Mel Queen
Melvin Joseph Queen
Born: March 4, 1918
Maxwell, PA US
Deceased: April 4, 1982
Fort Smith, AR US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 204
Career: 1938-1955
Major League Statistics
Mel Queen compiled a career record of 127 wins and 72 losses and a 3.04 ERA in his 291-game pitching career with the Butler Yankees, Dover Orioles, Amsterdam Rugmakers, Akron Yankees, Augusta Tigers, Binghamton Triplets, Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues, St. Paul Saints, Indianapolis Indians and Hollywood Stars. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1955 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | ESHL | Dover Orioles | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.64 | 8 | 33.0 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 2 | 11.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.15 | 39 | 186.0 | 160 | 89 | 65 | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.38 | 3 | 8.0 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2.70 | 30 | 210.0 | 167 | 77 | 63 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 4 | 14.0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1.69 | 24 | 165.0 | 112 | 42 | 31 | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5.06 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 80.0 | 79 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.77 | 5 | 26.0 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.18 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 133.0 | 101 | 60 | 47 | 66 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 22 | 9 | .710 | 2.57 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 266.0 | 221 | 92 | 76 | 109 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.41 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 205.0 | 154 | 62 | 55 | 84 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.69 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 144.0 | 133 | 63 | 59 | 10 | 79 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.19 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 200.3 | 169 | 77 | 71 | 12 | 73 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 127 | 72 | .638 | 3.04 | 291 | 108 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 0 | 1698.3 | 1404 | 685 | 574 | 27 | 772 | 0 | 666 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | ESHL | Dover Orioles | 10 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 39 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .141 | .141 | .183 | .324 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | 32 | 87 | 87 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .207 | .253 | .460 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 25 | 59 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .153 | .153 | .186 | .339 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 16 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .143 | .172 | .143 | .315 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 24 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .140 | .140 | .209 | .349 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 39 | 106 | 82 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .085 | .138 | .110 | .248 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 30 | 76 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .159 | .171 | .188 | .360 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 29 | 55 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .176 | .176 | .314 | .490 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 37 | 83 | 77 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .195 | .192 | .260 | .452 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 287 | 635 | 588 | 27 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | .158 | .168 | .206 | .374 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | ESHL | Dover Orioles | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 16 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .812 |
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 24 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.042 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 39 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .939 | .795 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 29 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 1.103 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 27 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.111 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 36 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .964 | .750 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 289 | 44 | 116 | 5 | 5 | .970 | .554 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | Penn State League | Butler Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1938 | D | Eastern Shore League | Dover Orioles | |||
| 1939 | C | Canadian-American League | Amsterdam Rugmakers | NYA | ||
| 1940 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Akron Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1940 | B | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | NYA | ||
| 1941 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1941 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1941 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1942 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1942 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1942 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT |
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