Rube Melton
Reuben Franklin Melton
Born: February 27, 1917
Cramerton, NC USA
Deceased: 1971
Greer, SC USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205
Career: 1941-1947
Minor League Statistics
Rube Melton compiled a career record of 30 wins and 50 losses in his 162-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1947 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.73 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.7 | 81 | 48 | 44 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 369 |
| 1942 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 20 | .310 | 3.70 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 209.3 | 180 | 95 | 86 | 7 | 114 | 0 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 903 |
| 1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.92 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 119.3 | 106 | 62 | 52 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 528 |
| 1944 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.46 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 187.3 | 178 | 92 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 822 |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.99 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99.7 | 72 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 412 |
| 1947 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Totals | 30 | 50 | .375 | 3.62 | 162 | 87 | 47 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 704.0 | 624 | 331 | 283 | 22 | 395 | 0 | 363 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 3061 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .105 | .105 | .105 | .211 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 67 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .123 | .149 | .215 | .365 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .105 | .128 | .105 | .233 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 66 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .123 | .123 | .175 | .298 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .107 | .107 | .143 | .250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 230 | 208 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | .120 | .133 | .168 | .301 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .440 | |
| 1942 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .976 | .976 | |
| 1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .875 | .700 | |
| 1944 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .955 | 1.135 | |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .955 | .875 | |
| 1947 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 162 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 118 | 9 | 5 | .938 | .840 |
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