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Mel Queen
Melvin Joseph Queen
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: March 4, 1918 in Maxwell, PA
High School: Wellsburg (Wellsburg, WV)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1942
Final Game: May 1, 1952
Died: April 4, 1982 in Fort Smith, AR
Relatives: Father of Mel Queen
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Standard Pitching

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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
1942 24 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 25 1.588 9.5 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.00
1944 26 NYY AL 6 3 .667 3.31 10 10 0 4 1 0 81.2 68 32 30 7 34 30 1 0 1 343 106 1.249 7.5 0.8 3.7 3.3 0.88
1946 28 NYY AL 1 1 .500 6.53 14 3 3 1 0 0 30.1 40 28 22 2 21 26 0 1 0 152 53 2.011 11.9 0.6 6.2 7.7 1.24
1947 29 TOT MLB 3 7 .300 4.46 19 12 3 2 0 0 80.2 79 46 40 10 55 36 2 1 0 376 94 1.661 8.8 1.1 6.1 4.0 0.65
1947 29 NYY AL 0 0 9.45 5 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 9 7 7 2 4 2 1 0 0 33 38 1.950 12.2 2.7 5.4 2.7 0.50
1947 29 PIT NL 3 7 .300 4.01 14 12 1 2 0 0 74.0 70 39 33 8 51 34 1 1 0 343 105 1.635 8.5 1.0 6.2 4.1 0.67
1948 30 PIT NL 4 4 .500 6.65 25 8 6 0 0 1 66.1 82 51 49 8 40 34 3 0 1 316 61 1.839 11.1 1.1 5.4 4.6 0.85
1950 32 PIT NL 5 14 .263 5.98 33 21 5 4 1 0 120.1 135 95 80 18 73 76 2 1 1 562 73 1.729 10.1 1.3 5.5 5.7 1.04
1951 33 PIT NL 7 9 .438 4.44 39 21 4 4 1 0 168.1 149 90 83 21 99 123 1 0 6 741 95 1.473 8.0 1.1 5.3 6.6 1.24
1952 34 PIT NL 0 2 .000 29.70 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 8 12 11 2 4 3 0 0 2 25 13 3.600 21.6 5.4 10.8 8.1 0.75
8 Seasons 27 40 .403 5.09 146 77 23 15 3 1 556.2 567 354 315 68 329 328 11 3 11 2540 80 1.610 9.2 1.1 5.3 5.3 1.00
162 Game Avg. 8 12 .403 5.09 45 23 7 5 1 0 170 173 108 96 21 100 100 3 1 3 775 80 1.610 9.2 1.1 5.3 5.3 1.00
PIT (5 yrs) 19 36 .345 5.33 113 64 16 10 2 1 432.1 444 287 256 57 267 270 7 2 10 1987 79 1.645 9.2 1.2 5.6 5.6 1.01
NYY (4 yrs) 8 4 .667 4.27 33 13 7 5 1 0 124.1 123 67 59 11 62 58 4 1 1 553 82 1.488 8.9 0.8 4.5 4.2 0.94
NL (5 yrs) 19 36 .345 5.33 113 64 16 10 2 1 432.1 444 287 256 57 267 270 7 2 10 1987 79 1.645 9.2 1.2 5.6 5.6 1.01
AL (4 yrs) 8 4 .667 4.27 33 13 7 5 1 0 124.1 123 67 59 11 62 58 4 1 1 553 82 1.488 8.9 0.8 4.5 4.2 0.94

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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
1942 24 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1944 26 NYY AL 10 34 31 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .194 .194 .290 .484 35 9 1 0 3 1
1946 28 NYY AL 14 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 0 0 0 1
1947 29 TOT MLB 19 28 27 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .074 .074 .074 .148 -61 2 1 0 1 1
1947 29 NYY AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 29 PIT NL 14 27 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .077 .077 .077 .154 -60 2 1 0 1 1
1948 30 PIT NL 25 19 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059 .059 .059 .118 -68 1 0 0 2 1
1950 32 PIT NL 33 38 35 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .057 .083 .057 .140 -63 2 0 0 2 1
1951 33 PIT NL 39 54 47 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .106 .125 .106 .231 -38 5 1 0 6 1
1952 34 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 146 180 164 10 17 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 36 .104 .114 .122 .236 -37 20 3 0 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 200 182 11 19 3 0 0 4 0 2 40 .104 .114 .122 .236 -37 22 3 0 16
PIT (5 yrs) 113 138 125 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 22 .080 .094 .080 .174 -54 10 2 0 11 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 33 42 39 5 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .179 .179 .256 .436 22 10 1 0 3 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 113 138 125 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 22 .080 .094 .080 .174 -54 10 2 0 11 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 33 42 39 5 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .179 .179 .256 .436 22 10 1 0 3 0 0

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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
1942 NYY AL 24 P 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 1.30
1944 NYY AL 26 P 10 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.80 .962 1.14
1946 NYY AL 28 P 14 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.29 .950 1.01
1947 TOT MLB 29 P 19 13 5 7 1 1 .923 0.63 .969 0.92
1947 NYY AL 29 P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.96
1947 PIT NL 29 P 14 13 5 7 1 1 .923 0.86 .969 0.91
1948 PIT NL 30 P 25 15 6 8 1 0 .933 0.56 .967 0.91
1950 PIT NL 32 P 33 22 9 13 0 0 1.000 0.67 .959 0.97
1951 PIT NL 33 P 39 17 4 12 1 2 .941 0.41 .965 0.96
1952 PIT NL 34 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
8 Seasons P 146 81 27 51 3 3 .963 0.53 .963 0.98
8 Seasons TOT 146 81 27 51 3 3 .963 0.53 .926 0.98

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL  7.966 (5th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL  6.576 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1951 NL  123 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1951 NL  21 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1951 NL  99 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 NL  6 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

July 10, 1947: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Yankees.

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