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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Team Record in Appearances: 23-13 / in Starts: 18-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 5

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	130	3	Apr 20	BOS		PHA	L,3-6	GS-8	L(0-1)	99	7.2	8	6	4	3	4	0	0	4.70	2.61	36	11	10	0	0	8	44			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.39	-0.276	2.81	-0.34%	-1.92	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out d3
2	131	5	Apr 22(1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.15	2.59	3	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.01	0.159	6.55	0.21%	-0.41	9t 12- 0 out a3	9t end a 1
3	132	9	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	9	3	2	6	5	1	0	3.06	3.72	41	13	8	1	0	9	58			0	0	0	33	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.64	0.484	3.82	0.68%	2.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
4	133	11	Apr 29	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-8	12-GF(13)	W(2-1)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.75	3.50	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.161	3.74	0.25%	1.05	12b --- 0 out tie	13b end a 4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	134	13	May 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-6	L(2-2)	2	6.0	9	4	4	3	2	0	0	3.51	3.45	29	5	10	0	0	9	37			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	.74	-0.118	2.14	-0.21%	-1.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
6	135	18	May 6(2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-8	GS-6	L(2-3)	3	6.0	5	4	4	2	4	1	0	3.98	3.62	25	4	10	0	0	5	48			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.190	1.94	-0.25%	-0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
7	136	21	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	W(3-3)	6	9.0	7	1	1	5	3	0	0	3.32	3.59	36	13	9	1	0	6	67			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	.79	0.148	1.75	0.20%	3.56	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
8	137	26	May 19	BOS		CLE	W,9-4	GS-4		5	3.1	5	4	4	1	1	1	0	3.89	3.82	16	5	4	0	0	5	34			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.318	2.21	-0.42%	-3.20	1t start tie	4t -23 1 out tie
9	138	28	May 21	BOS		DET	W,9-7	8-8		1	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.30	3.89	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.074	1.93	-0.11%	-1.02	8t --- 0 out a4	8t 12- 0 out a4
10	139	30	May 23	BOS		SLB	W,12-0	SHO	W(4-3)	1	9.0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.57	3.71	30	19	6	0	0	4	78			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	.36	0.184	.78	0.24%	5.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a12
11	140	35	May 28	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	W(5-3)	4	9.0	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	3.05	3.46	35	15	11	1	0	7	67			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.36	0.493	5.26	1.14%	3.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	141	40	Jun 3(1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS-6	W(6-3)	5	5.1	8	3	3	3	2	1	0	3.21	3.65	25	8	4	0	0	8	39			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.062	4.78	-0.18%	-0.88	1b start a 1	6b 12- 1 out a2
13	142	44	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-10	6-8		1	2.0	6	4	4	1	2	1	0	3.63	3.79	12	3	0	0	0	6		3	3	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.116	3.71	-0.31%	-3.49	6b 123 0 out tie	8b 1-3 0 out d5
14	143	48	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-6	L(6-4)	3	6.0	10	5	5	3	1	0	0	3.94	3.78	30	8	8	2	0	10	30			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	.74	-0.214	1.95	-0.34%	-2.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
15	144	55	Jun 17(2)	BOS		SLB	W,3-0	SHO	W(7-4)	7	9.0	8	0	0	4	4	0	0	3.52	3.69	36	15	5	0	0	8	71			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.17	0.495	3.55	0.90%	5.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
16	145	60	Jun 22	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	W(8-4)	4	7.2	10	5	5	2	3	1	0	3.72	3.73	33	9	9	3	0	10	40			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.90	-0.146	3.25	-0.32%	-1.10	1t start tie	8t -23 2 out a1
17	146	63	Jun 24(2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-6	8-GF	S(2)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.66	3.71	5	3	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.20	0.158	8.41	0.36%	1.04	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
18	147	64	Jun 26	BOS		PHA	W,13-5	CG	W(9-4)	1	9.0	8	5	4	5	3	1	0	3.69	3.82	39	12	11	2	0	8	51			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	2	0	2	.69	0.087	2.03	0.16%	0.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	148	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	L(9-5)	4	6.0	7	3	3	1	1	1	0	3.74	3.87	24	6	9	0	5	7	46			0	0	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.074	4.06	-0.21%	-0.03	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
