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	9-15 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-6-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In By
P Reese	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	135	43 (42)	Jun 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.007	1.33	-0.02%	-0.22	P
2	136	46 (2)	Jun 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	137	49 (2)	Jun 11	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.73	-0.043	11.43	-0.17%	-0.22	P
4	138	51 (1)	Jun 14	BRO		CHC	L,1-5	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.006	1.46	-0.02%	-0.09	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
5	139	69 (17)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	140	78 (8)	Jul 14 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-5	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.67	-0.140	12.88	-0.65%	-0.80	P
7	141	84 (5)	Jul 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.63	-0.077	9.51	-0.27%	-0.73	P
8	142	90 (5)	Jul 26	BRO		PIT	L,0-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.004	.78	-0.01%	-0.09	P
9	143	95 (4)	Jul 30	BRO		STL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.043	5.63	-0.25%	-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
10	144	100 (4)	Aug 4	BRO		CIN	W,5-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.034	9.40	-0.13%	-0.27	P
11	145	102 (1)	Aug 6	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	146	105 (2)	Aug 10	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	.49	0.009	2.98	0.03%	0.56	P
13	147	112 (6)	Aug 16	BRO		PHI	L,2-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	1.71	-0.038	10.55	-0.14%	-0.45	P
14	148	113	Aug 18	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9						P
15	149	116 (2)	Aug 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	.91	-0.044	5.82	-0.17%	-0.34	P
16	150	121 (4)	Aug 26	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9						P
17	151	124 (2)	Aug 29	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	1.34	-0.019	10.30	-0.09%	-0.17	P
Sep/Oct		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	152	128 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.087	.087	.130	.217	9	.68	-0.013	5.50	-0.06%	-0.59	P
19	153	135 (6)	Sep 10	BRO		CIN	W,8-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200	9	.22	-0.011	1.93	-0.06%	-0.87	P
20	154	140 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,3-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200	9						P
21	155	142 (1)	Sep 16	BRO		CHC	L,7-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.080	.120	.200	9						P
22	156	151 (8)	Sep 23	BRO		PHI	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250	9	1.50	-0.021	21.89	-0.18%	-0.24	P
23	157	156 (4)	Oct 1	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250	9						P
24	158	157	Oct 3	BRO		STL	L,4-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250	9						P
							9-15		31	28	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	3		1	0	0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250		.87	-0.491	7.29	-2.18%	-4.91

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