Rube Melton
Reuben Franklin Melton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC
School: Campbell University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1941
Final Game: June 3, 1947
Died: September 11, 1971 in Greer, SC
Relatives: Cousin of Cliff Melton
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1941 24 PHI NL 25 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .105 .105 .105 .211 -40 2 0 0 2 1
1942 25 PHI NL 42 67 65 3 8 3 0 1 7 0 2 26 .123 .149 .215 .365 8 14 0 0 0 1
1943 26 BRO NL 30 44 38 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 13 .105 .128 .105 .233 -32 4 0 0 5 1
1944 27 BRO NL 37 66 57 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 21 .123 .123 .175 .298 -16 10 0 0 9 1
1946 29 BRO NL 24 31 28 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 .107 .107 .143 .250 -30 4 0 0 3 1
1947 30 BRO NL 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 424 1 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 162 230 208 11 25 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .120 .133 .168 .301 -13 35 0 0 19
162 Game Avg. 162 230 208 11 25 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .120 .133 .168 .301 -13 35 0 0 19
BRO (4 yrs) 95 142 124 8 15 4 0 0 6 0 1 43 .121 .128 .153 .281 -20 19 0 0 17
PHI (2 yrs) 67 88 84 3 10 3 0 1 8 0 2 37 .119 .140 .190 .330 -3 16 0 0 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1941 24 PHI NL 21 19 0 0.0 91 .250 .105 .261 .105 .331 .105 .368 .211 .699 -40 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .118 .000 .000
1942 25 PHI NL 67 57 2 1.0 83 .184 .123 .250 .149 .321 .215 .348 .365 .669 8 .073 -7.6 -0.8 .281 .123 .092 .0
1943 26 BRO NL 44 39 1 0.7 89 .160 .105 .265 .128 .333 .105 .359 .233 .693 -32 .039 -6.6 -0.7 .147 .026 .000
1944 27 BRO NL 66 59 1 0.5 93 .194 .123 .266 .123 .332 .175 .373 .298 .706 -16 .017 -8.8 -0.9 .200 .053 .053
1946 29 BRO NL 31 28 0 0.0 93 .158 .107 .264 .107 .339 .143 .369 .250 .708 -30 .000 -4.9 -0.5 .160 .036 .036
1947 30 BRO NL 1 0 1 109 1.000 1.000 .279 1.000 .355 1.000 .413 2.000 .768 424 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
6 Seasons 230 202 5 0.7 89 .189 .120 .260 .133 .330 .168 .362 .301 .692 -13 .036 -30.9 -3.3 .208 .063 .048 .0
162 Game Avg. 230 202 5 0.7 89 .189 .120 .260 .133 .330 .168 .362 .301 .692 -13 .036 -30.9 -3.3 .208 .063 .048
BRO (4 yrs) 142 126 3 0.6 92 .185 .121 .265 .128 .334 .153 .368 .281 .703 -20 .032 -19.8 -2.1 .183 .040 .032
PHI (2 yrs) 88 76 2 0.7 85 .196 .119 .253 .140 .323 .190 .352 .330 .675 -3 .042 -11.1 -1.2 .243 .095 .071 .0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1941 24 25 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .105 .105 .105 .211 -40 2 0 0 2
1942 25 67 88 84 3 10 3 0 1 8 0 2 37 .119 .140 .190 .330 -3 16 0 0 2
1943 26 97 132 122 7 14 3 0 1 11 0 3 50 .115 .136 .164 .300 -12 20 0 0 7
1944 27 134 198 179 9 21 6 0 1 14 0 3 71 .117 .132 .168 .299 -13 30 0 0 16
1945 28 134 198 179 9 21 6 0 1 14 0 3 71 .117 .132 .168 .299 -13 30 0 0 16
1946 29 158 229 207 11 24 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .116 .129 .164 .293 -16 34 0 0 19
1947 30 162 230 208 11 25 7 0 1 14 0 3 80 .120 .133 .168 .301 -13 35 0 0 19

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1941 24 26 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 25
1942 25 44 70 68 3 8 3 0 1 7 0 2 28 .118 .143 .206 .349 2 42
1943 26 31 44 42 8 6 0 0 0 6 0 2 14 .143 .182 .143 .325 1 30
1944 27 38 59 59 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 37
1946 29 25 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
1947 30 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4
6 Seasons 168 223 219 13 14 3 0 1 16 0 4 84 .064 .081 .091 .172 5 162
162 Game Avg. 162 215 211 13 14 3 0 1 15 0 4 81 .064 .081 .091 .172 5 162

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