Mel Clark was born on Monday, July 7, 1924, in Letart, West Virginia. Clark was 27 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.
"Though Philadelphia was mired in fifth place and 23½ games behind first-place Brooklyn, Clark viewed his new teammates as supermen. 'I had always idolized those guys,' he said. 'I introduced myself to [Phillies manager] Mr. [Eddie] Sawyer, and he introduced me to the players, told them I was joining them. He told me to go work out in right field because I was playing right field and batting fifth. I hadn't had any rest, and I said, 'Good, that's what I'm here for.' In a moment forever etched into his memory, Clark lined his first batting practice pitch off the Forbes Field clock in left field. Future Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn was standing behind the batting cage and remarked, 'Holy cow! There goes my job.'" - Historian John Wickline in the SABR Baseball Biography Project (SABR, 'Mel Clark', Source)
Mel ClarkMel Clark Autograph on a 1983 Reprint (#67) |
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Mel ClarkMel Clark Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Mel ClarkMel Clark Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1951 | 27 | Phillies | 10 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .323 | .323 | .452 |
1952 | 28 | Phillies | 47 | 155 | 20 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | .335 | .364 | .445 |
1953 | 29 | Phillies | 60 | 198 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | .298 | .338 | .389 |
1954 | 30 | Phillies | 83 | 233 | 26 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .240 | .291 | .352 |
1955 | 31 | Phillies | 10 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .229 | .250 |
1957 | 33 | Tigers | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | 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 | 1 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 30 | .277 | .318 | .381 |
Mel ClarkMel Clark Fielding Stats |
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Team | 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 |
Career | 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 ClarkMel Clark Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | 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 | - | - | - |
Career | 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 ClarkMel Clark Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1951 Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | $3,300.00 | - | - |
1952 Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | $4,200.00 | - | - |
1953 Philadelphia Phillies | 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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