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	13-23 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	46 (23-17-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-14-6)

Most Driven In
B Bragan	1
E Miksis	1
D Walker	1
B Koch	0

Most Driven In By
A Galan	1
F Bordagaray	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	98	4 (3)	Apr 21	BRO		NYG	L,2-3	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.049	2.79	-0.09%	-0.44	P
2	99	10 (5)	Apr 30 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,8-26	GS-2	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
3	100	19 (8)	May 13	BRO	@	STL	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.024	1.30	-0.04%	-0.26	P
4	101	21 (1)	May 14 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	102	25 (3)	May 18	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.72	0.009	1.51	0.01%	-0.05	P
6	103	30 (4)	May 23	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.23	-0.061	1.83	-0.05%	-0.44	P
7	104	34 (3)	May 28 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	1.34	-0.010	1.95	-0.01%	-0.74	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
8	105	41 (6)	Jun 3	BRO		CHC	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.30	-0.023	.39	-0.02%	-0.68	P
9	106	43 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	BRO		CHC	T,8-8	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9						P
10	107	44	Jun 7	BRO		PHI	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.82	-0.067	.95	-0.05%	-0.62	P
11	108	48 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.143	.238	9	.89	-0.118	1.25	-0.10%	-1.44	P
12	109	53 (4)	Jun 16	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.130	.217	9	.87	-0.065	.92	-0.04%	-0.90	P
13	110	58 (4)	Jun 20	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.130	.217	9						P
14	111	59	Jun 21	BRO		NYG	L,2-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200	9	.83	-0.045	1.06	-0.04%	-0.40	P
15	112	64 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.107	.179	9	.86	-0.067	1.15	-0.05%	-0.46	P
16	113	66 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.107	.179	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
17	114	69 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-14	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.094	.156	9	3.12	-0.331	3.74	-0.24%	-1.83	P
18	115	75 (5)	Jul 7	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-13	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.094	.156	9						P
19	116	77 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-10	2-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.111	.194	9	.17	-0.019	.02	0.00%	0.08	P
20	117	79 (1)	Jul 15	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.079	.079	.105	.184	9	1.58	-0.084	.04	0.00%	-0.74	P
21	118	83 (3)	Jul 19	BRO		CIN	W,10-5	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.079	.079	.105	.184	9	1.03	0.031	.01	0.00%	0.38	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
22	119	98 (14)	Aug 1	BRO		STL	L,3-14	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.079	.079	.105	.184	9						P
23	120	102 (3)	Aug 5	BRO		BSN	W,8-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.079	.079	.105	.184	9						P
24	121	104 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.079	.079	.105	.184	9						P
25	122	106 (1)	Aug 10	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-4	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.103	.179	9	2.28	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
26	123	108 (1)	Aug 12	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.098	.146	.244	9	.90	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
27	124	111 (2)	Aug 14	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.098	.146	.244	9						P
28	125	116 (4)	Aug 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.163	.279	9	.80	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
29	126	121 (4)	Aug 25	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.156	.267	9	.93	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.45	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
30	127	130 (8)	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,3-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.156	.267	9						P
31	128	132 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-4	1-GF	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.184	.306	9	1.10	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
32	129	133	Sep 7	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.122	.184	.306	9						P
33	130	141 (7)	Sep 17 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,3-2	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.192	.327	9	1.51	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
34	131	144 (2)	Sep 21 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,4-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.135	.192	.327	9						P
35	132	145	Sep 21 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,6-14	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.185	.315	9	.74	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
36	133	149 (3)	Sep 25	BRO		STL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.175	.298	9	1.10	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
37	134	153 (3)	Sep 29	BRO		CIN	L,2-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.123	.175	.298	9						P
							13-23		66	57	2	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	21	0	9		0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.175	.298		1.09	-1.109	.95	-0.71%	-10.35

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