Rube Melton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC us

Died: September 11, 1971 in Greer, SC

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC

High School: Gastonia HS (Gastonia, NC)

Schools: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC), Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 17, 1941 (Age 24-049d, 9,039th in major league history)
vs. BSN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 3, 1947 (Age 30-096d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Reuben Franklin Melton

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Relatives: Cousin of Cliff Melton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

ERA

3.62

162

704.0

363

WHIP

1.447

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Team Record in Appearances: 1-3 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 2, Entered with runners on base: 3

1947 Pitching Game Log

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1947 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	159	21	May 13	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-7	3-3		99	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	54.00	20.68	3	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.47	-0.120	7.75	-0.23%	-1.23	3b 123 0 out a1	3b 123 1 out d1
2	160	25	May 17	BRO	@	PIT	L,0-4	GS-3	L(0-1)	3	3.0	2	2	2	3	0	1	0	10.80	11.08	14	3	7	3	0	1	44			1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	-0.072	1.82	-0.13%	-0.40	1b start tie	3b 3 out d2
3	161	27	May 19	BRO	@	CHC	L,7-8	3-4		1	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	12.46	9.37	7	2	3	3	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.148	2.51	-0.28%	-2.51	3b 1-3 1 out d1	4b 1-3 1 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	162	41	Jun 3(2)	BRO		PIT	W,8-7	5-5		14	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	13.50	9.53	3	0	2	1	0	0		2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	-0.158	5.61	-0.33%	-1.67	5t 1-3 0 out a4	5t 1-- 1 out a1
							1-3		W-L:0-1	2.0	4.2	7	7	7	7	1	1	0	13.50	9.53	27	0.50		39%	0%	1	44	7	57%	2	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.498	3.12	-0.97%	-5.81

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