Mel Clark

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1924 in Letart, WV us

Died: May 1, 2014 in West Columbia, WV

Buried: Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Letart, WV

High School: Wahama HS (New Haven, WV)

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: September 11, 1951 (Age 27-066d, 10,842nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1957 (Age 32-298d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Melvin Earl Clark

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

656

182

.277

RBI

OBP

.318

SLG

.381

OPS

.699

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-6 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (10-7-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
W Jones	1
Self	1
D Ennis	0

Most Driven In By
G Hamner	1
Self	1
E Waitkus	0

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	139 (138)	Sep 11	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5						RF
2	2	140	Sep 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	.889	1.444	5	1.60	0.109	.00	0.00%	1.53	RF
3	3	141	Sep 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.714	1.214	5	.76	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.83	RF
4	4	142	Sep 15	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.368	.368	.526	.895	5	.88	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-3.69	RF
5	5	143	Sep 16	PHI	@	STL	L,2-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.350	.350	.500	.850	3						PH
6	6	144	Sep 17	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	.375	.375	.542	.917	5						LF
7	7	145	Sep 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	5	1.44	-0.174	.00	0.00%	-1.89	RF
8	8	149 (3)	Sep 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.345	.483	.828	9	.55	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
9	9	151 (1)	Sep 26	PHI		NYG	L,1-10	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467	.800	9	1.59	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
10	10	154 (2)	Sep 30	PHI		BRO	L,8-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.323	.452	.774	6	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.23	RF
							4-6		31	31	2	10	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	.323	.323	.452	.774		1.13	-0.299	.00	0.00%	-4.04

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