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	23-14 / in Starts: 18-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	66 (37-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (31-19-9)

Most Driven In
C Vollmer	2
B Goodman	1
V Stephens	1
W Dropo	1

Most Driven In By
T Williams	4
D DiMaggio	2
J Pesky	2
B Goodman	1
T Wright	1
L Boudreau	1
W Dropo	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	130	3 (2)	Apr 20	BOS		PHA	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.94	0.015	1.89	0.02%	0.21	P
2	131	5 (1)	Apr 22 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
3	132	9 (3)	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.04	-0.011	2.44	-0.02%	-0.21	P
4	133	11 (1)	Apr 29	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-8	12-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.13	-0.003	.33	-0.01%	-0.45	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
5	134	13 (1)	May 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.69	-0.045	4.92	-0.08%	-0.32	P
6	135	18 (4)	May 6 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	1.24	-0.013	2.67	-0.02%	-0.08	P
7	136	21 (2)	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9	.97	-0.010	2.16	-0.01%	0.98	P
8	137	26 (4)	May 19	BOS		CLE	W,9-4	GS-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9	.47	0.007	1.03	0.01%	-0.05	P
9	138	28 (1)	May 21	BOS		DET	W,9-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9						P
10	139	30 (1)	May 23	BOS		SLB	W,12-0	CG	5	4	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.412	.524	.471	.994	9	.25	0.047	.53	0.06%	2.66	P
11	140	35 (4)	May 28	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.500	.421	.921	9	.34	-0.010	1.32	-0.02%	-0.25	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
12	141	40 (4)	Jun 3 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.409	.519	.455	.973	9	.57	-0.029	2.72	-0.08%	0.25	P
13	142	44 (3)	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-10	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.391	.500	.435	.935	9	.60	-0.015	2.66	-0.04%	-0.16	P
14	143	48 (3)	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.440	.940	9	1.39	-0.014	3.66	-0.02%	-0.05	P
15	144	55 (6)	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.370	.469	.407	.876	9	.56	-0.030	1.69	-0.06%	-0.68	P
16	145	56	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.370	.469	.407	.876	8						PR
17	146	60 (3)	Jun 22	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.367	.795	9	1.02	-0.080	3.69	-0.18%	-0.92	P
18	147	63 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.323	.417	.355	.772	9	.28	-0.008	1.07	-0.02%	-0.26	P
19	148	64	Jun 26	BOS		PHA	W,13-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.294	.385	.324	.708	9	.35	-0.033	1.03	-0.06%	0.20	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
20	149	68 (3)	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.390	.333	.724	9	.97	0.021	4.58	0.06%	0.22	P
21	150	74 (5)	Jul 6	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.282	.364	.308	.671	9	.81	-0.010	4.59	-0.03%	-0.73	P
22	151	77 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.262	.340	.286	.626	9	1.13	-0.102	8.10	-0.44%	-1.13	P
23	152	84 (6)	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.354	.302	.656	9	1.33	0.040	9.04	0.17%	0.38	P
24	153	91 (6)	Jul 25	BOS		CHW	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.340	.289	.629	9	1.02	-0.054	6.59	-0.21%	-0.45	P
25	154	96 (4)	Jul 31	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.346	.298	.644	9	.95	0.007	4.55	0.02%	0.07	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	155	102 (5)	Aug 5 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.345	.300	.645	9	1.47	0.010	7.37	0.03%	-0.37	P
27	156	107 (4)	Aug 10	BOS		WSH	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.351	.308	.659	9	1.39	-0.022	3.18	-0.03%	-0.11	P
28	157	112 (4)	Aug 15	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.361	.345	.706	9	.59	0.142	1.39	0.20%	1.45	P
29	158	115 (2)	Aug 18	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-9	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.349	.333	.683	9	1.76	-0.139	4.53	-0.21%	-1.17	P
30	159	119 (3)	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	5	4	1	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.328	.397	.377	.774	9	.40	0.110	1.01	0.17%	2.94	P
31	160	124 (4)	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.375	.354	.729	9	1.88	-0.197	4.20	-0.26%	-1.66	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	161	127 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.368	.348	.716	9	.36	-0.022	.73	-0.03%	-0.72	P
33	162	132 (4)	Sep 8	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.363	.342	.705	9	.85	-0.062	2.82	-0.12%	-0.88	P
34	163	137 (4)	Sep 13	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.361	.342	.704	9	.76	-0.037	2.05	-0.06%	-0.23	P
35	164	139 (1)	Sep 15	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.361	.342	.704	9						P
36	165	145 (5)	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.313	.368	.350	.718	9	.66	-0.032	.98	-0.03%	0.57	P
37	166	150 (4)	Sep 28 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.364	.346	.709	9	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
							23-14		92	81	12	25	1	1	0	5	7	0	10	0	4		3	1	0	0	.309	.364	.346	.709		.84	-0.590	2.78	-1.30%	-1.03

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