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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4x All-Star

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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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-22 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 7

1928 Pitching Game Log

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1928 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	1	13	Apr 24	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-6	4-7		99	3.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.76	12		1	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	.36	0.05%
2	2	18	Apr 29	CLE		DET	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	L(0-1)	4	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.59	3.38	9		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.96	-0.35%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	3	32	May 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-15	2-4		16	2.1	2	4	4	6	1	2	0	5.63	8.53	13		0	2	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.07%
4	4	34	May 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-7	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	8.31	1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.31	0.18%
5	5	38	May 24	CLE		SLB	L,9-12	6-7		4	1.1	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	7.45	8.31	11		0	1	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.68	-0.33%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
6	6	56	Jun 15	CLE		PHA	L,5-12	6-6		21	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	8.10	8.73	5		0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.01%
7	7	59	Jun 20(1)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	8-GF		4	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	6.75	8.36	10		1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.00%
8	8	63	Jun 22	CLE		CHW	L,4-7	6-6		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.92	8.18	4		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.00%
9	9	71	Jun 30(2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-6	6-6		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.43	7.82	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	10	75	Jul 4(1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-10	3-GF(8)		3	5.1	8	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.59	6.81	25		1	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
11	11	80	Jul 10(1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-9	7-GF(8)		5	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	6.00	6.65	8		0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.01	0.00%
12	12	85	Jul 15(2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.73	6.49	4		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
13	13	87	Jul 16(2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.87	6.81	5		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	14	91	Jul 21(1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.63	6.66	4		0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
15	15	94	Jul 23	CLE		SLB	L,0-10	3-8		1	6.0	8	5	3	3	0	0	0	5.40	6.23	30		1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	1	2	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
16	16	109	Aug 6(2)	CLE		WSH	L,2-11	8-8		13	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.81	6.06	5		0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
17	17	112	Aug 11	CLE		DET	L,4-10	8-GF		4	2.0	7	5	5	1	0	0	0	6.82	5.97	14		0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	18	118	Aug 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		6	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.69	6.12	9		0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
19	19	121	Aug 21	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-12	5-7		2	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.39	5.82	12		0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
20	20	126	Aug 25(2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	5-GF(7)		3	2.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.98	5.69	10		0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
21	21	138	Sep 8	CLE		CHW	L,7-8	9-GF		13	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.83	5.65	4		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
22	22	139	Sep 9	CLE		CHW	L,1-10			0	0.1	3	5	5	2	0	0	0	6.86	5.77	6					3					0
23	23	152	Sep 27(2)	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	GS-	L(0-2)	17	7.0	10	7	4	3	4	0	0	6.61	5.40	36	36				31					0
							1-22		W-L:0-2,Sv:1	3.2	49.0	64	42	36	32	16	4	0	6.61	5.40	240	36	4	5	1	191	8	1	0	2	3	6	.61	-0.54%

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