Mel Bosser

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Melvin Edward Bosser

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 173 lb.

• Debut April 29, 1945
• Final Game June 9, 1945
• Born February 8, 1914 in Johnstown, PA USA
• Died March 26, 1986 in Crossville, TN USA

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Mel Bosser pitched for Thomasville GA of the Class D Georgia-Florida League in 1939 and 1940 and with Selma AL of the Class B Southeastern League in 1941. He then went into the Air Force and was given a medical discharge as a Corporal in time to pitch 16 innings in 7 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. He walked 17 and caught on with the Syracuse Chiefs of the AAA International League the following year.

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