Cliff Melton Notable

b. January 3, 1912 · New York Giants 1937–1944

Cliff Melton played 1937 to 1944 for the New York Giants as a pitcher.

He went 86 and 80 with a 3.42 earned run average, pitching 1,453.7 innings in 272 games. He struck out 660, completed 65 of his 179 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 272 games he batted .164, with 77 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.

He led the league in saves once, in 1937, with 7.

He was an All-Star in 1942.

He was born in Brevard, NC, USA on January 3, 1912, and died on July 28, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1942

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1937	NYG	46	82	3	10	0	0	5	1	21	.122
1938	NYG	36	80	7	14	2	0	6	2	14	.175
1939	NYG	41	66	2	12	1	0	6	1	10	.182
1940	NYG	37	54	6	12	1	1	3	2	14	.222
1941	NYG	42	61	2	7	0	0	4	2	16	.115
1942	NYG	23	47	5	11	0	0	5	4	12	.234
1943	NYG	34	54	3	8	0	1	2	8	14	.148
1944	NYG	13	25	0	3	0	0	1	0	7	.120
Career	—	272	469	28	77	4	2	32	20	108	.164

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1937	NYG	20	9	46	27	7	248.0	216	72	55	142	2.61
1938	NYG	14	14	36	31	0	243.0	266	105	61	101	3.89
1939	NYG	12	15	41	23	5	207.1	214	82	65	95	3.56
1940	NYG	10	11	37	21	2	166.2	185	91	68	91	4.91
1941	NYG	8	11	42	22	1	194.1	181	65	61	100	3.01
1942	NYG	11	5	23	17	1	143.2	122	42	33	61	2.63
1943	NYG	9	13	34	28	0	186.1	184	66	69	55	3.19
1944	NYG	2	2	13	10	0	64.1	78	29	19	15	4.06
Career	—	86	80	272	179	16	1453.2	1446	552	431	660	3.42

On this day & linked events

1912

Born January 3, 1912

Brevard, NC, USA

1986

Died July 28, 1986

1937

Major-league debut: Cliff Melton

Cliff Melton made a major-league debut on April 25, 1937.

1944

Final major-league game: Cliff Melton

Cliff Melton played a final major-league game on September 29, 1944.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain