Mel Parnell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: March 20, 2012 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Samuel J. Peters HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: April 20, 1947 (Age 24-311d, 10,314th in major league history)
vs. WSH 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 29, 1956 (Age 34-108d)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Melvin Lloyd Parnell

Nicknames: Dusty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.7

123

ERA

3.50

289

232

1752.2

732

WHIP

1.411

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-7 / in Starts: 6-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	14 (5-7-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In
J Piersall	2
G Hatton	1

Most Driven In By
T Williams	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	259	47 (46)	Jun 2	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.93	0.058	.32	0.01%	0.41	P
2	260	52 (4)	Jun 7	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
3	261	58 (5)	Jun 15	BOS		KCA	W,9-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.44	-0.025	.18	-0.01%	0.63	P
4	262	63 (4)	Jun 19	BOS		CLE	W,11-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	9	.63	0.075	.46	0.03%	0.71	P
5	263	67 (3)	Jun 24	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	9	.99	-0.051	.93	-0.03%	-0.43	P
6	264	68	Jun 25	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9	1.11	-0.028	.74	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
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
7	265	79 (10)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9	1.49	-0.019	3.88	-0.03%	-0.18	P
8	266	93 (13)	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9						P
9	267	96 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9						P
10	268	99 (2)	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	1.80	-0.048	9.43	-0.15%	-0.46	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
11	269	105 (5)	Aug 3	BOS		CHW	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	1.79	0.017	8.49	0.05%	0.03	P
12	270	116 (10)	Aug 15	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.368	.684	9	1.85	0.070	5.63	0.13%	0.84	P
13	271	120 (3)	Aug 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.316	.368	.684	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
14	272	141 (20)	Sep 11 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,2-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.316	.368	.684	9						P
							7-7		19	19	1	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.368	.684		1.05	0.049	2.63	-0.01%	1.38

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