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Mel
Queen		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 204
 
Born: March 4, 1918 in Usa, PA, MAXWELL
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 24 NYA AL   7 6 7 7 3 4 4 3 4 4
1943 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 4 4
1944 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 4 4
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 4 4
1946 28 NYA AL   7 6 7 7 4 5 4 3 4 4
1947 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 3 4 3
1948 30 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 3 3 3
1949 31 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 3 4 3
1951 33 OAK AL $ 330,000 7 5 6 6 3 4 4 3 3 3
1952 34 OAK AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 4 4
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 24 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 28 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 31 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 33 OAK AL $ 330,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 34 OAK AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1942 24 AAA   3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 33.3 28 12 1 22 27 3.24 .219 .333 .297 .630  
    AA   9 9 .500 23 23 1 1 0 166.7 133 57 13 59 197 3.08 .218 .287 .324 .611  
1943 25 NYA AL 1 3 .250 20 5 1 0 0 63.3 67 38 6 32 25 5.40 .272 .350 .407 .756 1.7
    AAA   1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 41.0 46 14 3 21 29 3.07 .288 .370 .381 .751  
    AA   6 1 .857 11 11 1 1 0 85.0 52 14 3 25 86 1.48 .173 .236 .246 .482  
1944 26 NYA AL 1 1 .500 4 2 0 0 1 14.3 10 6 2 15 8 3.77 .200 .385 .380 .765 1.1
    AA   12 13 .480 30 30 0 0 0 216.3 159 67 16 88 230 2.79 .202 .282 .307 .590  
1945 27 NYA AL 1 1 .500 34 0 0 0 1 40.3 30 18 6 14 24 4.02 .210 .277 .371 .647 3.3
1946 28 AAA   6 2 .750 46 0 0 0 2 85.0 72 26 8 35 68 2.75 .230 .307 .342 .649  
1947 29 AAA   1 3 .250 49 0 0 0 10 52.3 42 20 7 23 44 3.44 .227 .313 .405 .718  
1948 30 NYA AL 7 19 .269 40 39 1 0 0 246.3 273 155 34 154 92 5.66 .287 .384 .460 .844 7.5
1949 31 NYA AL 3 9 .250 14 14 1 0 0 82.7 99 73 16 60 32 7.95 .299 .405 .505 .910 0.0
    AAA   4 6 .400 19 19 1 0 0 120.7 105 48 13 72 95 3.58 .235 .342 .379 .721  
1950 32 AAA   5 10 .333 23 23 0 0 0 122.3 171 92 22 101 94 6.77 .337 .447 .517 .964  
1951 33 AAA   6 6 .500 23 23 0 0 0 136.7 133 61 23 92 107 4.02 .256 .368 .408 .777  
    AA   2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 42.3 41 12 4 19 43 2.55 .255 .333 .360 .694  
1952 34 AAA   11 10 .524 29 29 2 2 0 183.3 184 95 31 108 164 4.66 .261 .359 .452 .812  
5 Years Sim 13 33 .283 112 60 3 0 2 447.0 479 290 64 275 181 5.84 .278 .375 .451 .826 13.6
8 Years AAA 37 41 .474 200 105 3 2 12 774.6 781 368 108 474 628 4.28 .264 .365 .420 .785  
4 Years AA 29 27 .518 70 70 2 2 0 510.3 385 150 36 191 556 2.65 .207 .281 .308 .588  
12 Years Minors 66 68 .493 270 175 5 4 12 1285.0 1166 518 144 665 1184 3.63 .242 .334 .376 .710  
Season Average 2 6 .250 22 12 0 0 0 89.4 95 58 12 55 36 5.84 .278 .375 .451 .826  
Career Highs 7 19 .500 40 39 1 0 1 246.3 273 155 34 154 92 7.95 .299 .405 .505 .910  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   188 120 28 100 87   .259 .349 .431 .780
vs LH   291 170 36 175 94   .293 .399 .466 .864
Home 6 15 .286 64 28 1 0 1 220.3 251 158 34 134 79 6.45 .292 .387 .477 .864
Away 7 18 .280 48 32 2 0 1 226.7 228 132 30 141 102 5.24 .265 .369 .425 .794
Mar/Apr 1 4 .200 10 6 0 0 0 40.0 45 40 10 31 21 9.00 .285 .402 .544 .946
May 1 2 .333 14 7 0 0 1 44.7 52 25 2 30 20 5.04 .291 .392 .397 .789
June 5 2 .714 11 7 0 0 0 53.3 54 27 4 24 15 4.56 .277 .356 .415 .772
July 2 6 .250 17 12 1 0 0 90.7 83 45 6 44 28 4.47 .247 .334 .363 .697
August 2 9 .182 28 14 2 0 0 107.3 122 81 22 80 45 6.79 .293 .406 .499 .905
Sep/Oct 2 10 .167 32 14 0 0 1 111.0 123 72 20 66 52 5.84 .283 .377 .478 .855
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1943 25 NYA AL 20 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 .286 .231 .516 1.1 0.0
1944 26 NYA AL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
1945 27 NYA AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1948 30 NYA AL 40 73 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .055 .068 .068 .136 -3.2 0.0
1949 31 NYA AL 14 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .087 .125 .087 .212 -0.5 0.0
5 Years Sim 112 117 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 37 .077 .107 .085 .193 -3.0 0.0
162 Game Average 169 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 53 .077 .107 .085 .193 -4.3  
Career Highs 40 73 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .231 .286 .231 .516 1.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   72 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 .069 .107 .069 .176 -2.9
vs LH   45 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .089 .109 .111 .220 -1.4
Home 64 48 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .042 .080 .042 .122 -2.7
Away 48 69 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 .101 .127 .116 .243 -1.6
RISP   24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .042 .042 .042 .083 -1.7
Close/Late   10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Mar/Apr 10 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
May 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
June 11 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7
July 12 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .120 .154 .120 .274 -0.3
August 22 28 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .107 .138 .143 .281 -0.3
Sep/Oct 25 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .043 .120 .043 .163 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1943 25 NYA AL P 20 5 63.3 7 10 1 0 .944 2.42    
1944 26 NYA AL P 4 2 14.3 2 4 0 1 1.000 3.77    
1945 27 NYA AL P 34 0 40.3 1 5 0 2 1.000 1.34    
1948 30 NYA AL P 40 39 246.3 19 59 2 9 .975 2.85    
1949 31 NYA AL P 14 14 82.7 3 14 0 2 1.000 1.85    
Career Totals   112 60 447.0 32 92 3 14 .976 2.50    
Career Highs   40 39 246.3 19 59 2 9 1.000 3.77    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1945 27 NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 2 4.50 .333 .333 .556 .889
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 2 4.50 .333 .333 .556 .889
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1948-10-19
 Homeruns Allowed
1948-5-34
 Walks Allowed
1948-2-154
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Dolly Gray (961)
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  6. Mike Kilkenny (958)
  7. Jim Roland (957)
  8. Hank Borowy (957)
  9. Doc Medich (956)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 36th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1942
Had first career hit on 7/20/1943, off Johnny Rigney (PIT)
Earned first career win on 7/28/1943
Injured on 5/7/1949 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/31/1950 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 10/3/1950
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/5/1951 to a 1-year deal worth $330,000 per year
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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