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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1941 24 PHI NL 1 5 .167 4.73 25 5 15 2 0 0 83.2 81 48 44 7 47 57 0 0 5 369 78 1.530 8.7 0.8 5.1 6.1 1.21
1942 25 PHI NL 9 20 .310 3.70 42 29 10 10 1 4 209.1 180 95 86 7 114 107 3 0 8 903 90 1.404 7.7 0.3 4.9 4.6 0.94
1943 26 BRO NL 5 8 .385 3.92 30 17 6 4 2 0 119.1 106 62 52 3 79 63 5 0 2 528 85 1.550 8.0 0.2 6.0 4.8 0.80
1944 27 BRO NL 9 13 .409 3.46 37 23 8 6 1 0 187.1 178 92 72 1 96 91 2 1 6 822 102 1.463 8.6 0.0 4.6 4.4 0.95
1946 29 BRO NL 6 3 .667 1.99 24 12 8 3 2 1 99.2 72 27 22 3 52 44 3 0 1 412 170 1.244 6.5 0.3 4.7 4.0 0.85
1947 30 BRO NL 0 1 .000 13.50 4 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 7 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 27 31 3.000 13.5 1.9 13.5 1.9 0.14
6 Seasons 30 50 .375 3.62 162 87 47 25 6 5 704.0 624 331 283 22 395 363 13 1 22 3061 95 1.447 8.0 0.3 5.0 4.6 0.92
162 Game Avg. 8 14 .375 3.62 44 24 13 7 2 1 192 170 90 77 6 108 99 4 0 6 836 95 1.447 8.0 0.3 5.0 4.6 0.92
BRO (4 yrs) 20 25 .444 3.35 95 53 22 13 5 1 411.0 363 188 153 8 234 199 10 1 9 1789 103 1.453 7.9 0.2 5.1 4.4 0.85
PHI (2 yrs) 10 25 .286 3.99 67 34 25 12 1 4 293.0 261 143 130 14 161 164 3 0 13 1272 86 1.440 8.0 0.4 4.9 5.0 1.02

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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1941 PHI NL 24 P 25 13 0 11 2 0 .846 0.44 .969 1.09
1942 PHI NL 25 P 42 42 8 33 1 2 .976 0.98 .967 1.17
1943 BRO NL 26 P 30 24 1 20 3 1 .875 0.70 .962 1.16
1944 BRO NL 27 P 37 44 8 34 2 2 .955 1.14 .961 1.09
1946 BRO NL 29 P 24 22 1 20 1 0 .955 0.88 .959 1.01
1947 BRO NL 30 P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90
6 Seasons P 162 145 18 118 9 5 .938 0.84 .963 1.11
6 Seasons TOT 162 145 18 118 9 5 .938 0.84 .901 1.11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL--7.739--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL--4.600--5th
1944 NL--4.372--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1942 NL--42--5th

Saves s c a p y
1942 NL--4--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1942 NL--107--5th
1944 NL--91--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 NL--114--1st
1943 NL--79--7th
1944 NL--96--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 NL--.048--1st

Losses s c a p y
1942 NL--20--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1942 NL--86--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1941 NL--5--9th
1942 NL--8--1st
1944 NL--6--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 NL--5--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 14 (1261), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 1, 1940: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1942: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Johnny Allen and $30,000.

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