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Rube Melton
Reuben Franklin Melton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut April 17, 1941
Final Game June 3, 1947
Born February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, NC
Died September 11, 1971 (age 54)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1941 24 DEA AL   1   4  .200  15   7   1   2   0   0   56.0   58   255   40   32   4   32   1   2   31   3  0  5.14  
 1942 25 CHA AL   8  11  .421  37  23   3   9   1   3  182.1  123   769   65   47   7  112   6   2  124   7  0  2.32  
 1943 26 BRN NL   1   3  .250  21   2   0  10   0   0   39.2   41   185   21   20   2   33   2   1   25   2  0  4.54  
 1944 27 BRN NL  10  11  .476  28  27   4   1   0   0  176.0  182   799  109   92   5   93   8   4  104   6  1  4.70  
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 29 BRN NL   5   5  .500  45   7   1  37  22   0  103.2   92   447   37   33   3   54   4   2   44   3  0  2.86  CY-10
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
  5 Seasons      25  34  .424 146  66   9  59  23   3  557.2  496  2455  272  224  21  324  21  11  328  21  1  3.62
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With BRN      16  19  .457  94  36   5  48  22   0  319.1  315  1431  167  145  10  180  14   7  173  11  1  4.09
   With CHA       8  11  .421  37  23   3   9   1   3  182.1  123   769   65   47   7  112   6   2  124   7  0  2.32
   With DEA       1   4  .200  15   7   1   2   0   0   56.0   58   255   40   32   4   32   1   2   31   3  0  5.14
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      30  50  .375 162  87  25  47   5   6  704.0  624  3061  331  283  22  395      13  363  22  1  3.62
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1941 24 DEA AL  38   38   6.2   0  3.00   16   2   0  .125   1    2    1  .500    2    0 1.000   31   
 1942 25 CHA AL  41   62   3.0   1  3.43   53  12   2  .226   0    5    4  .800    5    2  .714  -91   
 1943 26 BRN NL  36   25   5.9   0  7.00    6   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    2    2  .500   56   
 1944 27 BRN NL  42   89   4.5   0  4.74   60   9   0  .150   0    5    4  .800    8    2  .800   11   
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 29 BRN NL  42   41   3.6  24  5.57   26   2   0  .077   0    5    5 1.000    6    3  .667    1   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
  5 Seasons          257   4.1  25        161  25   2  .155   1   17   14  .824   23    9  .719  -18   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1946 WS    BRN DEA   L    3  6.14   0-2   1  0   7.1   7   5   8   4
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1941  DEA   61-93   Thomas Treece
 1942  CHA   69-85   Robert Rescigno
 1943  BRN   90-64   Robert Rescigno
 1944  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
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