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Cliff
Melton		  
Nickname: Mountain Music
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 203
 
Born: January 3, 1912 in Usa, NC, BREVARD
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1941   
Bronze Rookie 1937   
All-Star Selections 1943    1944    1945    1946    1947   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 25 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 3 3 3
1938 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 3 3 3
1939 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 3 3 3
1940 28 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 8 7 8 8 7 7 3 3 3
1941 29 BRK NL $ 1,392,857 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3
1942 30 BRK NL $ 4,700,000 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 3 3
1943 31 BRK NL $ 4,700,000 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 3 3
1944 32 BRK NL $ 4,700,000 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 3 3
1945 33 BRK NL $ 7,480,000 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 3 3
1946 34 BRK NL $ 7,480,000 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 3 3 3
1947 35 STL NL $ 7,480,000 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 3 3 3
1948 36 STL NL $ 3,150,000 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 3 3 3
1949 37 STL NL $ 3,150,000 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1950 38 STL NL $ 3,150,000 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,480,000 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 25 BRK NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1938 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1939 27 BRK NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 28 BRK NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1941 29 BRK NL $ 1,392,857   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 30 BRK NL $ 4,700,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 31 BRK NL $ 4,700,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 32 BRK NL $ 4,700,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 33 BRK NL $ 7,480,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 34 BRK NL $ 7,480,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 35 STL NL $ 7,480,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 36 STL NL $ 3,150,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 37 STL NL $ 3,150,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 38 STL NL $ 3,150,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,480,000   3 3 2 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
1937 25 BRK NL 20 8 .714 34 34 18 2 0 284.0 246 88 15 61 162 2.79 .234 .278 .350 .627 27.6
    AAA   5 1 .833 6 6 1 1 0 46.0 44 10 2 8 47 1.96 .247 .280 .315 .594  
1938 26 BRK NL 15 13 .536 38 38 12 3 0 296.3 290 110 14 74 147 3.34 .259 .305 .358 .663 21.2
1939 27 BRK NL 17 19 .472 41 41 20 4 0 327.7 341 126 22 69 180 3.46 .266 .305 .383 .687 21.2
1940 28 BRK NL 10 16 .385 34 30 17 0 0 246.3 289 119 23 49 108 4.35 .291 .323 .434 .756 9.9
1941 29 BRK NL 20 14 .588 41 41 18 6 0 324.0 307 113 19 72 194 3.14 .246 .290 .352 .641 25.4
1942 30 BRK NL 19 17 .528 38 38 23 4 0 312.3 283 124 25 60 175 3.57 .240 .281 .364 .645 22.9
1943 31 BRK NL 23 11 .676 39 39 19 5 0 313.0 296 115 26 69 185 3.31 .250 .295 .365 .659 25.6
1944 32 BRK NL 23 12 .657 39 39 18 4 0 323.7 301 112 24 58 187 3.11 .246 .280 .356 .636 27.0
1945 33 BRK NL 22 14 .611 41 41 17 3 0 333.0 318 131 34 68 191 3.54 .249 .290 .386 .675 23.6
1946 34 BRK NL 22 8 .733 49 34 14 2 2 276.7 274 118 24 68 146 3.84 .256 .303 .374 .677 19.8
1947 35 BRK NL 12 10 .545 24 23 9 1 0 190.3 186 80 31 43 95 3.78 .254 .294 .422 .716 13.3
  STL NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2
  TOT   12 10 .545 25 24 9 1 0 191.3 186 80 31 43 95 3.76 .253 .293 .420 .713 13.5
