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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

4x All-Star

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.3

223

186

ERA

3.80

582

433

3426.1

1161

WHIP

1.408

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-9 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (2-2-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
R Mack	0

Most Driven In By
G Walker	1

1941 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1941 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	453	6 (5)	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.50	-0.047	1.41	-0.08%	-1.19	P
2	454	11 (4)	Apr 26	CLE		DET	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.45	0.003	1.30	0.01%	-0.02	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	455	17 (5)	May 2	CLE		BOS	W,7-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.69	-0.035	2.96	-0.09%	-0.48	P
4	456	23 (5)	May 8	CLE		NYY	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
5	457	29 (5)	May 14	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.19	-0.092	5.86	-0.27%	-0.66	P
6	458	35 (5)	May 20	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.38	-0.039	7.09	-0.12%	-0.37	P
7	459	43 (7)	May 28	CLE	@	DET	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.03	-0.055	5.72	-0.18%	-0.54	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
8	460	48 (4)	Jun 1 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.59	-0.030	3.31	-0.10%	-0.27	P
9	461	53 (4)	Jun 8 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.27	-0.136	6.88	-0.44%	-1.48	P
10	462	66 (12)	Jun 24	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	1.18	-0.034	7.89	-0.14%	-0.34	P
11	463	71 (4)	Jun 29	CLE		CHW	L,3-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	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
12	464	77 (5)	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-9	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.17	-0.004	.90	-0.01%	-0.25	P
13	465	83 (5)	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	1.05	-0.027	4.59	-0.07%	-0.24	P
14	466	87 (3)	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	W,9-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.29	-0.008	.82	-0.01%	-0.11	P
15	467	93 (5)	Jul 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-10	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	1.55	-0.040	1.68	-0.03%	-0.25	P
							6-9		25	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160		.84	-0.544	3.79	-1.54%	-6.18

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Harder Pages

Mel Harder Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Manager Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Mel Harder Pages at Baseball Reference