Mel Harder
[edit] Biography
Born on October 15, 1909 in Beemer, Nebraska, Mel Harder (Melvin Leroy Harder) played for the Cleveland Indians for his entire 20 year career. Harder broke into the bigs on April 24, 1928 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.21 ERA in 175.1 innings pitched in 1930, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Mel Harder's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1935, when he posted a 3.29 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 95 batters. However, others believe that it was 1934, when he posted a 2.61 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 91 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6.61
| 15
| 42
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 49
| 64
| 4
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.60
| 4
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.2
| 24
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 19
| 11
| 10
| 4.21
| 44
| 108
| 82
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 175.1
| 205
| 9
| 68
| 0
| 5
| 4
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 24
| 13
| 14
| 4.36
| 63
| 119
| 94
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 194
| 229
| 8
| 72
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 32
| 15
| 13
| 3.75
| 90
| 125
| 106
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 254.2
| 277
| 9
| 68
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 31
| 15
| 17
| 2.95
| 81
| 113
| 83
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 253
| 254
| 10
| 67
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| 44
| 29
| 20
| 12
| 2.61
| 91
| 97
| 74
| 17
| 6
| 4
| 255.1
| 246
| 6
| 81
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1935
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 35
| 22
| 11
| 3.29
| 95
| 120
| 105
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 287.1
| 313
| 6
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1936
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 30
| 15
| 15
| 5.17
| 84
| 155
| 129
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 224.2
| 294
| 13
| 71
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| 38
| 30
| 15
| 12
| 4.28
| 95
| 127
| 111
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 233.2
| 269
| 9
| 86
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 38
| 29
| 17
| 10
| 3.83
| 102
| 115
| 102
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 240
| 257
| 16
| 62
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 26
| 15
| 9
| 3.50
| 67
| 89
| 81
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 208
| 213
| 15
| 64
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 25
| 12
| 11
| 4.06
| 76
| 96
| 84
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 186.1
| 200
| 16
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 5.24
| 21
| 43
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 68.2
| 76
| 8
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 29
| 13
| 14
| 3.44
| 74
| 83
| 76
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 198.2
| 179
| 8
| 82
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1943
| CLE
| A
| 19
| 18
| 8
| 7
| 3.06
| 40
| 57
| 46
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 135.1
| 126
| 7
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| CLE
| A
| 30
| 27
| 12
| 10
| 3.71
| 64
| 95
| 81
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 196.1
| 211
| 5
| 69
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1945
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 11
| 3
| 7
| 3.67
| 16
| 37
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 93
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 12
| 5
| 4
| 3.41
| 21
| 37
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 92.1
| 85
| 4
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 15
| 6
| 4
| 4.50
| 17
| 41
| 40
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 80
| 91
| 3
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 582
| 433
| 223
| 186
| 3.80
| 1160
| 1714
| 1447
| 181
| 25
| 23
| 3426.1
| 3706
| 161
| 1118
| 0
| 33
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 32
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 38
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 87
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 61
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1935
| CLE
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 81
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1936
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 38
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 48
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 49
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 38
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 44
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1943
| CLE
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CLE
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 34
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1945
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 582
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 734
| 45
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| 23
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 63
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .143
| .169
| .206
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 75
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 10
| .253
| .273
| .307
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 94
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 13
| .181
| .222
| .277
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| 44
| 84
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 5
| .190
| .209
| .262
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| 44
| 87
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .161
| .189
| .230
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 102
| 11
| 21
| 2
| 10
| .206
| .221
| .275
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 80
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .138
| .148
| .188
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| 38
| 86
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 10
| .174
| .220
| .221
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 88
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .114
| .152
| .136
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 72
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 9
| .139
| .195
| .208
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 17
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 62
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .177
| .227
| .194
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .080
| .080
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 67
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .119
| .145
| .119
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CLE
| A
| 19
| 47
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .213
| .245
| .277
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CLE
| A
| 30
| 74
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .216
| .216
| .257
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1945
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .080
| .080
| .120
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .086
| .111
| .086
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .179
| .233
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 584
| 1203
| 89
| 199
| 4
| 93
| .165
| .194
| .215
| 38
| 5
| 39
| 369
| 3
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
[edit] Transactions
- Released by Cleveland Indians (September 10, 1941).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (October 24, 1947).
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