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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Team Record in Appearances: 28-16 / in Starts: 19-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 11

1934 Pitching Game Log

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1934 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	193	3	Apr 19	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	GS-7		99	7.0	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	2.57	3.47	29	11	8	1	1	6	57			0	0	0	27	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.175	2.65	0.27%	2.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
2	194	7	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-4	L(0-1)	8	3.0	6	4	3	2	0	0	0	4.50	3.98	15	5	3	1	0	5	31			0	1	0	12	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.20	-0.184	3.86	-0.35%	-1.77	1b start tie	4b -23 0 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	195	14	May 7	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-6	L(0-2)	8	6.0	10	6	5	1	0	0	0	5.63	3.87	29	12	6	0	2	10	29			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.302	3.16	-0.62%	-2.67	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d3
4	196	16	May 9	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	10-GF(10)		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.63	3.87	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.27	-0.284	12.97	-0.52%	-1.00	10b 12- 1 out tie	10b end d 1
5	197	18	May 11	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS-7		1	7.0	8	4	3	3	2	0	0	5.09	3.88	31	11	7	0	0	8	46			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.20	-0.100	3.47	-0.17%	0.21	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
6	198	23	May 19	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	L(0-3)	7	9.0	12	3	3	4	3	0	0	4.50	3.87	41	13	9	1	1	12	50			0	0	0	36	2	0	2	2	0	0	1.79	-0.001	5.72	0.00%	2.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
7	199	27	May 23	CLE		BOS	L,5-7	GS-9	L(0-4)	3	8.0	10	6	4	1	3	1	0	4.50	3.98	36	14	8	2	1	10	44			0	0	0	34	4	0	0	1	0	3	1.52	-0.314	5.69	-0.71%	-0.36	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a1
8	200	30	May 27	CLE		PHA	W,7-6	9-GF	S(1)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.39	3.91	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.90	0.454	19.25	1.07%	1.61	9t 12- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
9	201	32	May 29	CLE		CHW	W,5-0	SHO	W(1-4)	1	9.0	6	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.60	3.74	33	11	10	2	1	6	77			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.415	3.59	1.02%	5.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	202	36	Jun 2	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-3	6-9	H(1)	3	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.74	3.73	13	4	4	2	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.26	0.095	9.88	0.25%	0.51	6b --- 0 out a1	9b 1-3 0 out a2
11	203	39	Jun 5(2)	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	8-8	W(2-4)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.69	3.78	4	1	1	0	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	-0.165	7.77	-0.41%	-0.74	8b 1-3 1 out tie	8b 3 out d2
12	204	40	Jun 6	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.62	3.77	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.037	2.07	0.10%	0.58	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
13	205	42	Jun 8	CLE		SLB	L,6-8	7-GF	L(2-5)	1	2.1	1	2	0	4	1	0	1	3.47	3.97	15	5	3	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	2	2.67	-0.244	9.13	-0.50%	-0.57	7t 1-- 2 out d1	9t end d 2
14	206	46	Jun 14	CLE	@	PHA	W,11-7	CG	W(3-5)	5	9.0	10	7	7	4	5	0	0	3.95	3.90	39	14	6	0	0	10	40			0	1	0	35	2	2	1	1	0	0	.97	-0.027	2.83	-0.05%	-2.01	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
15	207	52	Jun 19(2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-0	SHO	W(4-5)	4	9.0	7	0	0	3	1	0	0	3.48	3.90	36	12	13	2	0	7	71			0	0	0	33	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.02	0.500	3.38	1.00%	4.99	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
16	208	58	Jun 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	W(5-5)	4	9.0	6	2	1	5	5	1	0	3.21	4.04	37	11	10	2	2	6	69			0	0	0	32	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.17	0.586	3.48	1.05%	3.41	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
17	209	62	Jun 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS-11	W(6-5)	4	10.0	10	2	2	3	2	0	1	3.06	4.03	42	14	13	2	2	9	63			1	1	0	37	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.57	0.709	3.32	0.90%	2.87	1b start tie	11b 12- 0 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	210	67	Jul 2(2)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	9-GF	W(7-5)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.03	4.03	3	2	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.99	0.236	7.96	0.38%	0.99	9t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end tie
19	211	69	Jul 4(1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	W(8-5)	1	9.0	12	6	4	1	1	1	0	3.12	4.09	39	15	10	3	1	12	43			1	0	0	38	3	0	1	2	0	1	1.26	0.100	3.42	0.16%	-0.80	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
20	212	77	Jul 14	CLE		WSH	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-5)	9	9.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.87	3.96	29	14	8	1	1	4	82			0	0	1	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.609	.96	0.39%	5.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
21	213	82	Jul 18	CLE		NYY	W,15-14	GS-4		3	4.0	8	5	5	4	2	1	1	3.15	4.14	23	3	10	4	2	3	24			1	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.316	2.38	-0.36%	-2.67	1t start tie	4t 3 out d1
22	214	84	Jul 20	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	8-GF	S(2)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.10	4.13	6	4	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.58	0.239	2.85	0.26%	1.57	8t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