1948 36 STL NL 14 11 .560 43 43 13 3 0 332.3 326 124 35 103 180 3.36 .258 .315 .383 .698 27.3
1949 37 STL NL 6 6 .500 28 22 3 0 0 169.0 147 68 23 79 79 3.62 .234 .319 .374 .693 10.2
1950 38 A   4 15 .211 29 29 2 1 0 185.0 160 92 16 92 160 4.48 .229 .319 .342 .661  
13 Years Sim 223 159 .584 490 464 201 37 2 3729.6 3604 1428 315 873 2029 3.45 .253 .297 .375 .672 275.1
1 Years AAA 5 1 .833 6 6 1 1 0 46.0 44 10 2 8 47 1.96 .247 .280 .315 .594  
1 Years A 4 15 .211 29 29 2 1 0 185.0 160 92 16 92 160 4.48 .229 .319 .342 .661  
2 Years Minors 9 16 .360 35 35 3 2 0 231.0 204 102 18 100 207 3.97 .233 .311 .337 .648  
Season Average 17 12 .586 37 35 15 2 0 286.9 277 109 24 67 156 3.45 .253 .297 .375 .672  
Career Highs 23 19 .733 49 43 23 6 2 333.0 341 131 35 103 194 4.35 .291 .323 .434 .756  
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   2588 993 212 617 1442   .256 .299 .374 .673
vs LH   1016 435 103 256 587   .245 .289 .376 .666
Home 103 77 .572 245 229 82 16 1 1845.3 1833 723 157 452 998 3.53 .258 .302 .378 .680
Away 120 82 .594 245 235 119 21 1 1884.3 1771 705 158 421 1031 3.37 .248 .290 .372 .662
Mar/Apr 38 32 .543 85 85 36 7 0 677.3 670 259 58 180 360 3.44 .257 .304 .373 .678
May 40 30 .571 89 89 36 5 0 707.6 703 276 80 137 363 3.51 .260 .295 .407 .702
June 43 25 .632 83 83 36 5 0 663.3 606 256 74 160 383 3.47 .242 .288 .385 .673
July 39 22 .639 73 68 28 4 0 550.3 509 189 28 125 306 3.09 .244 .286 .338 .625
August 30 26 .536 85 66 30 5 2 550.6 546 235 37 147 316 3.84 .258 .306 .368 .674
Sep/Oct 33 24 .579 75 73 39 11 0 580.3 570 213 38 124 301 3.30 .256 .296 .368 .664
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
1937 25 BRK NL 34 97 6 19 1 0 1 7 0 1 0 18 .196 .192 .237 .429 3.6 0.0
1938 26 BRK NL 38 94 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 23 .128 .146 .128 .273 -0.6 0.0
1939 27 BRK NL 41 114 7 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 33 .096 .120 .105 .225 -2.1 0.0
1940 28 BRK NL 34 90 6 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 22 .156 .156 .178 .333 -0.4 0.0
1941 29 BRK NL 41 114 6 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 3 22 .140 .161 .149 .310 1.2 0.0
1942 30 BRK NL 38 106 7 23 2 0 0 9 0 1 2 14 .217 .231 .236 .467 5.6 0.0
1943 31 BRK NL 39 112 6 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 22 .098 .114 .125 .239 -1.7 0.0
1944 32 BRK NL 39 115 9 22 3 1 0 7 1 0 3 24 .191 .208 .235 .443 5.7 0.0
1945 33 BRK NL 41 124 2 26 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .210 .222 .218 .440 4.4 0.0
1946 34 BRK NL 49 90 6 17 5 0 0 14 0 0 3 19 .189 .213 .244 .457 4.2 0.0
1947 35 BRK NL 24 63 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .111 .111 .159 .270 -0.5 0.0
  STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   25 63 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .111 .111 .159 .270 -0.5 0.0
1948 36 STL NL 43 102 10 17 1 0 3 11 0 0 2 31 .167 .179 .265 .444 5.9 0.0
1949 37 STL NL 28 54 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 9 .111 .111 .111 .222 -1.2 0.0
13 Years Sim 490 1275 74 201 21 2 4 88 2 3 22 278 .158 .171 .187 .358 24.2 0.0
162 Game Average 421 24 66 6 0 1 29 0 0 7 91 .158 .171 .187 .358 8.0  
Career Highs 49 124 10 26 5 1 3 14 1 1 3 33 .217 .231 .265 .467 5.9  
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   854 46 128 13 2 2 58 1 2 15 174 .150 .163 .177 .340 4.8
vs LH   421 28 73 8 0 2 30 1 1 7 104 .173 .187 .207 .394 9.0
Home 245 594 36 88 8 1 3 53 2 1 13 127 .148 .165 .180 .345 5.0
Away 245 681 38 113 13 1 1 35 0 2 9 151 .166 .176 .192 .368 8.7
RISP   329 0 47 4 0 2 83 0 0 6 77 .143 .155 .173 .328 1.2
Close/Late   99 3 18 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 18 .182 .204 .202 .406 2.7
Mar/Apr 85 232 15 30 3 0 1 11 0 0 6 46 .129 .151 .155 .306 -0.8
May 89 245 16 30 2 1 2 12 0 1 4 59 .122 .137 .163 .300 -1.7
