Cliff Melton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 203lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: January 3, 1912 in Brevard, NC us

Died: July 28, 1986 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Most Holy Redeemer Memorial Park, Baltimore, MD

Debut: April 25, 1937 (Age 25-112d, 8,245th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 6 H, 13 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 29, 1944 (Age 32-270d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Clifford George Melton

Nicknames: Mickey Mouse or Mountain Music

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Relatives: Cousin of Rube Melton

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.3

ERA

3.42

272

179

1453.2

660

WHIP

1.291

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-16 / in Starts: 16-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	58 (35-16-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	65 (33-20-11)

Most Driven In
A Kampouris	3
J McCarthy	2
J Ripple	1

Most Driven In By
D Bartell	2
J Moore	1
M Ott	0

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	47	1	Apr 19	NYG		BSN	W,13-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.09	-0.009	.22	-0.01%	0.18	P
2	48	5 (3)	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.49	-0.037	1.46	-0.07%	-0.67	P
3	49	9 (3)	Apr 27 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,11-6	5-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	2.06	0.056	7.45	0.12%	0.80	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	50	13 (3)	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.34	0.020	1.53	0.06%	0.00	P
5	51	17 (3)	May 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-7	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	.33	0.031	1.62	0.09%	0.29	P
6	52	21 (3)	May 11	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	1.67	-0.181	8.54	-0.56%	-2.06	P
7	53	23 (1)	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,6-5	GS-12	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9	1.56	-0.101	8.76	-0.34%	-0.34	P
8	54	27 (3)	May 21	NYG		CIN	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.167	.327	9	.71	-0.036	3.80	-0.12%	-0.26	P
9	55	32 (4)	May 28 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	9	.67	-0.030	3.01	-0.08%	-0.60	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
10	56	37 (4)	Jun 1	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9	.95	-0.049	5.03	-0.15%	-0.47	P
11	57	40 (2)	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9						P
12	58	42 (1)	Jun 7	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.167	.328	9	1.17	-0.059	7.12	-0.22%	-0.60	P
13	59	47 (4)	Jun 11	NYG	@	STL	T,2-2	CG(8)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.212	.418	9	.72	0.046	3.66	0.14%	0.75	P
14	60	51 (3)	Jun 15	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.200	.394	9	1.44	-0.069	8.31	-0.24%	-0.60	P
15	61	56 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.162	.184	.189	.373	9						P
16	62	60 (3)	Jun 24	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.179	.354	9	.59	-0.029	3.64	-0.11%	-0.32	P
17	63	64 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322	9	.37	-0.037	1.90	-0.11%	-0.65	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
18	64	69 (4)	Jul 3 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.174	.178	.352	9	1.13	-0.020	6.46	-0.07%	-0.22	P
19	65	74 (4)	Jul 10	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.146	.163	.167	.330	9	.33	-0.029	1.89	-0.10%	-1.78	P
20	66	79 (4)	Jul 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.160	.163	.323	9	2.29	-0.062	20.04	-0.32%	-0.58	P
21	67	81 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	T,7-7	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.160	.163	.323	9	.34	-0.004	3.10	-0.02%	-0.20	P
22	68	84 (2)	Jul 20 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.154	.157	.311	9	.94	-0.049	5.51	-0.17%	-0.56	P
23	69	90 (5)	Jul 26	NYG		STL	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.151	.154	.305	9	.73	-0.018	3.46	-0.05%	-0.16	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	70	99 (8)	Aug 5	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.132	.148	.151	.299	9	1.00	-0.045	5.78	-0.16%	-0.57	P
25	71	103 (3)	Aug 10	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.148	.151	.299	9						P
26	72	106 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.158	.161	.319	9	1.19	-0.015	4.51	-0.03%	-0.28	P
27	73	110 (3)	Aug 17	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.153	.303	9	1.24	-0.103	4.84	-0.24%	-1.09	P
28	74	114 (3)	Aug 21	NYG		PHI	L,3-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.148	.161	.164	.325	9						P
29	75	117 (2)	Aug 25	NYG	@	STL	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.159	.172	.175	.346	9	.83	-0.024	2.45	-0.04%	-0.09	P
30	76	119 (1)	Aug 27	NYG	@	STL	L,3-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.169	.172	.341	9	.02	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.37	P
31	77	124 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-12	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.164	.167	.331	9	1.00	-0.053	6.80	-0.22%	-0.46	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	78	129 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.197	.188	.386	9						P
33	79	135 (5)	Sep 10	NYG		BRO	W,20-2	CG	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9	.22	0.064	.68	0.12%	2.05	P
34	80	139 (3)	Sep 15	NYG		PIT	L,2-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.192	.213	.219	.433	9	1.49	-0.059	12.99	-0.31%	-0.50	P
35	81	145 (5)	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.211	.416	9	1.79	-0.169	.17	-0.01%	-1.08	P
36	82	150 (4)	Sep 29	NYG		PHI	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.175	.195	.200	.395	9						P
							18-16		95	80	7	14	2	0	0	6	2	0	14	0	13		3	1	0	0	.175	.195	.200	.395		.89	-1.071	4.34	-3.23%	-10.43

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