P Rube Melton #37
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
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P RUBE MELTON #37 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 60 60 60 60
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 55 55
Curveball 60 60
Cutter 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/09/1954 @ KC1 Loss, 3-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
04/07/1954 @ WS1 Win, 7-6 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
04/04/1954 @ CWS Loss, 7-8 0.1 0 1 1 1 1
04/02/1954 KC1 Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
03/28/1954 @ BAL Loss, 7-9 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
03/24/1954 DET Loss, 2-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
03/19/1954 @ CWS Win, 5-4 1.0 3 3 3 2 1
03/16/1954 @ DET Win, 11-7 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
03/14/1954 NYY Win, 8-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Win
03/09/1954 DET Win, 4-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Birthday:02/27/1917
Born in:Cramerton, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 122 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1941 Philadelphia - MLB 24 41 11 3 8 1 4.28 107.1 107 62 51 4 62 62 0 0 1.57 .288 3.93 1.0 93
1942 Philadelphia - MLB 25 31 31 10 11 0 3.72 201.0 173 100 83 11 138 96 2 0 1.55 .252 4.27 0.3 91
1943 Philadelphia - MLB 26 32 32 7 15 0 4.55 203.2 196 118 103 6 122 72 3 0 1.56 .272 4.12 0.9 76
1944 Philadelphia - MLB 27 32 31 6 7 0 3.50 156.2 147 71 61 5 81 57 1 0 1.46 .272 4.08 1.8 112
1945 Philadelphia - MLB 28 31 28 5 12 0 4.60 139.0 151 91 71 5 87 50 1 0 1.71 .297 4.92 1.2 100
1946 Cleveland - MLB 29 27 0 0 3 5 5.89 36.2 40 35 24 2 35 14 0 0 2.05 .297 5.50 -0.8 66
1947 Cleveland - MLB 30 49 0 8 6 13 2.52 64.1 45 20 18 1 37 19 0 0 1.27 .209 3.65 0.4 148
1948 Cleveland - MLB 31 3 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 5 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0.88 .333 0.72 0.3 279
1949 Cleveland - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2.71 0.0 999
1951 Cleveland - MLB 34 3 0 0 0 0 8.44 5.1 6 5 5 1 7 2 0 0 2.44 .263 8.29 -0.2 51
1952 Cleveland - MLB 35 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1.00 .250 1.67 0.2 999
1953 Cleveland - MLB 36 8 0 0 0 2 0.73 12.1 7 4 1 1 7 3 0 0 1.14 .158 5.06 -0.1 579
Total MLB 259 133 40 62 21 4.01 938.0 880 507 418 36 578 386 7 0 1.55 .269 4.26 5.0 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 Cleveland - MLB 31 1 0 0 0 1 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4.00 .333 11.84 -0.2 49
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 1 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4.00 .333 11.84 49.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 Philadelphia - MLB P 41 11 2 10 0 14 2 .857 107.1 1.01 -0.6 1.004
1942 Philadelphia - MLB P 31 31 11 28 1 40 1 .975 201.0 1.75 -3.0 .998
1943 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 32 16 21 0 39 2 .949 203.2 1.64 -1.7 .914
1944 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 31 8 11 1 21 2 .905 156.2 1.09 +1.2 1.000
1945 Philadelphia - MLB P 31 28 13 17 1 30 0 1.000 139.0 1.94 -1.9 1.215
1946 Cleveland - MLB P 27 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 36.2 1.47 +0.0 1.004
1947 Cleveland - MLB P 49 0 9 8 0 17 0 1.000 64.1 2.38 +0.5 .995
1948 Cleveland - MLB P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 0.0 .000
1949 Cleveland - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Cleveland - MLB P 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 5.1 3.38 -0.5 .495
1952 Cleveland - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Cleveland - MLB P 8 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 +0.0 .988
TOTAL P 259 133 64 101 4 173 8 .954 938.0 1.58 -6.0 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1940 Signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 40 (40).
04/14/1941 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/19/1946 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Indians, along with 2B Nippy Jones and $8,000, in exchange for SP Bob Kuzava.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
10/12/1948 Wins the 1948 World Series with the Cleveland Indians.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1943 32 10
Year L Rank
1943 15 3
1945 12 10
Year SV Rank
1947 13 6
Year HLD Rank
1941 1 4
Year BB Rank
1942 138 1
1943 122 1
1944 81 4
1945 87 6
Year K Rank
1942 96 8
Year WP Rank
1941 8 6
1943 5 8
1944 7 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1944 0.29 7
Year H/9 Rank
1942 7.75 10
Year K/9 Rank
1942 4.30 4
Year GF Rank
1947 37 10
Year CG Rank
1944 1 7
1945 1 6
Year CGP Rank
1944 .032 7
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