Rube Melton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC us

Died: September 11, 1971 in Greer, SC

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC

High School: Gastonia HS (Gastonia, NC)

Schools: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC), Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 17, 1941 (Age 24-049d, 9,039th in major league history)
vs. BSN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 3, 1947 (Age 30-096d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Reuben Franklin Melton

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Relatives: Cousin of Cliff Melton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

ERA

3.62

162

704.0

363

WHIP

1.447

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-23 / in Starts: 1-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	10 (5-4-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
M Livingston	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 17	PHI		BSN	L,5-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
2	2	52 (48)	Jun 15 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
3	3	55 (2)	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,3-11	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.09	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.84	P
4	4	60 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8						P
5	5	63 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
6	6	65 (1)	Jun 27	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
7	7	67 (1)	Jun 29	PHI	@	NYG	L,7-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						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
8	8	70 (2)	Jul 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-9	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.97	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
9	9	74 (3)	Jul 6	PHI		NYG	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
10	10	77 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	PHI		STL	L,2-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
11	11	81 (3)	Jul 16	PHI		CHC	L,5-9	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
12	12	92 (10)	Jul 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-12	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6						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
13	13	97 (4)	Aug 2	PHI	@	STL	L,7-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	2						P
14	14	101 (3)	Aug 6	PHI		BSN	L,0-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
15	15	108 (6)	Aug 13	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	1						P
16	16	115 (6)	Aug 20 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.76	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
17	17	120 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,7-6	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	1			0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
18	18	121	Aug 26 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
19	19	125 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	8						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
20	20	131 (5)	Sep 6	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-3	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.48	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
21	21	137 (5)	Sep 13	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
22	22	140 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.75	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
23	23	148 (7)	Sep 22	PHI		BRO	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.56	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
24	24	151 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,1-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
25	25	155 (3)	Sep 28	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-5	3-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.80	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
							2-23		21	19	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	2		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211		1.18	-0.332	.00	0.00%	-2.01

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