Rube Melton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC us

Died: September 11, 1971 in Greer, SC

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC

High School: Gastonia HS (Gastonia, NC)

Schools: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC), Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 17, 1941 (Age 24-049d, 9,039th in major league history)
vs. BSN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 3, 1947 (Age 30-096d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Reuben Franklin Melton

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Relatives: Cousin of Cliff Melton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

ERA

3.62

162

704.0

363

WHIP

1.447

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-29 / in Starts: 8-21
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	35 (15-15-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
M Livingston	2
M May	1
E Koy	1
B Warren	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
A Glossop	1
E Koy	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	26	1	Apr 14	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	27	5 (3)	Apr 18	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.066	1.60	-0.07%	-0.57	P
3	28	11 (5)	Apr 25	PHI		BRO	L,1-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	29	12	Apr 26 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.013	.93	-0.01%	-0.13	P
5	30	15 (2)	Apr 29	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	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
6	31	20 (4)	May 3 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.24	0.074	.14	0.03%	1.29	P
7	32	24 (3)	May 10 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	1.28	-0.061	.75	-0.02%	-0.53	P
8	33	29 (4)	May 14	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	.75	-0.018	.34	-0.01%	-0.13	P
9	34	32 (2)	May 17 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	9	4.21	-0.101	1.04	-0.02%	-0.39	P
10	35	36 (3)	May 22	PHI		BSN	L,7-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.071	.071	.143	.214	9						P
11	36	42 (5)	May 29	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	9	1.07	-0.084	.13	-0.01%	-0.75	P
12	37	46 (3)	May 31 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	2						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	38	48 (1)	Jun 3	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.190	.286	9	1.32	0.334	.07	0.01%	0.57	P
14	39	52 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.190	.327	9	.99	0.041	.03	0.00%	0.37	P
15	40	54 (1)	Jun 11	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.182	.312	9	.58	-0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.13	P
16	41	61 (6)	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	L,0-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.174	.299	9	.33	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
17	42	69 (7)	Jun 29	PHI		BRO	L,3-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.174	.299	9						P
18	43	70	Jun 30	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.174	.299	9						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
19	44	75 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.167	.287	9	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
20	45	76	Jul 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.077	.111	.154	.265	9						P
21	46	77	Jul 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-12	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.111	.154	.265	9						P
22	47	80 (2)	Jul 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.276	.409	9	.89	0.272	.00	0.00%	1.54	P
23	48	85 (4)	Jul 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.152	.281	.433	9						P
24	49	90 (4)	Jul 23	PHI		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.135	.250	.385	9	1.71	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.85	P
25	50	95 (4)	Jul 28 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.237	.365	9	.98	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.39	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	51	98 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.122	.225	.347	9	.97	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
27	52	102 (3)	Aug 7	PHI		NYG	L,4-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.119	.140	.238	.378	9	.48	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
28	53	106 (3)	Aug 12	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.130	.222	.353	9	1.01	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
29	54	110 (3)	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.130	.222	.353	9						P
30	55	111	Aug 18	PHI		BRO	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.163	.271	.434	9	1.05	0.124	.00	0.00%	1.04	P
31	56	115 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.173	.275	.448	9	.81	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
32	57	116	Aug 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.173	.275	.448	9						P
33	58	117	Aug 26 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.173	.275	.448	9						P
34	59	120 (2)	Aug 28 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.154	.170	.269	.439	9						P
35	60	124 (3)	Aug 31	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.164	.259	.423	9	2.00	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.97	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
36	61	130 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.158	.250	.408	9	.60	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
37	62	132 (1)	Sep 11	PHI		CIN	L,5-8	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.158	.250	.408	3						P
38	63	135 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	PHI		STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.237	.387	9	2.40	-0.215	.00	0.00%	-1.47	P
39	64	141 (5)	Sep 19	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.148	.233	.381	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
40	65	142	Sep 20 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.131	.145	.230	.375	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
41	66	145 (2)	Sep 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.143	.226	.369	9	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
42	67	150 (4)	Sep 26	PHI		BRO	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.138	.219	.357	9	2.48	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
							13-29		65	64	3	8	3	0	1	7	1	0	26	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.138	.219	.357		1.11	-0.338	.17	-0.09%	-5.10

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