Mel Parnell

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1941	19	-1.3	Centreville	ESHL	D	BOS	4	4	.500	4.13	5.06	9						48.0	48	27	22		16							1.333	9.0		3.0
1942	20	-1.4	Canton	MATL	C	BOS	16	9	.640	1.59	2.51	29						204.0	157	57	36		49							1.010	6.9		2.2

1946	24	-1.5	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	13	4	.765	1.30	2.35	21	18	3	14	5		138.0	97	36	20		49		111	3	1	3		1.058	6.3		3.2	7.2	2.27
1947	25	-3.1	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	0	2	.000	7.50	9.00	4	3	0	1	0		18.0	24	18	15		11		11	2	0	0		1.944	12.0		5.5	5.5	1.00
1947	25	-4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	3	.400	6.39	7.28	15	5	5	1	0	0	50.2	60	41	36	1	27	2	23	1	1	4	232	1.717	10.7	0.2	4.8	4.1	0.85
1948	26	-2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	8	.652	3.14	3.69	35	27	5	16	1	0	212.0	205	87	74	7	90	10	77	4	2	3	916	1.392	8.7	0.3	3.8	3.3	0.86
1949	27	-1.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	25	7	.781	2.77	3.11	39	33	5	27	4	2	295.1	258	102	91	8	134	7	122	5	0	9	1240	1.327	7.9	0.2	4.1	3.7	0.91
1950	28	-0.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	18	10	.643	3.61	4.19	40	31	8	21	2	3	249.0	244	116	100	17	106	3	93	7	0	4	1070	1.406	8.8	0.6	3.8	3.4	0.88
1951	29	-0.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	18	11	.621	3.26	4.03	36	29	4	11	3	2	221.0	229	99	80	11	77	1	77	0	0	2	930	1.385	9.3	0.4	3.1	3.1	1.00
1952	30	-0.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	12	.500	3.62	3.95	33	29	3	15	3	2	214.0	207	94	86	13	89	9	107	5	0	5	920	1.383	8.7	0.5	3.7	4.5	1.20
1953	31	1.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	21	8	.724	3.06	3.66	38	34	2	12	5	0	241.0	217	98	82	15	116	9	136	4	0	7	1037	1.382	8.1	0.6	4.3	5.1	1.17
1954	32	3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	7	.300	3.70	4.39	19	15	2	4	1	0	92.1	104	45	38	7	35	1	38	1	0	5	409	1.505	10.1	0.7	3.4	3.7	1.09
1955	33	4.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	3	.400	7.83	8.61	13	9	2	0	0	1	46.0	62	44	40	12	25	1	18	1	0	0	227	1.891	12.1	2.3	4.9	3.5	0.72
1956	34	5.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	6	.538	3.77	4.87	21	20	0	6	1	0	131.1	129	71	55	13	59	2	41	0	0	2	567	1.431	8.8	0.9	4.0	2.8	0.69
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		123	75	.621	3.50	4.09	289	232	36	113	20	10	1752.2	1715	797	682	104	758	45	732	28	3	41	7548	1.411	8.8	0.5	3.9	3.8	0.97
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		33	19	.635	2.05	3.04	63	21	3	15	5		408.0	326	138	93		125		122	5	1	3		1.105	7.2		2.8
All Levels (13 Seasons)							156	94	.624	3.23	3.89	352	253	39	128	25	10	2160.2	2041	935	775	104	883	45	854	33	4	44	7548	1.353	8.5		3.7