1917
Born February 27, 1917
Cramerton, NC, USA
Rube Melton Notable
Rube Melton divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1941, then the Brooklyn Dodgers through 1947.
He went 30 and 50 with a 3.62 earned run average, pitching 704 innings in 162 games. He struck out 363, completed 25 of his 87 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 162 games he batted .120, with 25 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He was born in Cramerton, NC, USA on February 27, 1917, and died on September 11, 1971. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHI | 25 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .105 |
| 1942 | PHI | 42 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .123 |
| 1943 | BRO | 30 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .105 |
| 1944 | BRO | 37 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .123 |
| 1946 | BRO | 24 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .107 |
| 1947 | BRO | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 162 | 208 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 80 | 0 | .120 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHI | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 83.2 | 81 | 44 | 47 | 57 | 4.73 |
| 1942 | PHI | 9 | 20 | 42 | 29 | 4 | 209.1 | 180 | 86 | 114 | 107 | 3.70 |
| 1943 | BRO | 5 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 119.1 | 106 | 52 | 79 | 63 | 3.92 |
| 1944 | BRO | 9 | 13 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 187.1 | 178 | 72 | 96 | 91 | 3.46 |
| 1946 | BRO | 6 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 99.2 | 72 | 22 | 52 | 44 | 1.99 |
| 1947 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 30 | 50 | 162 | 87 | 5 | 704.0 | 624 | 283 | 395 | 363 | 3.62 |
On this day & linked events
1971