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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 21	NYG		BSN	L,3-10	GS	26	4.1	0	1	1	2	0
2	7 (3)	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0
3	9 (1)	Apr 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	12 (2)	May 3	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	16 (3)	May 7	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	20 (3)	May 11	NYG		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	23 (2)	May 16	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	GF	15	3.0	0	1	1	2	0
8	27 (3)	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-8	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	30 (2)	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-13	GS	24	4.2	0	2	0	2	0
10	34 (3)	May 28	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
11	36 (1)	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	38 (1)	May 31	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	40 (1)	Jun 2	NYG		STL	W,8-2	GS	19	4.1	1	1	0	2	0
14	45 (4)	Jun 7	NYG		CHC	L,1-7	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	50 (4)	Jun 11 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4		28	6.0	0	1	1	2	0
16	53 (2)	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	56 (2)	Jun 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	65 (8)	Jul 2 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0
19	66	Jul 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	68 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-10		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	70 (1)	Jul 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	0	4	0	4	0
22	77 (6)	Jul 16	NYG		STL	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	82 (4)	Jul 21	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
24	87 (4)	Jul 27	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	89 (1)	Jul 29	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	91 (1)	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	GF	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
27	93 (1)	Aug 4	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3		18	4.1	0	4	0	4	0
28	95 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	GF	13	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
29	99 (3)	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	105 (5)	Aug 16	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-3	GS	0	7.2	0	2	0	2	0
31	111 (5)	Aug 22	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	115 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	119 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	123 (3)	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
35	126 (2)	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-8	GF	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	129 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	34	7.0	1	0	1	2	0
37	133 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	137 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	141 (3)	Sep 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-9		33	6.2	0	0	0	0	0
40	147 (5)	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	150 (2)	Sep 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
							41gm		207.0	6	49	4	59	0