20	149	74	Jul 6	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	CG	W(10-5)	4	9.0	9	2	0	5	2	0	0	3.45	3.86	40	10	14	0	0	9	62			0	0	0	35	3	1	0	1	0	1	.99	0.211	5.65	0.72%	3.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
21	150	77	Jul 12(1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-9	W(11-5)	5	8.0	9	2	2	4	2	0	0	3.38	3.84	34	10	9	2	0	9	54			0	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.211	9.02	0.90%	2.21	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out a3
22	151	84	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS-3	L(11-6)	4	3.0	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	3.30	3.83	15	5	3	2	0	4	38			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.39	-0.356	9.44	-1.45%	-3.54	1b start tie	3b 3 out d4
23	152	91	Jul 25	BOS		CHW	L,2-6	GS-7	L(11-7)	7	7.0	9	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.39	3.86	29	8	7	0	0	9	44			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.10	-0.123	7.11	-0.48%	-0.02	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
24	153	96	Jul 31	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	GS-5	L(11-8)	5	5.0	6	4	3	0	0	0	0	3.46	3.81	22	13	3	0	0	6	41			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.14	-0.199	5.47	-0.57%	-1.15	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	154	102	Aug 5(1)	BOS		DET	L,1-3	GS-8	L(11-9)	4	7.0	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.48	3.76	29	12	6	0	0	9	47			0	0	0	26	3	1	0	3	0	2	1.26	0.002	6.29	0.01%	0.96	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out d1
26	155	107	Aug 10	BOS		WSH	W,6-4	GS-6	W(12-9)	4	6.0	8	4	4	3	2	1	0	3.58	3.82	28	11	4	0	0	8	39			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.166	2.65	-0.23%	-0.59	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
27	156	112	Aug 15	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	W(13-9)	4	9.0	7	2	2	1	4	0	0	3.49	3.72	32	14	6	0	0	7	68			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.17	0.442	2.76	0.62%	2.70	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
28	157	115	Aug 18	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-9	4-8	W(14-9)	2	4.2	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.50	3.71	19	10	1	0	0	5		2	1	0	1	0	17	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.61	0.142	4.15	0.22%	0.22	4b 1-3 1 out tie	8b 3 out a1
29	158	119	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	W(15-9)	4	9.0	9	3	2	4	5	0	0	3.43	3.66	39	11	10	0	0	9	60			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	2	0	1	.43	0.091	1.09	0.14%	1.79	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a6
30	159	124	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-8	L(15-10)	4	7.2	6	5	2	2	1	0	0	3.38	3.63	31	15	7	1	1	6	52			0	0	1	28	0	0	0	2	0	3	1.47	0.053	3.28	0.07%	0.52	1b start tie	8b -23 2 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	160	127	Sep 3(1)	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	GS-9	W(16-10)	5	8.1	7	2	2	4	3	0	0	3.33	3.61	35	13	8	0	0	7	60			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.327	2.06	0.40%	3.64	1t start tie	9t -23 1 out a3
32	161	132	Sep 8	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	W(17-10)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.22	3.52	34	12	12	0	0	4	79			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	2	.59	0.233	1.96	0.46%	3.70	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
33	162	137	Sep 13	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	GS-8		4	7.2	10	4	4	1	3	1	0	3.28	3.53	32	9	9	0	0	10	45			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.075	3.18	-0.12%	0.30	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out tie
34	163	139	Sep 15	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	3.53	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.032	5.12	0.09%	0.35	9t -2- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
35	164	145	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	W,5-0	SHO	W(18-10)	6	9.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.14	3.48	32	12	10	0	0	4	81			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	.70	0.359	1.03	0.32%	5.12	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
36	165	150	Sep 28(1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-3	L(18-11)	5	3.0	5	4	3	2	2	0	0	3.22	3.47	16	4	3	0	2	5	35			1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.233	.00	0.00%	-2.51	1b start tie	3b 3 out d4
							23-13		W-L:18-11,Sv:2	3.6	221.0	229	98	79	77	77	11	0	3.22	3.47	933	1.42		3%	1%	225	52	10	60%	2	4	2	844	35	4	1	37	0	20	1.04	1.732	3.49	2.57%	22.07

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