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Mel Queen
Melvin Joseph Queen

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 204 lb.

Debut April 18, 1942
Final Game May 1, 1952
Born March 4, 1918 in Maxwell, PA
Died April 4, 1982 in Fort Smith, AR

Father of Mel Queen

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1942 24 NYY AL   1   0   4   0   0   0   2  0    5.7    6    0    0   0    3    0   2   0    25       0  0.00  3.44  inf 1.588
 1944 26 NYY AL   6   3  10  10   4   1   0  0   81.7   68   32   30   7   34   30   1   1   343       0  3.31  3.50  106 1.249
 1946 28 NYY AL   1   1  14   3   1   0   3  0   30.3   40   28   22   2   21   26   0   0   152       1  6.53  3.47   53 2.011
 1947 29 TOT      3   7  19  12   2   0   3  0   80.7   79   46   40  10   55   36   2   0   376       1  4.46  4.17   94 1.661
         NYY AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   2  0    6.7    9    7    7   2    4    2   1   0    33       0  9.45  3.56   38 1.950
         PIT NL   3   7  14  12   2   0   1  0   74.0   70   39   33   8   51   34   1   0   343       1  4.01  4.23  105 1.635
 1948 30 PIT NL   4   4  25   8   0   0   6  1   66.3   82   51   49   8   40   34   3   1   316       0  6.65  4.07   61 1.839
 1950 32 PIT NL   5  14  33  21   4   1   5  0  120.3  135   95   80  18   73   76   2   1   562       1  5.98  4.39   73 1.729
 1951 33 PIT NL   7   9  39  21   4   1   4  0  168.3  149   90   83  21   99  123   1   6   741       0  4.44  4.20   95 1.473
 1952 34 PIT NL   0   2   2   2   0   0   0  0    3.3    8   12   11   2    4    3   0   2    25       0 29.70  3.99   13 3.600
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .403  27  40 146  77  15   3  23  1  556.7  567  354  315  68  329  328  11  11  2540       3  5.09  4.07   80 1.610
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  12  44  23   4   0   7  0  169.7  172  107   96  20  100  100   3   3   774   0   0  5.09  4.07   80 1.610
 Career High      7  14  39  21   4   1   6  1  168.3  149   95   83  21   99  123   3   6   741   0   1  3.31  4.39  106 1.249

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1944 26 NYY AL  10   31    5    6   3  0   0    2   0  0   0  11  .194  .194  .290   35    9   3           0   1
 1946 28 NYY AL  14    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   0           0   0
 1947 29 TOT     19   27    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .074  .074  .074  -61    2   1           0   1
         NYY AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         PIT NL  14   26    1    2   0  0   0    1   0      0   6  .077  .077  .077  -60    2   1           0   1
 1948 30 PIT NL  25   17    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .059  .059  .059  -68    1   2           0   0
 1950 32 PIT NL  33   35    0    2   0  0   0    0   0      1   6  .057  .083  .057  -63    2   2           0   0
 1951 33 PIT NL  39   47    4    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .106  .125  .106  -38    5   6           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      146  164   10   17   3  0   0    4   0  0   2  36  .104  .114  .122  -37   20  14   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        182   11   19   3  0   0    4   0  0   2  40  .104  .114  .122  -37   22  16   0   0   0   3
 Career High     39   47    5    6   3  0   0    2   0  0   1  11                           9   6   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1944 26 NYY AL   34   29    2   1.9    94| .194  .271| .194  .339| .290  .371| .484  .710|  35  .196  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1946 28 NYY AL    7    6    0   0.0    96| .143  .265| .143  .339| .143  .381| .286  .720| -20  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1947 29 TOT      28   27    0   0.0   108| .074  .277| .074  .353| .074  .410| .148  .763| -61  .000  -6.4  -0.6   0%
         NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    96| .000  .261| .000  .341| .000  .376| .000  .717|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         PIT NL   27   26    0   0.0   108| .077  .277| .077  .353| .077  .412| .154  .765| -60  .000  -6.1  -0.6     
 1948 30 PIT NL   19   18    0   0.0   104| .059  .271| .059  .346| .059  .401| .118  .747| -68  .000  -4.1  -0.4     
 1950 32 PIT NL   38   35    0   0.0   110| .057  .273| .083  .351| .057  .423| .140  .774| -63  .000  -8.6  -0.8     
 1951 33 PIT NL   54   49    1   0.6   106| .106  .271| .125  .345| .106  .410| .231  .756| -38  .021  -9.4  -1.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       180  164    3   0.5   104| .104  .272| .114  .346| .122  .403| .236  .750| -37  .017 -32.3  -3.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1942 24 NYY AL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.30 3.16 2.37 0 5.7 1944 26 NYY AL P 10 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.80 1.14 0.88 2.09 10 81.7 1946 28 NYY AL P 14 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 1.01 1.19 2.02 3 30.3 1947 29 TOT P 19 5 7 1 1 .923 .968 0.63 0.92 1.34 2.10 12 80.7 NYY AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.96 0.00 1.88 0 6.7 PIT NL P 14 5 7 1 1 .923 .968 0.86 0.91 1.46 2.12 12 74.0 1948 30 PIT NL P 25 6 8 1 0 .933 .966 0.56 0.91 1.90 2.10 8 66.3 1950 32 PIT NL P 33 9 13 0 0 1.000 .961 0.67 0.97 1.65 2.12 21 120.3 1951 33 PIT NL P 39 4 12 1 2 .941 .964 0.41 0.96 0.86 2.14 21 168.3 1952 34 PIT NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 2.18 2 3.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1942 24 NYY AL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.30 3.16 2.37 0 5.7 1944 26 NYY AL P 10 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.80 1.14 0.88 2.09 10 81.7 1946 28 NYY AL P 14 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 1.01 1.19 2.02 3 30.3 1947 29 TOT P 19 5 7 1 1 .923 .968 0.63 0.92 1.34 2.10 12 80.7 NYY AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.96 0.00 1.88 0 6.7 PIT NL P 14 5 7 1 1 .923 .968 0.86 0.91 1.46 2.12 12 74.0 1948 30 PIT NL P 25 6 8 1 0 .933 .966 0.56 0.91 1.90 2.10 8 66.3 1950 32 PIT NL P 33 9 13 0 0 1.000 .961 0.67 0.97 1.65 2.12 21 120.3 1951 33 PIT NL P 39 4 12 1 2 .941 .964 0.41 0.96 0.86 2.14 21 168.3 1952 34 PIT NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 2.18 2 3.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 146 27 51 3 3 .963 .963 0.53 0.98 1.26 2.11 77 556.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 146 27 51 3 3 .963 .963 0.53 0.98 1.26 2.11 77 557
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hits Allowed/9IP
1951 NL-7.97-5

Strikeouts/9IP
1951 NL-6.58-1

Strikeouts
1951 NL-123-7

Home Runs Allow.
1951 NL-21-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1951 NL-99-3

Wild Pitches
1951 NL-6-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 6 (1725) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

July 10, 1947: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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