1941
Born November 13, 1941
Hazleton, MO, USA
Mel Stottlemyre Notable
b. November 13, 1941 · New York Yankees 1964–1974
Mel Stottlemyre spent all 11 of his major-league seasons with the New York Yankees as a pitcher, from 1964 to 1974.
He went 164 and 139 with a 2.97 earned run average, pitching 2,661 innings in 360 games. He struck out 1,257, completed 152 of his 356 starts and threw 40 shutouts. Across 366 games he batted .160, with 120 hits and 54 runs. He finished with 7 home runs and 14 doubles.
He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1965 and 1970.
He was born in Hazleton, MO, USA on November 13, 1941, and died on January 13, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 5 | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1965 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NYY | 14 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .243 |
| 1965 | NYY | 37 | 99 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 | .131 |
| 1966 | NYY | 37 | 80 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .138 |
| 1967 | NYY | 36 | 82 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 0 | .098 |
| 1968 | NYY | 36 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 0 | .143 |
| 1969 | NYY | 39 | 101 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 0 | .178 |
| 1970 | NYY | 38 | 85 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 0 | .188 |
| 1971 | NYY | 35 | 94 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .170 |
| 1972 | NYY | 37 | 80 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .200 |
| 1973 | NYY | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | NYY | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 366 | 749 | 54 | 120 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 47 | 270 | 0 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NYY | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 96.0 | 77 | 22 | 35 | 49 | 2.06 |
| 1965 | NYY | 20 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 291.0 | 250 | 85 | 88 | 155 | 2.63 |
| 1966 | NYY | 12 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 251.0 | 239 | 106 | 82 | 146 | 3.80 |
| 1967 | NYY | 15 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 255.0 | 235 | 84 | 88 | 151 | 2.96 |
| 1968 | NYY | 21 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 278.2 | 243 | 76 | 65 | 140 | 2.45 |
| 1969 | NYY | 20 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 303.0 | 267 | 95 | 97 | 113 | 2.82 |
| 1970 | NYY | 15 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 271.0 | 262 | 93 | 84 | 126 | 3.09 |
| 1971 | NYY | 16 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 269.2 | 234 | 86 | 69 | 132 | 2.87 |
| 1972 | NYY | 14 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 260.0 | 250 | 93 | 85 | 110 | 3.22 |
| 1973 | NYY | 16 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 273.0 | 259 | 93 | 79 | 95 | 3.07 |
| 1974 | NYY | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 113.0 | 119 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 3.58 |
| Career | — | 164 | 139 | 360 | 356 | 1 | 2661.1 | 2435 | 878 | 809 | 1257 | 2.97 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died January 13, 2019
1964
Major-league debut: Mel Stottlemyre
Mel Stottlemyre made a major-league debut on August 12, 1964.
1974
Final major-league game: Mel Stottlemyre
Mel Stottlemyre played a final major-league game on August 16, 1974.
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