Mel Harder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 15, 1909 in Beemer, NE us

Died: October 20, 2002 in Chardon, OH

Buried: Cremated

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

Debut: April 24, 1928 (Age 18-192d, 6,731st in major league history)
vs. SLB 3.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 7, 1947 (Age 37-327d)
vs. CHW 4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Melvin Leroy Harder

Nicknames: Chief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.3

223

186

ERA

3.80

582

433

3426.1

1161

WHIP

1.408

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-22 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	4 (3-1-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	13 (12)	Apr 24	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-6	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.007	.97	-0.02%	-0.25	P
2	2	18 (4)	Apr 29	CLE		DET	L,6-7	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	32 (13)	May 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-15	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	4	34 (1)	May 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	38 (3)	May 24	CLE		SLB	L,9-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	56 (17)	Jun 15	CLE		PHA	L,5-12	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	59 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	63 (3)	Jun 22	CLE		CHW	L,4-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	9	71 (7)	Jun 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	75 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-10	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.22	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.58	P
11	11	80 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	12	85 (4)	Jul 15 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	13	87 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	14	91 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	15	94 (2)	Jul 23	CLE		SLB	L,0-10	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	109 (14)	Aug 6 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,2-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	17	112 (2)	Aug 11	CLE		DET	L,4-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	18	118 (5)	Aug 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
19	19	121 (2)	Aug 21	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-12	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
20	20	126 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	5-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.72	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	21	138 (11)	Sep 8	CLE		CHW	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	22	139	Sep 9	CLE		CHW	L,1-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	23	152 (12)	Sep 27 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							1-22		8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.41	-0.066	.16	-0.02%	-1.44

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