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

Relatives: Cousin of Rube Melton

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.3

ERA

3.42

272

179

1453.2

660

WHIP

1.291

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1932	20	NYY-min	B	6	2	.750	1.33	9						61.0	44	11	9		21									1.066	6.5		3.1			ERI CENL
1935	23	NYY-min	A,AA	3	1	.750		4						27.0	23	8			7									1.111	7.7		2.3			BNG,NWK NYPL,IL
1937	25	NYG	NL	20	9	.690	2.61	46	27	14	14	2	7	248.0	216	90	72	9	55	11	142	6	0	2	1004	148	3.26	1.093	7.8	0.3	2.0	5.2	2.58	MVP-11
1938	26	NYG	NL	14	14	.500	3.89	36	31	3	10	1	0	243.0	266	126	105	19	61	10	101	1	0	0	1042	97	4.00	1.346	9.9	0.7	2.3	3.7	1.66
1939	27	NYG	NL	12	15	.444	3.56	41	23	13	9	2	5	207.1	214	94	82	7	65	10	95	4	0	2	886	111	3.11	1.346	9.3	0.3	2.8	4.1	1.46
1940	28	NYG	NL	10	11	.476	4.91	37	21	6	4	1	2	166.2	185	103	91	9	68	6	91	3	0	1	737	79	3.34	1.518	10.0	0.5	3.7	4.9	1.34
1941	29	NYG	NL	8	11	.421	3.01	42	22	10	9	3	1	194.1	181	83	65	14	61	11	100	2	0	2	818	123	3.21	1.245	8.4	0.6	2.8	4.6	1.64
1942	30	NYG	NL	11	5	.688	2.63	23	17	2	12	2	1	143.2	122	51	42	9	33	3	61	2	0	4	575	128	2.77	1.079	7.6	0.6	2.1	3.8	1.85	AS
1943	31	NYG	NL	9	13	.409	3.19	34	28	6	6	2	0	186.1	184	85	66	7	69	3	55	3	1	3	806	107	3.71	1.358	8.9	0.3	3.3	2.7	0.80
1944	32	NYG-min	AA	3	4	.429		7																										JER IL
1944	32	NYG	NL	2	2	.500	4.06	13	10	0	1	0	0	64.1	78	40	29	5	19	2	15	1	0	3	291	90	3.71	1.508	10.9	0.7	2.7	2.1	0.79
1946	34	NYG-min	AAA	17	12	.586	2.83	33			19	0		248.0	228	103	78		72		99	4	1	5				1.210	8.3		2.6	3.6	1.38	SFR PCL
1951	39	NYY-min	AAA	9	8	.529	5.02	25	18		4	1		113.0	142	68	63		49		47	4	0	2				1.690	11.3		3.9	3.7	0.96	KCY AA
1952	40	NYY-min	AA	0	2	.000		3						19.0	20				8									1.474	9.5		3.8			BMT TL
8 Yrs				86	80	.518	3.42	272	179	54	65	13	16	1453.2	1446	672	552	79	431	56	660	22	1	17	6159	109	3.39	1.291	9.0	0.5	2.7	4.1	1.53
162 Game Avg.				13	12	.518	3.42	41	27	8	10	2	2	219	218	101	83	12	65	8	100	3	0	3	929	109	3.39	1.291	9.0	0.5	2.7	4.1	1.53