1942
Born March 26, 1942
Johnson City, NY, USA
Mel Queen Notable
Mel Queen divided nine seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Cincinnati Reds from 1964, then the California Angels through 1972.
Across 269 games he batted .179, with 49 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 7 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 20 and 17 with a 3.14 earned run average, pitching 389.7 innings in 140 games. He struck out 306 and threw 2 shutouts.
He was born in Johnson City, NY, USA on March 26, 1942, and died on May 11, 2011. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CIN | 48 | 95 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .200 |
| 1965 | CIN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | CIN | 56 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .127 |
| 1967 | CIN | 49 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .210 |
| 1968 | CIN | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| 1969 | CIN | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1970 | CAL | 37 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | CAL | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CAL | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 269 | 274 | 20 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 50 | 2 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6.43 |
| 1967 | CIN | 14 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 195.2 | 155 | 60 | 52 | 154 | 2.76 |
| 1968 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18.1 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 5.89 |
| 1969 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 1970 | CAL | 3 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 60.0 | 58 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 4.20 |
| 1971 | CAL | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 65.2 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 1.78 |
| 1972 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 4.35 |
| Career | — | 20 | 17 | 140 | 33 | 14 | 389.2 | 336 | 136 | 143 | 306 | 3.14 |
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