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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4x All-Star

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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	18-11 / in Starts: 17-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	63 (25-20-18) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
O Grimes	2
S Webb	2
R Hemsley	1
F Pytlak	1
J Heath	1

Most Driven In By
B Chapman	4
B Campbell	2
R Weatherly	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	393	3 (2)	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,0-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.43	-0.042	4.31	-0.08%	-0.39	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
2	394	30 (26)	May 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.053	1.70	-0.06%	-0.52	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
3	395	37 (6)	Jun 3	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.194	2.37	-0.18%	-1.36	P
4	396	44 (6)	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.26	0.048	.79	0.02%	0.08	P
5	397	50 (5)	Jun 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.100	2.04	-0.12%	-0.99	P
6	398	52 (1)	Jun 18 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	399	55 (2)	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-8	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.214	.286	9	.76	0.083	.34	0.02%	1.14	P
8	400	61 (5)	Jun 26	CLE		DET	L,2-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.188	.250	9	1.75	-0.104	.66	-0.02%	-0.84	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
9	401	65 (3)	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.59	-0.051	.13	-0.01%	-0.66	P
10	402	71 (5)	Jul 8 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	.90	-0.048	.20	-0.01%	-0.55	P
11	403	75 (3)	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
12	404	78 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.174	.261	9	1.59	-0.082	.37	-0.01%	-0.83	P
13	405	81 (2)	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	9	.71	-0.059	.02	0.00%	-0.69	P
14	406	86 (4)	Jul 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-8	GS-9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.167	.267	9	1.15	-0.079	.07	0.00%	-0.78	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
15	407	92 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.156	.277	9	.69	0.046	.03	0.00%	0.36	P
16	408	98 (5)	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.086	.111	.143	.254	9	.75	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.34	P
17	409	101 (2)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.139	.270	9	.75	-0.012	.02	0.00%	-0.05	P
18	410	107 (5)	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.075	.119	.125	.244	9	1.15	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.60	P
19	411	112 (4)	Aug 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.070	.111	.116	.227	9	1.00	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
20	412	114 (1)	Aug 24 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.065	.122	.109	.231	9	.51	0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
21	413	120 (5)	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.125	.279	9	.91	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.20	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
22	414	124 (3)	Sep 2	CLE		SLB	W,9-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.140	.322	9	.72	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
23	415	129 (4)	Sep 7	CLE		DET	W,9-8	GS-0	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.130	.203	.167	.370	9						P
24	416	134 (4)	Sep 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.203	.169	.373	9	1.10	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.87	P
25	417	138 (3)	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.209	.177	.386	9	.70	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
26	418	143 (4)	Sep 20	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.141	.203	.172	.375	9	.33	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-1.68	P
27	419	147 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.134	.194	.164	.359	9	1.35	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
28	420	150 (2)	Sep 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.192	.162	.354	9	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
29	421	151	Sep 29 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	GS-0	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.139	.195	.208	.403	9						P
							18-11		83	72	8	10	0	1	1	9	3	0	17	2	3		1	2	0	0	.139	.195	.208	.403		.92	-1.213	.34	-0.44%	-14.67

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