Cliff Melton
Clifford George Melton
Born: January 3, 1912
Brevard, NC USA
Deceased: 1986
Baltimore, MD USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 203
Career: 1937-1944
Minor League Statistics
Cliff Melton compiled a career record of 86 wins and 80 losses in his 272-game career with the New York Giants. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1944 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NL | New York Giants | 20 | 9 | .690 | 2.61 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 248.0 | 216 | 90 | 72 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1004 |
1938 | NL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.89 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 243.0 | 266 | 126 | 105 | 19 | 61 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1042 |
1939 | NL | New York Giants | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3.56 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 207.3 | 214 | 94 | 82 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 886 |
1940 | NL | New York Giants | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.91 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 166.7 | 185 | 103 | 91 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 737 |
1941 | NL | New York Giants | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.01 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 194.3 | 181 | 80 | 65 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 818 |
1942 | NL | New York Giants | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.63 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 143.7 | 122 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 575 |
1943 | NL | New York Giants | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.19 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 186.3 | 184 | 85 | 66 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 806 |
1944 | NL | New York Giants | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.06 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 78 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 291 |
Totals | 86 | 80 | .518 | 3.42 | 272 | 179 | 54 | 65 | 13 | 16 | 1453.7 | 1446 | 669 | 552 | 79 | 431 | 0 | 660 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 6159 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NL | New York Giants | 46 | 93 | 82 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .122 | .133 | .122 | .254 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | NL | New York Giants | 36 | 95 | 80 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .175 | .195 | .200 | .395 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | NL | New York Giants | 41 | 75 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .182 | .194 | .197 | .391 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NL | New York Giants | 37 | 62 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .222 | .250 | .278 | .528 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | New York Giants | 42 | 71 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .115 | .143 | .115 | .258 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | New York Giants | 23 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .234 | .294 | .234 | .528 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | New York Giants | 34 | 65 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .148 | .258 | .185 | .443 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | New York Giants | 13 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .120 | .120 | .120 | .240 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 272 | 540 | 469 | 28 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 108 | .164 | .198 | .181 | .380 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1937 | NL | New York Giants | P | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 3 | .987 | 1.696 | |
1938 | NL | New York Giants | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 64 | 4 | 1 | .945 | 1.917 | |
1939 | NL | New York Giants | P | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 0 | .932 | 1.341 | |
1940 | NL | New York Giants | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.189 | |
1941 | NL | New York Giants | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 1 | .969 | 1.476 | |
1942 | NL | New York Giants | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 2.217 | |
1943 | NL | New York Giants | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 4 | .955 | 1.853 | |
1944 | NL | New York Giants | P | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.538 | |
Totals | 272 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 397 | 16 | 15 | .965 | 1.625 |
Postseason - Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1937 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.91 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.91 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1937 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NL | New York Giants | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Totals | 3 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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