Rube Melton Stats

Rube Melton was born on Tuesday, February 27, 1917, in Cramerton, North Carolina. Melton was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1941, 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 Rube Melton baseball stats page.
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Rube Melton
 
 
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Birth Name:   Reuben Franklin Melton
Nickname:   Rube
Born On:   02-27-1917  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cramerton, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-11-1971 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Greer, South Carolina
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, South Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Campbell Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-17-1941 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-03-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rube Melton

Rube Melton 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
1941 24 Phillies 25 5 15 1 5 .167 4.73 2 0 0 83.2 369 81 44 48 7 47 - 57 5 0 0 -
1942 25 Phillies 42 29 10 9 20 .310 3.70 10 1 4 209.1 903 180 86 95 7 114 - 107 8 3 0 -
1943 26 Dodgers 30 17 6 5 8 .385 3.92 4 2 0 119.1 528 106 52 62 3 79 - 63 2 5 0 -
1944 27 Dodgers 37 23 8 9 13 .409 3.46 6 1 0 187.1 822 178 72 92 1 96 - 91 6 2 1 -
1946 29 Dodgers 24 12 8 6 3 .667 1.99 3 2 1 99.2 412 72 22 27 3 52 - 44 1 3 0 -
1947 30 Dodgers 4 1 0 0 1 .000 13.50 0 0 0 4.2 27 7 7 7 1 7 - 1 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 162 87 47 30 50 .375 3.62 25 6 5 704.0 3,061 624 283 331 22 395 - 363 22 13 1 -
Rube Melton

Rube Melton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 24 Phillies 25 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 11 2 - 0 0 .105 .105 .105
1942 25 Phillies 42 65 3 8 3 0 1 0 7 2 - 26 0 - 0 0 .123 .149 .215
1943 26 Dodgers 30 38 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 13 5 - 0 0 .105 .128 .105
1944 27 Dodgers 37 57 2 7 3 0 0 0 3 0 - 21 9 - 0 0 .123 .123 .175
1946 29 Dodgers 24 28 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 3 - 0 0 .107 .107 .143
1947 30 Dodgers 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 162 208 11 25 7 0 1 0 14 3 - 80 19 - 0 0 .120 .133 .168
Rube Melton

Rube Melton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1941 Phillies P 25 5 251 13 0.5 11 0 11 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 1.18
1942 Phillies P 42 29 628 42 1.0 41 8 33 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.76
1943 Dodgers P 30 17 358 24 0.8 21 1 20 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.58
1944 Dodgers P 37 23 562 44 1.2 42 8 34 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.02
1946 Dodgers P 24 12 299 22 0.9 21 1 20 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.90
1947 Dodgers P 4 1 14 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 162 87 2,112 145 0.9 136 18 118 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.74
6 Years 162 87 2,112 145 0.9 136 18 118 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.74
Rube Melton

Rube Melton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 19.0 1.21 6.13 5.06
1942 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 65.0 2.5 9.3 0.94 4.60 4.90
1943 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 12.7 0.80 4.75 5.96
1944 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 19.0 0.95 4.37 4.61
1946 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.85 3.97 4.70
1947 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.14 1.93 13.50
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 208.0 2.6 14.9 0.92 4.64 5.05
Rube Melton

Rube Melton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1941 Philadelphia Phillies 8 Undetermined - -
1942 Philadelphia Phillies 17 Undetermined - -
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 12, 32 Undetermined - -
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 14 Undetermined - -
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 37 Undetermined - -
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 37 Undetermined - -




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