Mel Held
Melvin Nicholas Held "Country"
Born: April 12, 1929
Edon, OH US
Deceased: July 20, 2024
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 178
Career: 1947-1959
Major League Statistics
Mel Held compiled a career record of 130 wins and 112 losses and a 3.59 ERA in his 434-game pitching career with the Mayfield Clothiers, Springfield Browns, Wichita Indians, San Antonio Missions, Flint Arrows, Scranton Miners, Minneapolis Millers, Vancouver Mounties, Miami Marlins, Columbus Jets and Denver Bears. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | 13 | 4 | .765 | 4.26 | 22 | 131.0 | 134 | 67 | 62 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | 14 | 16 | .467 | 3.38 | 43 | 253.0 | 249 | 121 | 95 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | 12 | 15 | .444 | 4.02 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 197.0 | 227 | 103 | 88 | 59 | 116 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.00 | 14 | 4 | 44.0 | 54 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.71 | 20 | 63.0 | 87 | 56 | 47 | 6 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Flint Arrows | 11 | 15 | .423 | 4.09 | 26 | 198.0 | 225 | 116 | 90 | 4 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.08 | 39 | 28 | 213.0 | 194 | 97 | 73 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1 | 2 | .333 | 13 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.23 | 24 | 19 | 170.0 | 160 | 77 | 61 | 10 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.78 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 119.0 | 129 | 59 | 50 | 11 | 33 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 24 | 7 | .774 | 2.87 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 248.0 | 238 | 95 | 79 | 17 | 75 | 4 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5.52 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 88.0 | 97 | 60 | 54 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.71 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 166.0 | 167 | 59 | 50 | 7 | 36 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.81 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 163.0 | 174 | 79 | 69 | 23 | 28 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 17 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 130 | 112 | .537 | 3.59 | 434 | 142 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2053.0 | 2135 | 989 | 818 | 88 | 630 | 6 | 490 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | 22 | 60 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .167 | .317 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | 46 | 102 | 102 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .196 | .382 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | 37 | 78 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .203 | .203 | .284 | .486 | 21 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Flint Arrows | 26 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .216 | .270 | .486 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 39 | 71 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .155 | .155 | .211 | .366 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 25 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .169 | .323 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 41 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .270 | .308 | .297 | .605 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 40 | 101 | 96 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .208 | .224 | .240 | .464 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 21 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 30 | 64 | 58 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .121 | .164 | .138 | .302 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 38 | 63 | 60 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .167 | .206 | .183 | .390 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | (+) Columbus Jets | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | (+) Miami Marlins | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 417 | 796 | 776 | 28 | 135 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 81 | .174 | .184 | .204 | .388 | 158 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | P | 37 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.514 |
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | CENL5 | Flint Arrows | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.077 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 41 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .969 | .756 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 39 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.256 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 30 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.133 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 37 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .949 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 434 | 64 | 178 | 3 | 8 | .988 | .558 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | Kitty League | Mayfield Clothiers | SLA | ||
| 1948 | D | Kitty League | Mayfield Clothiers | SLA | ||
| 1949 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Springfield Browns | SLA | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | SLA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1951 | A | Central League | Flint Arrows | |||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Miners | SLA | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | SLA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | BAL | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | BAL | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears |
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