1924
Born July 7, 1924
Letart, WV, USA
Mel Clark Notable
Mel Clark divided seven seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1951, then the Detroit Tigers through 1957.
Across 215 games he batted .277, with 182 hits and 82 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 29 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 169 games in the outfield, with 335 putouts and 6 errors.
He was born in Letart, WV, USA on July 7, 1924, and died on May 1, 2014. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PHI | 10 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .323 |
| 1952 | PHI | 47 | 155 | 20 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | .335 |
| 1953 | PHI | 60 | 198 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 1 | .298 |
| 1954 | PHI | 83 | 233 | 26 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 0 | .240 |
| 1955 | PHI | 10 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .156 |
| 1957 | DET | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 215 | 656 | 82 | 182 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 63 | 37 | 61 | 3 | .277 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died May 1, 2014
Image: Bowman, public domain