Cliff Melton
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Clifford George Melton (January 3, 1912 – July 28, 1986) was an
A native of Brevard, North Carolina, Melton had two different nicknames: "Mickey Mouse" and "Mountain Music". His cousin, Rube, pitched in the major leagues for six seasons.[1]
Major League career
Melton enjoyed his best year in his rookie season of 1937, when he had a record of 20–9 with a 2.61 earned run average (ERA) and topped the National League (NL) with seven saves, helping the Giants win the NL pennant before losing to the New York Yankees in the 1937 World Series. Melton also was named to the National League All-Star team in 1942.[1]
For his career, Melton posted an 86–80 record with a 3.42 ERA in 272 pitching appearances (179 starts), and striking out 660 batters while walking 431 in 1,453+2⁄3 innings of work. In World Series play, he went 0–2 with a 4.91 ERA in three games (two starts), including seven strikeouts and six walks in 11 innings.
Melton died on July 28, 1986, in
Fact
On September 15, 1938, Melton was on the
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cliff Melton Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "What Happened on July 28, 1986". onthisday.com. On This Day. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Zerby, Jack. "Cliff Melton". SABR.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Elias Says: Apr. 1, 2018". espn.go.com. ESPN. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 10, Colorado Rockies 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. April 23, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Cliff Melton at Find a Grave