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	13-8 / in Starts: 13-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	30 (13-13-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
S White	0

Most Driven In By
B Klaus	1
M Bolling	1
J Jensen	0
T Williams	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	273	13 (12)	May 4	BOS		DET	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.45	-0.010	1.03	-0.01%	-0.61	P
2	274	18 (4)	May 10	BOS		CHW	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.27	-0.039	3.74	-0.07%	-0.15	P
3	275	23 (4)	May 16	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	1.03	0.042	2.33	0.06%	0.39	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
4	276	61 (37)	Jun 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	9	.32	0.036	.42	0.03%	0.20	P
5	277	65 (3)	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.462	.846	9	.99	-0.028	1.18	-0.02%	-0.35	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
6	278	72 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.400	.733	9	.81	-0.043	1.63	-0.05%	-0.46	P
7	279	79 (6)	Jul 14	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	9	.57	-0.121	.71	-0.09%	-1.46	P
8	280	85 (5)	Jul 18	BOS		KCA	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619	9	.85	-0.052	.71	-0.03%	-1.03	P
9	281	90 (4)	Jul 24	BOS	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.261	.261	.304	.565	9						P
10	282	96 (5)	Jul 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.320	.600	9	.98	-0.012	.76	-0.01%	-0.04	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
11	283	101 (4)	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	9	.81	-0.086	.67	-0.04%	-1.47	P
12	284	106 (4)	Aug 8	BOS		BAL	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.219	.250	.469	9	1.02	-0.094	1.65	-0.09%	-0.93	P
13	285	111 (4)	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.242	.455	9	.42	-0.011	.71	-0.01%	-0.11	P
14	286	117 (5)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,10-11	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.229	.429	9	.50	-0.027	.06	0.00%	-1.10	P
15	287	120 (2)	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.211	.395	9	1.34	-0.103	.14	-0.01%	-0.81	P
16	288	125 (4)	Aug 28	BOS		DET	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.205	.385	9	.76	-0.020	.11	0.00%	-0.19	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
17	289	130 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.200	.375	9	.78	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.44	P
18	290	134 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.163	.186	.349	9	1.12	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-1.00	P
19	291	141 (6)	Sep 14 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.182	.341	9	1.18	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
20	292	145 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-8	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.178	.333	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
21	293	154 (8)	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.174	.344	9	1.23	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
							13-8		51	46	4	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.174	.344		.86	-0.775	.83	-0.35%	-10.25

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