1922
Born June 13, 1922
New Orleans, LA, USA
Mel Parnell Notable
b. June 13, 1922 · Boston Red Sox 1947–1956
Mel Parnell spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher, from 1947 to 1956.
He went 123 and 75 with a 3.50 earned run average, pitching 1,752.7 innings in 289 games. He struck out 732, completed 113 of his 232 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 293 games he batted .198, with 132 hits and 52 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 17 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins once, in 1949, with 25.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1949 and 1951. He threw a no-hitter in 1956.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on June 13, 1922, and died on March 20, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1949, 1951 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1949 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1949 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .056 |
| 1948 | BOS | 35 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .163 |
| 1949 | BOS | 39 | 114 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .254 |
| 1950 | BOS | 40 | 98 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .194 |
| 1951 | BOS | 37 | 81 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .309 |
| 1952 | BOS | 35 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .095 |
| 1953 | BOS | 38 | 94 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .223 |
| 1954 | BOS | 19 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .088 |
| 1955 | BOS | 14 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .316 |
| 1956 | BOS | 21 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .152 |
| Career | — | 293 | 668 | 52 | 132 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 29 | 94 | 2 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 50.2 | 60 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 6.39 |
| 1948 | BOS | 15 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 212.0 | 205 | 74 | 90 | 77 | 3.14 |
| 1949 | BOS | 25 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 295.1 | 258 | 91 | 134 | 122 | 2.77 |
| 1950 | BOS | 18 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 249.0 | 244 | 100 | 106 | 93 | 3.61 |
| 1951 | BOS | 18 | 11 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 221.0 | 229 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 3.26 |
| 1952 | BOS | 12 | 12 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 214.0 | 207 | 86 | 89 | 107 | 3.62 |
| 1953 | BOS | 21 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 241.0 | 217 | 82 | 116 | 136 | 3.06 |
| 1954 | BOS | 3 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 92.1 | 104 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 3.70 |
| 1955 | BOS | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 46.0 | 62 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 7.83 |
| 1956 | BOS | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 131.1 | 129 | 55 | 59 | 41 | 3.77 |
| Career | — | 123 | 75 | 289 | 232 | 10 | 1752.2 | 1715 | 682 | 758 | 732 | 3.50 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Died March 20, 2012
1947
Major-league debut: Mel Parnell
Mel Parnell made a major-league debut on April 20, 1947.
1951
Allie Reynolds's No-Hitter
Allie Reynolds threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox on September 28, 1951, winning 8–0.
1956
Mel Parnell's No-Hitter
Mel Parnell threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on July 14, 1956, winning 4–0.
1956
Final major-league game: Mel Parnell
Mel Parnell played a final major-league game on September 29, 1956.
Image: Bowman, public domain