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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.3

223

186

ERA

3.80

582

433

3426.1

1161

WHIP

1.408

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-23 / in Starts: 11-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	73 (28-28-17) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (27-17-9)

Most Driven In
G Myatt	3
B Hunnefield	2
W Kamm	1
J Hodapp	1
B Falk	1
E Montague	1
J Goldman	0
C Jamieson	0

Most Driven In By
J Burnett	3
E Averill	2
J Hodapp	1
D Porter	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	71	2 (1)	Apr 15	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	6-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.82	0.035	2.06	0.05%	0.29	P
2	72	4 (1)	Apr 18	CLE		CHW	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.39	-0.056	1.00	-0.09%	-1.22	P
3	73	8 (3)	Apr 22	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.30	-0.074	3.79	-0.13%	-0.86	P
4	74	11 (2)	Apr 28	CLE		SLB	W,10-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	75	14 (2)	May 1	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.07	-0.057	3.85	-0.12%	-0.55	P
6	76	18 (3)	May 5	CLE	@	SLB	W,11-6	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9	.67	0.119	2.37	0.25%	1.17	P
7	77	22 (3)	May 10	CLE		BOS	L,4-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.39	-0.011	1.26	-0.02%	-0.28	P
8	78	25 (2)	May 15	CLE		PHA	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	79	26	May 16	CLE		PHA	L,5-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
10	80	36 (9)	May 26 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	1.13	0.116	.59	0.04%	0.89	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	81	41 (4)	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-11	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.74	0.029	.69	0.02%	0.27	P
12	82	42	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	0-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.304	.304	.304	.609	9						P
13	83	45 (2)	Jun 6	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.304	.609	9						P
14	84	49 (3)	Jun 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-12	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.320	.320	.640	9	.86	0.025	.83	0.02%	0.28	P
15	85	55 (5)	Jun 19	CLE		WSH	W,9-6	5-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.296	.296	.296	.593	9	.53	0.055	.17	0.01%	0.36	P
16	86	61 (5)	Jun 24	CLE		BOS	L,3-7	GS-8	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.321	.321	.357	.679	9	1.55	0.063	.26	0.01%	0.39	P
17	87	67 (5)	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.323	.355	.677	9	.80	0.017	.08	0.00%	0.51	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	88	72 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	L,5-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.344	.656	9	1.71	-0.047	.15	0.00%	-0.49	P
19	89	76 (3)	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.314	.600	9	1.84	-0.140	.14	-0.01%	-1.29	P
20	90	79 (2)	Jul 12 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.314	.600	9						P
21	91	81 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.256	.282	.538	9	1.36	-0.189	.05	0.00%	-2.29	P
22	92	83 (1)	Jul 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.256	.282	.538	9						P
23	93	85 (1)	Jul 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.244	.268	.512	9	1.55	-0.099	.08	0.00%	-0.84	P
24	94	89 (3)	Jul 22	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.233	.256	.488	9	.77	-0.041	.01	0.00%	-0.40	P
25	95	94 (4)	Jul 26	CLE		PHA	W,13-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.217	.234	.239	.473	9	.52	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.97	P
26	96	98 (3)	Jul 30	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.229	.234	.463	9	1.28	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	97	99	Aug 1	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.224	.229	.454	9	.96	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
28	98	101 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,11-9	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.235	.240	.475	9	1.09	-0.241	.00	0.00%	-1.53	P
29	99	103 (1)	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	L,8-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.235	.240	.475	9						P
30	100	106 (2)	Aug 9	CLE		DET	L,8-9	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.231	.235	.466	9	1.26	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
31	101	109 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,13-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.214	.218	.432	9	.86	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.59	P
32	102	115 (5)	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	W,10-8	GS-8	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.250	.271	.521	9	1.00	0.215	.00	0.00%	2.33	P
33	103	121 (5)	Aug 28	CLE		SLB	W,13-1	CG	5	5	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.277	.328	.605	9	.17	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.78	P
34	104	123 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.277	.328	.605	9						P
35	105	124	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.277	.328	.605	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	106	126 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.258	.269	.318	.587	9	1.68	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
37	107	130 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.261	.282	.319	.601	9	1.56	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
38	108	136 (5)	Sep 10	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.270	.306	.576	9	1.37	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-1.24	P
39	109	141 (4)	Sep 15	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-14	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.267	.301	.568	9	.73	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
40	110	148 (6)	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.253	.273	.307	.579	9						P
							17-23		81	75	7	19	2	1	0	9	2	0	24	0	4		2		0	0	.253	.273	.307	.579		1.00	-0.822	.56	0.02%	-7.82

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