Mel Parnell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: March 20, 2012 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Samuel J. Peters HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: April 20, 1947 (Age 24-311d, 10,314th in major league history)
vs. WSH 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 29, 1956 (Age 34-108d)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Melvin Lloyd Parnell

Nicknames: Dusty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.7

123

ERA

3.50

289

232

1752.2

732

WHIP

1.411

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-16 / in Starts: 21-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 107 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	63 (31-20-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 107 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	71 (37-22-11)

Most Driven In
A Zarilla	2
B Goodman	2
V Stephens	1
T Wright	1
B Doerr	1

Most Driven In By
J Pesky	3
A Zarilla	2
T Williams	1
B Goodman	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	90	1	Apr 18	BOS		NYY	L,10-15	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.29	-0.003	.75	-0.01%	0.16	P
2	91	7 (5)	Apr 23 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-2	CG(6)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	9	.74	-0.060	1.58	-0.08%	0.27	P
3	92	11 (3)	Apr 28	BOS		PHA	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.250	.705	9	.71	-0.031	1.42	-0.04%	-0.40	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
4	93	16 (4)	May 4	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.400	.182	.582	9	1.68	0.059	5.44	0.12%	0.29	P
5	94	21 (4)	May 9	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.214	.603	9	.50	-0.043	2.08	-0.11%	-0.28	P
6	95	26 (4)	May 14 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.278	.641	9	.31	0.029	1.16	0.07%	0.16	P
7	96	31 (4)	May 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.286	.646	9	.91	-0.026	3.65	-0.06%	-0.15	P
8	97	35 (3)	May 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,9-10	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.360	.286	.646	9						P
9	98	36	May 24	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.240	.345	.280	.625	9	.77	-0.069	2.11	-0.11%	-1.83	P
10	99	41 (4)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.345	.280	.625	9						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
11	100	44 (2)	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	W,11-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.323	.259	.582	9	.21	-0.011	.64	-0.02%	-0.42	P
12	101	47 (2)	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.303	.241	.544	9	.81	-0.044	2.38	-0.08%	-0.49	P
13	102	53 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		DET	L,6-9	CG(14)	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.282	.229	.511	9	1.32	-0.188	4.58	-0.39%	-0.82	P
14	103	58 (4)	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.286	.237	.523	9						P
15	104	60 (1)	Jun 20	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.237	.523	9						P
16	105	62 (1)	Jun 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.267	.220	.486	9	1.39	-0.102	1.63	-0.07%	-0.82	P
17	106	65 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-5	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.283	.238	.521	9	.49	0.013	.64	0.01%	0.40	P
18	107	67 (1)	Jun 27	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-5	GS-9	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.295	.608	9	1.34	0.225	2.29	0.23%	2.09	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
19	108	72 (4)	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	W,13-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.283	.265	.548	9	.23	-0.032	.66	-0.05%	-1.64	P
20	109	81 (8)	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,13-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.283	.265	.548	9						P
21	110	82	Jul 16 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.283	.265	.548	9						P
22	111	92 (9)	Jul 26	BOS	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.250	.518	9	1.03	-0.082	2.79	-0.13%	-0.95	P
23	112	97 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.268	.250	.518	9						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
24	113	98	Aug 1	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.193	.246	.228	.474	9						P
25	114	100 (1)	Aug 4	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.246	.228	.474	9						P
26	115	104 (3)	Aug 8	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.262	.246	.507	9	.79	-0.023	1.59	-0.03%	-0.19	P
27	116	110 (5)	Aug 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.262	.246	.507	9						P
28	117	111	Aug 15 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.215	.261	.246	.507	9	.41	0.008	.45	0.01%	-0.56	P
29	118	117 (5)	Aug 19	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.274	.275	.549	9	1.11	0.001	2.03	0.00%	0.29	P
30	119	121 (3)	Aug 25	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.260	.260	.520	9	.64	-0.073	2.58	-0.18%	-1.24	P
31	120	125 (3)	Aug 29	BOS		CHW	W,13-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.244	.487	9	.66	-0.050	2.24	-0.10%	-1.01	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
32	121	129 (3)	Sep 2	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-3	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.244	.235	.479	9	.68	-0.077	3.25	-0.22%	-1.57	P
33	122	132 (2)	Sep 6	BOS		NYY	W,11-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.244	.247	.492	9	.36	-0.036	2.12	-0.13%	-0.99	P
34	123	137 (4)	Sep 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.191	.234	.236	.470	9						P
35	124	141 (3)	Sep 17	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.247	.253	.500	9	.63	0.023	6.50	0.14%	0.28	P
36	125	143 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.247	.253	.500	9						P
37	126	145 (1)	Sep 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.250	.495	9	.69	-0.018	7.71	-0.12%	-0.18	P
38	127	147 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.245	.250	.495	9	.23	0.033	.58	0.05%	-0.54	P
39	128	150 (2)	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.245	.250	.495	9						P
40	129	153 (2)	Sep 30	BOS		NYY	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.240	.245	.485	9	1.79	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
							24-16		107	98	7	19	5	0	0	7	5	0	13	1	3		0	2	0	0	.194	.240	.245	.485		.76	-0.649	2.27	-1.31%	-10.85

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