Mel McGaha
Fred Melvin McGaha
Born: September 26, 1926
Bastrop, LA US
Deceased: February 3, 2002
Tulsa, OK US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 198
Career: 1948-1958
Major League Statistics
Mel McGaha compiled a career batting average of .277 with 45 home runs and 234 RBI in his 901-game career with the Houston Buffalos, Duluth Dukes, Winston-Salem Cardinals, Columbus Red Birds, Shreveport Sports and Mobile Bears. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | C | CARL | Winston-Salem Cardinals | 17 | 59 | 59 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .390 | .390 | .492 | .881 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | NORL1 | Duluth Dukes | 30 | 119 | 119 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .353 | .353 | .429 | .782 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 114 | 437 | 407 | 70 | 118 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 47 | .290 | .323 | .354 | .677 | 144 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 67 | 193 | 193 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .269 | .269 | .363 | .632 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 17 | 52 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .220 | .235 | .360 | .595 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 53 | 143 | 143 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .224 | .280 | .503 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 132 | 438 | 438 | 115 | 12 | 7 | 7 | .263 | .263 | .370 | .632 | 162 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 114 | 406 | 372 | 63 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 28 | .261 | .318 | .390 | .707 | 145 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 80 | 189 | 175 | 28 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | .280 | .324 | .406 | .730 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 73 | 161 | 144 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | .236 | .289 | .333 | .623 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 73 | 208 | 187 | 28 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .326 | .362 | .535 | .897 | 100 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 98 | 299 | 258 | 33 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 24 | .271 | .361 | .384 | .744 | 99 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 33 | 56 | 52 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .288 | .339 | .423 | .762 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 901 | 2760 | 2597 | 243 | 719 | 97 | 24 | 45 | 234 | 16 | 5 | 116 | 149 | .277 | .310 | .385 | .695 | 999 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | OF | 75 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 1.667 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 1B | 30 | 237 | 19 | 6 | 24 | .977 | 8.533 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | OF | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .938 |
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 56 | 512 | 33 | 4 | 59 | .993 | 9.732 |
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | CF | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .909 | .952 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 21 | 143 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .993 | 7.143 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | RF | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.111 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | LF | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 26 | 120 | 10 | 1 | 11 | .992 | 5.000 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | LF | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.786 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | RF | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 14 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .983 | 4.071 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | LF | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 2.100 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | SS | 10 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 4 | .963 | 5.200 |
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | SS | 30 | 55 | 87 | 9 | 18 | .940 | 4.733 |
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | LF | 19 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 1.895 |
| 1957 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | RF | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.733 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 401 | 1440 | 206 | 35 | 138 | .979 | 4.105 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1948 | C | Northern League | Duluth Dukes | SLN | ||
| 1948 | C | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE |
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