Mel Queen Notable

b. March 4, 1918 · New York Yankees 1942, 1944, 1946–1947, Pittsburgh Pirates 1947–1948, 1950–1952

Mel Queen divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1942, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1952.

He went 27 and 40 with a 5.09 earned run average, pitching 556.7 innings in 146 games. He struck out 328 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 146 games he batted .104, with 17 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.

He was born in Maxwell, PA, USA on March 4, 1918, and died on April 4, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1942	NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1944	NYY	10	31	5	6	3	2	0	11	.194
1946	NYY	14	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	.143
1947	NYY/PIT	19	27	1	2	0	1	0	6	.074
1948	PIT	25	17	0	1	0	0	0	2	.059
1950	PIT	33	35	0	2	0	0	1	6	.057
1951	PIT	39	47	4	5	0	1	1	8	.106
1952	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	146	164	10	17	3	4	2	36	.104

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1942	NYY	1	0	4	0	0	5.2	6	0	3	0	0.00
1944	NYY	6	3	10	10	0	81.2	68	30	34	30	3.31
1946	NYY	1	1	14	3	0	30.1	40	22	21	26	6.53
1947	NYY/PIT	3	7	19	12	0	80.2	79	40	55	36	4.46
1948	PIT	4	4	25	8	1	66.1	82	49	40	34	6.65
1950	PIT	5	14	33	21	0	120.1	135	80	73	76	5.98
1951	PIT	7	9	39	21	0	168.1	149	83	99	123	4.44
1952	PIT	0	2	2	2	0	3.1	8	11	4	3	29.70
Career	—	27	40	146	77	1	556.2	567	315	329	328	5.09

On this day & linked events

1918

Born March 4, 1918

Maxwell, PA, USA

1982

Died April 4, 1982

1942

Major-league debut: Mel Queen

Mel Queen made a major-league debut on April 18, 1942.

1952

Final major-league game: Mel Queen

Mel Queen played a final major-league game on May 1, 1952.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain