Rube Melton

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Full Name: Reuben Franklin Melton	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/205	First Game: April 17, 1941
Birthdate: February 27, 1917	Final Game: June 3, 1947
Birthplace: Cramerton, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: September 11, 1971
Deathplace: Greer, South Carolina
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, North Carolina, Rube Melton (Reuben Franklin Melton) played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 6 year career. Melton broke into the bigs on April 17, 1941 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.73 ERA in 83.2 innings pitched in 1941, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Rube Melton's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1942, when he posted a 3.70 ERA and struck out 107 batters. However, others believe that it was 1946, when he posted a 1.99 ERA.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1941	PHI	N	25	5	1	5	4.73	57	48	44	2	0	0	83.2	81	7	47	0	5	0
1942	PHI	N	42	29	9	20	3.70	107	95	86	10	1	4	209.1	180	7	114	0	8	3
1943	BRO	N	30	17	5	8	3.92	63	62	52	4	2	0	119.1	106	3	79	0	2	5
1944	BRO	N	37	23	9	13	3.46	91	92	72	6	1	0	187.1	178	1	96	0	6	2
1946	BRO	N	24	12	6	3	1.99	44	27	22	3	2	1	99.2	72	3	52	0	1	3
1947	BRO	N	4	1	0	1	13.50	1	7	7	0	0	0	4.2	7	1	7	0	0	0
Total			162	87	30	50	3.62	363	331	283	25	6	5	704	624	22	395	0	22	13

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1941	PHI	N	P	25	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.846
1942	PHI	N	P	42	0	0	8	33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1943	BRO	N	P	30	0	0	1	20	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1944	BRO	N	P	37	0	0	8	34	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1946	BRO	N	P	24	0	0	1	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1947	BRO	N	P	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	162	0	0	18	118	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	.938

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1941	PHI	N	25	19	0	2	0	1	.105	.105	.105	0	0	0	11	0	2	0	0	0
1942	PHI	N	42	65	3	8	1	7	.123	.149	.215	3	0	2	26	0	0	0	0	0
1943	BRO	N	30	38	4	4	0	3	.105	.128	.105	0	0	1	13	0	5	0	0	0
1944	BRO	N	37	57	2	7	0	3	.123	.123	.175	3	0	0	21	0	9	0	0	0
1946	BRO	N	24	28	2	3	0	0	.107	.107	.143	1	0	0	9	0	3	0	0	0
1947	BRO	N	4	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			162	208	11	25	1	14	.120	.133	.168	7	0	3	80	0	19	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 1, 1940).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Johnny Allen and $30000 (December 12, 1942).

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