23	215	86	Jul 22(1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	W(10-5)	1	9.0	6	2	2	7	8	0	0	3.02	4.10	38	9	8	1	1	6	68			0	0	1	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	0.420	2.23	0.45%	3.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
24	216	91	Jul 28(1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-8	GS-7	W(11-5)	5	6.0	8	5	5	6	2	0	0	3.22	4.17	31	8	7	1	0	8	32			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	.61	0.119	1.16	0.14%	-0.70	1b start a 1	7b 1-- 0 out a5
25	217	95	Jul 31(1)	CLE		DET	W,9-7	8-GF	S(3)	2	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.19	4.14	4	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.194	5.86	0.41%	1.24	8t -23 2 out a2	9t end a 2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	218	98	Aug 2	CLE		DET	L,0-3	GS-8	L(11-6)	1	8.0	10	3	3	2	1	0	0	3.20	4.12	35	11	11	1	0	10	49			0	0	0	33	2	0	1	1	0	1	.97	0.059	2.49	0.09%	1.67	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
27	219	101	Aug 5	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	8-GF	S(4)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.16	4.09	6	3	1	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.56	0.297	1.17	0.13%	2.19	8t 12- 0 out a2	9t end a 3
28	220	102	Aug 7	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-8	GS-3	L(11-7)	1	2.2	7	4	4	0	0	0	1	3.34	4.10	16	4	4	1	1	7	28			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.209	.68	-0.10%	-2.50	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out d4
29	221	104	Aug 10	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	7-GF(11)	BL(11-8)	2	4.0	8	4	3	3	1	0	0	3.43	4.12	23	7	6	1	1	6		2	1	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.53	-0.385	2.30	-0.21%	-2.42	7b 1-3 1 out a4	11b end d 1
30	222	107	Aug 14	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	W(12-8)	3	9.0	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	3.30	4.08	35	16	11	1	1	4	75			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	.84	0.329	.10	0.02%	3.99	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a4
31	223	111	Aug 18(2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-0	SHO	W(13-8)	3	9.0	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.12	4.01	32	11	12	2	4	5	79			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.407	.03	0.01%	4.99	1b start tie	9b 3 out a10
32	224	115	Aug 22(2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-4	CG	W(14-8)	3	9.0	10	4	1	6	4	0	0	3.02	4.03	42	11	11	0	2	10	55			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.12	0.212	.01	0.00%	0.89	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
33	225	120	Aug 26(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG(8)	L(14-9)	3	8.0	12	5	5	1	4	0	0	3.13	3.96	37	20	0	0	0	12	41			1	0	0	35	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.157	.02	0.00%	-0.19	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
34	226	123	Aug 30	CLE		DET	L,1-6	8-8		3	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.12	3.95	4	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.51	8t -23 1 out d3	8t 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	227	125	Sep 2	CLE		DET	W,1-0	SHO	W(15-9)	2	9.0	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.97	3.93	29	13	8	1	1	2	83			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.26	0.795	.00	0.00%	5.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
36	228	130	Sep 6	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	GS-9	L(15-10)	3	8.1	9	6	5	4	5	0	0	3.07	3.91	38	20	1	0	0	8	44			0	0	0	34	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.35	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.50	1t start tie	9t -2- 1 out d4
37	229	134	Sep 9(2)	CLE		PHA	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	W(16-10)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	3.91	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	0.154	.00	0.00%	0.58	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
38	230	136	Sep 11	CLE		PHA	L,4-6	GS-8	L(16-11)	1	8.0	13	6	4	1	4	1	0	3.11	3.92	38	14	7	0	1	12	39			1	2	0	37	4	0	0	1	0	2	1.11	-0.291	.00	0.00%	-1.33	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
39	231	139	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	W,12-5	7-GF	S(5)	2	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.08	3.90	8	4	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.128	.00	0.00%	1.72	7t 1-3 2 out a1	9t end a 7
40	232	141	Sep 16	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	CG	W(17-11)	1	9.0	5	2	1	0	5	0	0	3.00	3.83	33	22	1	0	0	5	76			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.02	0.403	.00	0.00%	3.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
41	233	143	Sep 18(1)	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	10-GF(12)	W(18-11)	1	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.96	3.83	11	8	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.77	0.461	.00	0.00%	1.75	10t --- 0 out tie	12t end tie
42	234	146	Sep 20	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	W(19-11)	1	9.0	7	1	0	0	3	0	1	2.84	3.79	35	14	10	0	6	7	74			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.360	.00	0.00%	4.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
43	235	150	Sep 25	CLE		SLB	L,0-3	CG	L(19-12)	4	9.0	8	3	2	1	3	1	1	2.81	3.82	37	15	9	0	3	8	63			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	.62	0.029	.00	0.00%	2.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
44	236	152	Sep 29	CLE		CHW	W,4-0	SHO	W(20-12)	3	9.0	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.71	3.81	35	21	4	0	0	6	75			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	.94	0.413	.00	0.00%	5.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
							28-16		W-L:20-12,Sv:5,BSv:1,Hld:1	2.8	255.1	247	97	77	81	91	6	7	2.71	3.81	1076	1.70		5%	6%	236	55	19	32%	5	8	2	972	48	4	11	29	0	20	1.19	5.807	2.15	4.09%	53.39

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