Mel Rue

Melvin Leslie Rue Sr.
Born: June 8, 1925
Deceased: December 10, 2012
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140
Career: 1943-1954

Mel Rue compiled a career batting average of .254 with 12 home runs and 213 RBI in his 1245-game career with the Olean Oilers, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Chicks, Charleston Rebels, Indianapolis Indians, Reading Indians, Macon Peaches and Lincoln Chiefs. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.

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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
1943	D	NYPL	Olean Oilers	53	250	204	34	48	8	0	3	23	3		43	33	.235	.368	.319	.687	65		0	3
1944	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	38	165	121	29	30	3	1	0	12	4		42	17	.248	.448	.289	.738	35		2	0
1945	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	120	452	402	54	98	1	4	1	48	6		43	48	.244	.321	.274	.595	110		3	4
1946	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	111	432	369	67	99	12	2	2	35	11		56	29	.268	.366	.328	.694	121		1	6
1947	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	152	661	585	92	151	23	4	1	43	8		63	47	.258	.334	.316	.651	185		4	9
1948	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	126	500	500		140	23	3	0						.280	.280	.338	.618	169
1949	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	134	573	513	87	118	16	4	2	39	11		45	78	.230	.295	.288	.583	148		2	13
1950	AA	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	31	120	120		31	6	3	0						.258	.258	.358	.617	43
1951	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	72	248	216	30	61	12	1	0	13	1		32	18	.282	.375	.347	.722	75	6	0	0
1951	AA	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	4	13	13		3	1	0	0						.231	.231	.308	.538	4
1951	A	SALL2	Charleston Rebels	35	130	130		24	4	0	0						.185	.185	.215	.400	28
1952	A	EL	Reading Indians	99	327	327		97	11	1	1						.297	.297	.346	.642	113
1952	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	5	4	4		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1953	A	SALL2	Macon Peaches	132	478	478		120	19	3	0						.251	.251	.303	.554	145
1954	A	SALL2	Macon Peaches	44	146	146		34	5	3	0						.233	.233	.308	.541	45
1954	A	WL3	Lincoln Chiefs	89	333	333		79	9	3	2						.237	.237	.300	.538	100
Totals				1245	4832	4461	393	1133	153	32	12	213	44	0	324	270	.254	.306	.311	.617	1386	6	12	35	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1943	D	NYPL	Olean Oilers	2B	22	45	57	9	5	.919	4.636
1943	D	NYPL	Olean Oilers	SS	18	48	58	14	4	.883	5.889
1943	D	NYPL	Olean Oilers	3B	13	24	23	5	2	.904	3.615
1944	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	2B	24	47	77	3	10	.976	5.167
1944	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	SS	14	24	33	5	3	.919	4.071
1945	A1	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	SS	115	255	349	36	81	.944	5.252
1946	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	SS	74	132	218	35	45	.909	4.730
1946	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	2B	29	81	71	4	18	.974	5.241
1947	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	SS	152	324	486	38	101	.955	5.329
1949	AA	SOUA	New Orleans Pelicans	SS	132	243	375	45	72	.932	4.682
1951	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	SS	67	106	175	22	44	.927	4.194
1953	A	SALL2	Macon Peaches	SS	132	244	409	44		.937	4.947
Totals					792	1573	2331	260	385	.938	4.929

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1943	D	PONY League	Olean Oilers	BRO
1944	A1	Southern League	New Orleans Pelicans	BRO
1945	A1	Southern League	New Orleans Pelicans
1946	AA	Southern League	New Orleans Pelicans	BOS
1947	AA	Southern League	New Orleans Pelicans	BOS
1948	AA	Southern League	New Orleans Pelicans	PIT
1949	AA	Southern Association	New Orleans Pelicans	PIT
1950	AA	Southern Association	Memphis Chicks	CHA
1951	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	PIT
1951	A	South Atlantic League	Charleston Rebels	PIT
1951	AA	Southern Association	Memphis Chicks	CHA
1952	A	Eastern League	Reading Indians	CLE
1952	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CLE
1953	A	South Atlantic League	Macon Peaches	CHN
1954	A	Western League	Lincoln Chiefs	ML1
1954	A	South Atlantic League	Macon Peaches	CHN

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