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Mel Clark
Melvin Earl Clark

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School Ohio University

Debut September 11, 1951
Final Game May 1, 1957
Born July 7, 1926 in Letart, WV

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 24 PHI NL  10   31    2   10   1  0   1    3   0  1   0   3  .323  .323  .452  107   14   0           0   0
 1952 25 PHI NL  47  155   20   52   6  4   1   15   2  1   6  13  .335  .364  .445  124   69   5           1   4
 1953 26 PHI NL  60  198   31   59  10  4   0   19   1  0  11  17  .298  .338  .389   90   77   2           1  10
 1954 27 PHI NL  83  233   26   56   9  7   1   24   0  1  17  21  .240  .291  .352   68   82   5   1       0  13
 1955 28 PHI NL  10   32    3    5   3  0   0    1   0  0   3   4  .156  .229  .250   29    8   0   0   0   0   2
 1957 30 DET AL   5    7    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      215  656   82  182  29 15   3   63   3  3  37  61  .277  .318  .381   85  250  12   1   0   2  30
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        494   62  137  22 11   2   47   2  2  28  46  .277  .318  .381   85  188   9   1   0   2  23
 Career High     83  233   31   59  10  7   1   24   2  1  17  21  .240  .291  .352   68   82   5   1   0   1  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 24 PHI NL   31   22    4   4.9   102| .323  .266| .323  .340| .452  .403| .775  .743| 107  .536   0.1   0.0   0%
 1952 25 PHI NL  167  113   25   5.9    96| .335  .260| .364  .333| .445  .387| .809  .720| 124  .657   4.3   0.4  66%
 1953 26 PHI NL  212  151   26   4.6   109| .298  .273| .338  .344| .389  .425| .727  .769|  90  .473  -3.1  -0.3 100%
 1954 27 PHI NL  256  197   24   3.3   108| .240  .273| .291  .344| .352  .422| .643  .766|  68  .331 -12.1  -1.2   0%
 1955 28 PHI NL   35   29    2   1.8   104| .156  .263| .229  .334| .250  .417| .479  .750|  29  .153  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1957 30 DET AL    7    8    0   0.0   102| .000  .267| .000  .339| .000  .402| .000  .741|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       708  520   81   4.2   105| .277  .269| .318  .341| .381  .413| .699  .754|  85  .451 -16.0  -1.6  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 24 PHI NL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 2.23 1 0 6 1952 25 PHI NL OF 38 81 5 0 1 1.000 .981 2.26 2.10 12 0 27 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.90 1953 26 PHI NL OF 51 104 2 1 0 .991 .980 2.08 2.11 1 0 51 1954 27 PHI NL OF 63 114 9 5 2 .961 .975 1.95 2.18 21 0 42 1955 28 PHI NL OF 8 19 3 0 1 1.000 .978 2.75 2.10 0 0 8 1957 30 DET AL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 4.00 2.10 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 25 PHI NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.90 1957 30 DET AL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 4.00 2.10 1 9.0 1951 24 PHI NL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 2.23 1 0 6 1952 25 PHI NL OF 38 81 5 0 1 1.000 .981 2.26 2.10 12 0 27 1953 26 PHI NL OF 51 104 2 1 0 .991 .980 2.08 2.11 1 0 51 1954 27 PHI NL OF 63 114 9 5 2 .961 .975 1.95 2.18 21 0 42 1955 28 PHI NL OF 8 19 3 0 1 1.000 .978 2.75 2.10 0 0 8 1957 30 DET AL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.95 4.00 2.20 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total LF* 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 1 9.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.90 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 170 335 20 6 4 .983 .978 2.09 2.14
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Transactions 

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

July 12, 1956: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Washington Senators sent Roy Hawes (July 18, 1956) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 6, 1956: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


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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