06%	0.37	P
9	211	26 (1)	May 12	NYG		PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.263	.627	9	.74	0.040	1.43	0.05%	0.82	P
10	212	32 (5)	May 17 (2)	NYG		STL	L,6-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	9						P
11	213	36 (3)	May 22	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.208	.296	.208	.505	9	.30	0.015	.49	0.02%	-0.02	P
12	214	40 (3)	May 26	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.296	.208	.505	9						P
13	215	44 (3)	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.53	0.091	.79	0.08%	1.27	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
14	216	49 (4)	Jun 4	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.188	.257	.188	.445	9	2.77	-0.427	3.60	-0.33%	-2.60	P
15	217	51 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.257	.188	.445	9						P
16	218	52	Jun 7 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.257	.188	.445	9						P
17	219	55 (2)	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.257	.188	.445	9						P
18	220	60 (4)	Jun 17	NYG		STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.243	.176	.420	9	.81	-0.039	1.09	-0.03%	-0.23	P
19	221	64 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	.39	-0.017	.36	-0.01%	-0.12	P
20	222	68 (3)	Jun 26	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.53	0.033	.32	0.01%	0.06	P
21	223	70 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,7-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
22	224	72 (1)	Jun 30	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.298	.233	.530	9	.80	0.097	.35	0.03%	1.23	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
23	225	74 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,11-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.294	.234	.528	9	.20	0.011	.13	0.00%	0.26	P
							12-11		53	47	5	11	0	0	0	5	4	0	13	0	2		1	1	0	0	.234	.294	.234	.528		.79	-0.366	1.25	-0.44%	-0.75

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