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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Team Record in Appearances: 13-20 / in Starts: 13-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 1

1943 Pitching Game Log

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1943 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	226	1	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		99	2.0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	7.15	9	1	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.036	.91	-0.06%	-0.11	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
2	227	3	Apr 25	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6.51	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.05	0.00%	0.20	8b 1-- 2 out d5	8b end d 5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	228	7	May 1(1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-9	GS-5	L(0-1)	5	5.0	3	5	5	3	0	2	0	6.14	8.65	22	7	9	0	0	3	38			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	.62	-0.280	1.40	-0.38%	-2.81	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
4	229	12	May 5(1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	GS-6	W(1-1)	3	6.0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	3.38	6.03	24	8	10	2	1	4	62			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	0.229	1.81	0.21%	1.58	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
5	230	20	May 15	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	GS-9		9	9.0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.01	4.58	34	17	10	0	0	6	70			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.76	0.495	3.13	0.53%	2.95	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
6	231	27	May 22(2)	NYG		STL	L,1-6	GS-	L(1-2)	6	6.0	9	3	3	3	0	0	0	2.54	4.49	28						39						24					0
7	232	34	May 30(1)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-6	GS-6	W(2-2)	7	5.2	7	3	3	5	1	0	1	2.91	4.65	29	13	2	0	0	7	39			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.079	1.33	0.06%	-0.63	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	233	43	Jun 6(1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-18	GS-4	L(2-3)	6	3.0	3	4	4	3	1	0	0	3.65	4.68	14	2	5	1	0	3	35			0	0	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.219	.44	-0.08%	-1.97	1b start tie	4b 1-3 0 out d1
9	234	49	Jun 15	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	GS-5		8	4.0	3	4	2	3	3	0	0	3.73	4.56	20	7	4	0	0	3	44			0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.00	-0.076	.33	-0.02%	-1.06	1t start tie	5t 123 0 out a4
10	235	54	Jun 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-4		4	3.2	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	4.03	4.60	20	3	10	2	0	4	36			0	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	2	1.16	-0.304	.80	-0.13%	-2.44	1b start a 1	4b 1-- 2 out d2
11	236	59	Jun 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	W(3-3)	3	9.0	3	1	0	4	4	0	1	3.35	4.41	37	14	11	1	0	3	79			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.77	0.535	.40	0.07%	2.99	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
12	237	64	Jun 30(1)	NYG		STL	W,4-3	GS-9		5	8.2	7	3	3	5	6	0	0	3.32	4.21	38	11	9	2	1	7	59			0	1	0	32	0	2	0	0	0	1	1.73	-0.022	.16	0.00%	0.22	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	238	71	Jul 5(1)	NYG		PIT	L,4-8	GS-	L(3-4)	4	2.1	3	4	2	3	1	0	0	3.48	4.26	15						37						12					0
14	239	76	Jul 11(1)	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	W(4-4)	5	10.0	7	3	1	2	0	1	0	3.13	4.30	40						68						37	0	0			0
15	240	80	Jul 17(2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS-6		5	6.0	10	4	4	3	2	0	0	3.35	4.24	30	9	6	0	0	10	35			0	1	0	27	1	2	0	1	0	1	.79	-0.200	.02	0.00%	-1.50	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
16	241	84	Jul 21(2)	NYG	@	STL	L,6-14	GS-1	L(4-5)	3	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.65	4.26	7	2	1	0	0	3	31			1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.300	.03	0.00%	-2.95	1b start a 1	1b 12- 2 out d2
17	242	85	Jul 22	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.56	4.30	9	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.93	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
18	243	89	Jul 25(2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-6	L(4-6)	2	6.0	3	2	0	3	1	0	1	3.32	4.30	25	5	12	0	5	3	60			1	1	0	21	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.01	-0.025	.00	0.00%	0.58	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
19	244	93	Jul 30	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-7	GS-6	W(5-6)	4	5.2	8	6	6	3	1	1	0	3.69	4.41	26	7	8	3	0	7	27			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	2	0	0	.31	0.050	.00	0.00%	-3.36	1b start tie	6b --- 2 out a6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	245	100	Aug 8(1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-5	GS-8	L(5-7)	8	7.1	8	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.69	4.38	29	15	5	2	0	5	52			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.41	-0.097	.00	0.00%	1.04	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d1
21	246	105	Aug 14(2)	NYG		STL	W,8-0	SHO	W(6-7)	5	9.0	8	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.40	4.24	35	23	1	0	0	6	72			0	0	0	33	0	1	0	2	0	0	.99	0.358	.00	0.00%	3.95	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
22	247	110	Aug 18(1)	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	GS-5		3	4.2	7	4	3	2	2	0	0	3.49	4.20	22	8	3	0	0	7	36			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.24	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-2.14	1t start tie	5t --3 2 out tie
23	248	114	Aug 20(2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-4	CG	W(7-7)	1	9.0	9	4	2	1	4	1	0	3.38	4.15	36	17	5	0	4	9	60			0	0	1	33	0	1	0	2	0	2	.95	0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.05	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
24	249	117	Aug 22(2)	NYG		CHC	L,3-4			1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.36	4.16	5												4					0
25	250	119	Aug 24(2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	GS-	L(7-8)	1	8.0	9	6	4	2	6	0	0	3.43	4.03	35						48						31					0
26	251	122	Aug 29(2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-1	GS-7	L(7-9)	4	7.0	5	1	1	3	3	0	0	3.32	3.98	30	18	2	0	1	4	63			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.13	0.160	.00	0.00%	2.01	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	252	126	Sep 4	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-7		5	7.0	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.28	3.90	29	13	6	1	0	9	52			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.054	.00	0.00%	1.10	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
28	253	130	Sep 8	NYG		PHI	L,2-3	GS-7	L(7-10)	3	7.0	7	3	3	2	1	1	0	3.31	3.96	28	10	8	0	1	7	50			0	0	0	25	0	1	1	2	0	1	.86	-0.123	.00	0.00%	0.07	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
29	254	133	Sep 12(1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	SHO	W(8-10)	3	9.0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.13	3.86	34	25	0	0	0	7	75			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.462	.00	0.00%	3.95	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
30	255	135	Sep 14	NYG	@	PHI	T,4-4	10-GF(10)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.11	3.84	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.120	.00	0.00%	0.42	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end tie
31	256	140	Sep 19(1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	W(9-10)	4	9.0	7	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.00	3.75	33	15	8	1	0	7	72			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.483	.00	0.00%	2.95	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
32	257	144	Sep 23	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	L(9-11)	3	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.05	3.74	3	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	-0.376	.00	0.00%	-1.03	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
33	258	147	Sep 26(1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS-6	L(9-12)	2	6.0	8	4	3	2	3	0	0	3.09	3.71	28	5	11	0	3	7	43			0	0	0	25	1	1	1	0	0	0	.74	-0.158	.00	0.00%	-1.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
34	259	155	Oct 2	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	GS-6	L(9-13)	5	6.0	9	4	4	3	1	0	0	3.19	3.71	28	9	7	0	3	8	36			0	0	1	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.71	-0.209	.00	0.00%	-1.21	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
							13-20		W-L:9-13	3.9	186.1	184	85	66	69	55	7	3	3.19	3.71	806	1.71		4%	4%	143	51	1	0%	4	4	2	713	15	12	4	16	0	17	1.08	0.464	.40	0.21%	2.40

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