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Mel Queen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 204lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: March 4, 1918 in Maxwell, PA us

Died: April 4, 1982 in Fort Smith, AR

Buried: Gracelawn Memorial Park, Van Buren, AR

High School: Wellsburg HS (Wellsburg, WV)

Debut: April 18, 1942 (Age 24-045d, 9,233rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 1, 1952 (Age 34-058d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Melvin Joseph Queen

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Relatives: Father of Mel Queen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.1

ERA

5.09

146

556.2

328

WHIP

1.610

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-26 / in Starts: 8-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 8

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	106	5	Apr 23	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	L(0-1)	99	8.2	5	2	2	3	9	1	0	2.08	2.94	32	5	10	3	1	5	72			0	2	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.056	3.84	0.10%	1.96	1b start a 1	9b -23 2 out d1
2	107	8	Apr 27	PIT		CIN	L,5-7	9-GF		3	1.0	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.79	3.41	7	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.98	-0.071	2.76	-0.12%	-0.49	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
3	108	11	Apr 29(2)	PIT		CIN	T,1-1	GS-9		1	9.0	3	1	1	4	6	0	0	1.93	2.96	34	5	16	0	0	3	79			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.86	0.342	2.15	0.52%	3.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	109	14	May 3	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-4	GS-10	W(1-1)	3	9.1	9	4	4	5	5	2	0	2.57	3.91	41	9	13	0	1	9	54			0	1	0	36	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.40	0.001	3.93	0.00%	1.11	1b start tie	10b 12- 1 out a4
5	110	19	May 8	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-3	GS-8	W(2-1)	4	7.0	4	3	3	7	3	0	1	2.83	4.14	33	7	12	2	0	3	53			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.218	1.97	0.40%	0.93	1b start tie	8b -23 0 out a8
6	111	24	May 13(1)	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	6	1	1	4	6	0	0	2.45	3.80	37	13	8	0	2	6	73			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.45	0.563	4.28	1.00%	3.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
7	112	28	May 17	PIT		NYG	W,12-7	GS-1		3	0.2	1	3	1	4	1	0	0	2.62	4.00	8	1	1	0	1	1	39			0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.80	-0.279	5.24	-0.49%	-3.27	1t start tie	1t 123 2 out d3
8	113	29	May 18	PIT		BSN	L,3-12	GS-2	L(3-2)	0	1.0	4	5	5	2	1	0	0	3.55	4.06	9	1	1	0	0	4	24			0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.271	3.55	-0.53%	-3.33	1t start tie	2t 123 0 out d2
9	114	32	May 20(2)	PIT		PHI	L,4-12	4-6		1	2.1	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	3.94	4.29	12	3	2	0	0	3		2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.040	.63	-0.05%	-1.54	4t 12- 2 out d4	6t 3 out d7
10	115	34	May 23	PIT		BRO	L,4-11	GS-5	L(3-3)	2	4.1	7	8	8	5	1	1	0	4.99	4.64	24	7	11	5	0	0	13			0	1	0	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	.80	-0.394	1.48	-0.44%	-4.04	1t start tie	5t 123 1 out d3
11	116	39	May 30(2)	PIT	@	STL	L,3-7	GS-6	L(3-4)	6	6.0	6	3	3	2	4	0	0	4.94	4.38	25	4	9	0	0	6	50			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	.93	-0.107	1.11	-0.08%	-0.01	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	117	42	Jun 3(1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-11	GS-3	L(3-5)	3	2.1	7	6	6	1	1	0	0	5.64	4.33	15	4	6	2	0	3	19			1	0	0	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.367	.75	-0.18%	-4.47	1b start a 1	3b --3 1 out d4
13	118	47	Jun 7	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-5	GS-4	L(3-6)	3	4.0	4	4	4	4	5	0	0	5.85	4.24	18	2	3	1	0	4	39			0	1	0	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.04	-0.197	.58	-0.07%	-2.15	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
14	119	51	Jun 12	PIT		BSN	L,3-13	4-4		4	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.82	4.20	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.015	.11	-0.01%	-0.56	4t 12- 2 out d6	4t 3 out d7
15	120	56	Jun 17 susp	PIT		NYG	L,6-7	GS-		4	6.0	6	4	4	4	1	2	0	5.83	4.56	27						41						23			0		0
16	121	59	Jun 21	PIT		PHI	L,5-10	8-GF		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.79	4.66	8	5	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.02	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
17	122	63	Jun 24(2)	PIT		BRO	W,5-4	5-6		2	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.76	4.77	8	2	5	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.028	.05	0.00%	0.02	5t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d2
