Cliff Melton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 203lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: January 3, 1912 in Brevard, NC us

Died: July 28, 1986 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Most Holy Redeemer Memorial Park, Baltimore, MD

Debut: April 25, 1937 (Age 25-112d, 8,245th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 6 H, 13 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 29, 1944 (Age 32-270d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Clifford George Melton

Nicknames: Mickey Mouse or Mountain Music

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Relatives: Cousin of Rube Melton

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.3

ERA

3.42

272

179

1453.2

660

WHIP

1.291

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-12	GF	17	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	6 (3)	Apr 26	NYG		BSN	W,5-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	9 (2)	May 2	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	GF	22	6.1	0	0	0	0	0
4	14 (4)	May 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-6	GS	34	7.2	0	2	0	2	0
5	20 (5)	May 14	NYG		PIT	L,2-7	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
6	25 (4)	May 20	NYG		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
7	28 (2)	May 26	NYG		BSN	W,10-8	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
8	31 (2)	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,12-5		2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	33 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	39 (5)	Jun 8 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-2	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
11	44 (4)	Jun 14	NYG		PIT	W,8-6	GS	27	6.1	0	2	0	2	0
12	49 (4)	Jun 18	NYG		CHC	L,1-6		18	4.2	1	1	0	2	0
13	50	Jun 20	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	55 (4)	Jun 26	NYG		STL	W,10-9	GS	27	6.1	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	60 (4)	Jul 1	NYG		BSN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	62 (1)	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	L,3-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	65 (2)	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	W,15-2	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
18	69 (3)	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	GS	35	7.1	0	1	0	1	0
19	74 (4)	Jul 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	80 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4		6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0
21	83 (2)	Jul 26	NYG		CHC	L,1-14	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	87 (3)	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	L,3-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	89 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	93 (3)	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-6		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	98 (4)	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
26	103 (4)	Aug 15	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-12	GS	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	105 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,3-6	GS	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	111 (5)	Aug 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
29	112	Aug 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,10-13	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	115 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-8	GF	10	2.2	0	1	0	1	1
31	118 (2)	Aug 28	NYG	@	STL	W,5-2	GS	26	6.1	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	122 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	GS	29	5.0	0	2	0	2	1
33	126 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,8-7		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	132 (5)	Sep 11 (1)	NYG		STL	L,4-7	GS	15	1.2	0	1	0	1	0
35	137 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-10	GS	0	5.1	0	0	0	0	0
36	140 (2)	Sep 17	NYG		CHC	L,8-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	147 (6)	Sep 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
							37gm		167.0	6	38	0	44	4