Mel Clark Stats

Mel Clark was born on Wednesday, July 7, 1926, in Letart, West Virginia. Clark was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1951, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mel Clark baseball stats page.
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Mel Clark

Mel Clark Autograph on a 1983 Reprint (#67)

Mel Clark Autograph on a 1983 Reprint (#67)
 

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Birth Name:   Melvin Earl Clark
Nickname:   Mel
Born On:   07-07-1926  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Letart, West Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Ohio University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-11-1951 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-01-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 25 Phillies 10 31 2 10 1 0 1 0 3 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .323 .323 .452
1952 26 Phillies 47 155 20 52 6 4 1 1 15 6 - 13 5 - 1 4 .335 .364 .445
1953 27 Phillies 60 198 31 59 10 4 0 0 19 11 - 17 2 - 1 10 .298 .338 .389
1954 28 Phillies 83 233 26 56 9 7 1 0 24 17 - 21 5 1 0 13 .240 .291 .352
1955 29 Phillies 10 32 3 5 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 .156 .229 .250
1957 31 Tigers 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 215 656 82 182 29 15 3 1 63 37 0 61 12 1 2 30 .277 .318 .381
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1951 Phillies LF 1 1 30 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1951 Phillies RF 6 6 138 9 1.5 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.76
1952 Phillies 3B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1952 Phillies LF 12 10 261 26 2.2 26 25 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.69
1952 Phillies RF 27 26 687 262 9.7 262 258 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.30
1953 Phillies LF 1 1 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1953 Phillies RF 51 48 1,227 106 2.1 105 104 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.31
1954 Phillies LF 20 19 552 46 2.3 44 39 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.15
1954 Phillies RF 42 33 912 79 1.9 77 73 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.28
1955 Phillies RF 8 8 214 19 2.4 19 17 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.40
1957 Tigers LF 2 1 27 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 134 121 3,178 475 3.5 472 461 11 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .994 4.01
LF Totals 36 32 885 80 2.2 78 72 6 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.38
3B Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
6 Years 171 153 4,069 556 3.3 551 533 18 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .991 3.66
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Phillies 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 31.0 10.3 10.3 - - -
1952 Phillies 2 1 .667 9 1 n/a 155.0 11.9 10.3 - - -
1953 Phillies 1 0 1.000 10 1 n/a 0.0 11.6 10.4 - - -
1954 Phillies 0 1 .000 24 1 n/a 233.0 11.1 9.7 - - -
1955 Phillies 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 32.0 - - -
1957 Tigers 0 0 .000 3 1 n/a 0.0 2.3 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 3 3 .500 51 4 n/a 218.7 10.8 10.4 - - -
Mel Clark

Mel Clark Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1951 Philadelphia Phillies 37 $3,300.00 - -
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 16 $4,200.00 - -
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 6, 16 $7,500.00 - -
1954 Philadelphia Phillies 16 $9,000.00 - -
1955 Philadelphia Phillies 16 $9,000.00 - -
1957 Detroit Tigers 12 $9,500.00 - -




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