18	123	67	Jun 30	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	4-4		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.73	4.76	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.008	.02	0.00%	0.44	4b 12- 2 out d5	4b 3 out d5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	124	73	Jul 5	PIT		CIN	L,0-4	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.66	4.68	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
20	125	77	Jul 8(2)	PIT		STL	L,8-9			2	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.63	4.68	2												1			0		0
21	126	78	Jul 12	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-11	3-7		3	5.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	0	5.51	4.68	20	6	4	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	.03	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.44	3b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d9
22	127	83	Jul 16	PIT	@	NYG	L,6-7	GS-4		3	4.0	6	6	6	4	4	3	0	5.88	5.08	21	2	5	1	0	6	26			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.351	.01	0.00%	-3.99	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
23	128	85	Jul 18	PIT	@	BRO	W,13-12	6-6	BS(1)	1	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	6.02	5.21	6	1	2	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.346	.04	-0.01%	-1.87	6b -2- 0 out a2	6b 3 out d1
24	129	86	Jul 20	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-11	3-7		1	5.0	8	1	1	1	2	0	0	5.79	5.05	20	3	6	0	0	8		0	0	0	1	1	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.011	.00	0.00%	1.32	3b --- 0 out d9	7b 3 out d5
25	130	92	Jul 25	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	5-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.71	5.05	6	1	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.21	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.61	5t --- 2 out d4	6t 3 out d4
26	131	96	Jul 29(2)	PIT		BSN	L,4-5	2-7	L(3-7)	3	5.2	4	1	1	1	4	1	0	5.47	4.98	20	6	5	0	0	4		2	0	0	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.096	.00	0.00%	2.46	2t 12- 1 out d4	7t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	132	98	Aug 1	PIT		BRO	W,12-9	3-4		2	1.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.38	4.91	6	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.035	.00	0.00%	1.19	3t -2- 1 out d5	4t 3 out d5
28	133	99	Aug 2	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	5-7		0	3.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.31	4.87	13	6	6	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.26	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	5t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d5
29	134	103	Aug 5(2)	PIT		PHI	L,7-12			2	5.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	5.15	4.76	24												22			0		0
30	135	107	Aug 10	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	SHO	W(4-7)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	8	0	0	4.76	4.50	35	10	9	0	0	6	81			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.27	0.560	.00	0.00%	4.57	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
31	136	113	Aug 13(2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-7	4-4		2	0.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.74	4.53	4	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-1.86	4b 12- 1 out d2	4b 123 2 out d4
32	137	116	Aug 17	PIT		CHC	W,8-3	CG	W(5-7)	3	9.0	3	3	3	7	9	0	0	4.62	4.41	37						71						30			0		0
33	138	121	Aug 22	PIT	@	BSN	L,4-5	GS-6		4	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	0	4.55	4.40	24	6	9	1	1	3	58			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.78	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
34	139	126	Aug 27(1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-5	GS-7	L(5-8)	4	7.0	6	4	4	2	4	2	0	4.58	4.48	28	8	13	4	0	1	51			2	0	0	26	0	1	0	1	0	0	.47	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	140	133	Sep 3(1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,10-11	GS-6		6	6.0	6	7	2	2	4	1	0	4.51	4.47	28	14	6	0	0	2	44			0	0	1	25	1	0	1	0	0	3	1.11	-0.505	.00	0.00%	-3.95	1b start a 3	6b 3 out d4
36	141	135	Sep 5	PIT		CIN	L,3-6	6-GF		1	3.2	0	0	0	5	7	0	0	4.40	4.43	16	1	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.096	.00	0.00%	2.47	6t --3 1 out d3	9t end d 3
37	142	138	Sep 8	PIT		STL	L,2-4	GS-	L(5-9)	2	7.0	7	4	4	5	2	0	0	4.43	4.41	33						44						28			0		0
38	143	144	Sep 15	PIT		BRO	W,11-4	GS-6	W(6-9)	6	6.0	6	3	3	4	6	2	0	4.44	4.50	27	7	4	1	0	6	50			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	1	0	0	.94	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.05	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
39	144	152	Sep 25	PIT		CHC	W,6-3	GS-	W(7-9)	9	6.0	6	3	3	3	5	0	0	4.44	4.42	27						50						23			0		0
							12-26		W-L:7-9,BSv:1	3.1	168.1	149	90	83	99	123	21	1	4.44	4.42	741	0.80		8%	2%	94	49	13	31%	6	7	2	639	16	6	4	9	0	10	.87	-1.100	1.29	0.06%	-5.46

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