June 83 237 13 40 7 0 0 14 2 1 6 50 .169 .189 .198 .388 4.7
July 68 177 15 38 2 0 1 21 0 1 2 37 .215 .221 .243 .464 7.4
August 85 185 7 28 2 1 0 9 0 0 1 36 .151 .153 .173 .326 0.2
Sep/Oct 73 199 8 35 5 0 0 21 0 0 3 50 .176 .186 .201 .387 3.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 25 BRK NL P 34 34 284.0 17 59 0 1 1.000 2.41    
1938 26 BRK NL P 38 38 296.3 23 62 1 1 .988 2.58    
1939 27 BRK NL P 41 41 327.7 28 65 5 5 .949 2.55    
1940 28 BRK NL P 34 30 246.3 26 40 0 1 1.000 2.41    
1941 29 BRK NL P 41 41 324.0 27 60 3 4 .967 2.42    
1942 30 BRK NL P 38 38 312.3 19 46 2 2 .970 1.87    
1943 31 BRK NL P 39 39 313.0 19 72 4 8 .958 2.62    
1944 32 BRK NL P 39 39 323.7 25 76 5 6 .953 2.81    
1945 33 BRK NL P 41 41 333.0 23 63 3 1 .966 2.32    
1946 34 BRK NL P 49 34 276.7 19 50 6 2 .920 2.24    
1947 35 BRK NL P 24 23 190.3 11 40 1 2 .981 2.41    
  STL NL P 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  TOT   P 25 24 191.3 11 40 1 2 .981 2.40    
1948 36 STL NL P 43 43 332.3 27 66 4 5 .959 2.52    
1949 37 STL NL P 28 22 169.0 16 32 0 2 1.000 2.56    
Career Totals   490 464 3729.6 280 731 34 40 .967 2.44    
Career Highs   49 43 333.0 28 76 6 8 1.000 2.81    
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
1943 31 BRK NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.7 16 7 4 5 12 4.02 .262 .318 .492 .810
1944 32 BRK NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 11 4 1 5 9 2.40 .208 .276 .283 .559
1945 33 BRK NL 2 1 .667 4 4 2 0 0 33.0 26 14 3 7 24 3.82 .210 .252 .323 .574
1946 34 BRK NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 14 6 0 3 15 3.60 .230 .266 .246 .512
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 4 .556 10 10 4 0 0 78.7 67 31 8 20 60 3.55 .224 .273 .334 .607
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1943 31 BRK NL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333
1944 32 BRK NL 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
1945 33 BRK NL 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1946 34 BRK NL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 10 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .077 .154
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1937-2-2.79
1938-6-3.34
1939-7-3.46
1941-1-3.14
1942-8-3.57
1943-5-3.31
1944-4-3.11
1947-9-3.76
1948-5-3.36
1949-8-3.62
CAR-49-3.45
 Wins
1937-6-20
1939-10-17
1941-2-20
1942-5-19
1943-4-23
1944-5-23
1945-1-22
1946-4-22
CAR-49-223
 Losses
1939-6-19
1942-8-17
 Winning Pct
1937-2-.714
1941-6-.588
1943-6-.676
1944-10-.657
1945-8-.611
1946-2-.733
 Games Started
1939-5-41
1944-10-39
1945-3-41
1948-2-43
 Complete Games
1937-9-18
1939-6-20
1940-8-17
1941-5-18
1942-2-23
1943-2-19
1944-3-18
1945-5-17
1946-9-14
1948-6-13
CAR-21-201
Shutouts
1937-6-2
1938-2-3
1939-3-4
1941-1-6
1942-1-4
1943-1-5
1944-3-4
1945-2-3
1946-9-2
1948-2-3
CAR-9-37
 Innings Pitched
1939-5-327.7
1941-6-324.0
1942-10-312.3
1943-7-313.0
1944-6-323.7
1945-4-333.0
1948-4-332.3
 Hits Allowed
1939-6-341
1945-4-318
1948-4-326
CAR-47-3604
 Homeruns Allowed
1939-6-22
1940-8-23
1942-7-25
1943-5-26
1945-3-34
1947-5-31
1948-4-35
 Strikeouts
1937-3-162
1938-7-147
1939-4-180
1941-3-194
1942-3-175
1943-1-185
1944-1-187
1945-1-191
1946-6-146
1948-4-180
 Walks per 9IP
1937-6-1.9
1938-10-2.2
1939-6-1.9
1940-3-1.8
1941-6-2.0
1942-2-1.7
1943-2-2.0
1944-1-1.6
1945-3-1.8
1946-4-2.2
1947-3-2.0
1948-10-2.8
Hits per 9IP
1937-4-7.8
1938-10-8.8
1941-6-8.5
1942-4-8.2
1943-5-8.5
1944-6-8.4
1947-10-8.7
1949-5-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1937-4-5.1
1938-9-4.5
1939-8-4.9
1941-4-5.4
1942-6-5.0
1943-3-5.3
1944-1-5.2
1945-5-5.2
1946-8-4.7
1947-8-4.5
1948-8-4.9
1949-9-4.2
 WHiP
1937-2-1.08
1938-4-1.23
1939-7-1.25
1941-1-1.17
1942-1-1.10
1943-2-1.17
1944-1-1.11
1945-3-1.16
1946-6-1.24
1947-3-1.20
1948-6-1.29
1949-8-1.34
CAR-43-1.20
 OAVG
1937-4-.234
1938-10-.259
1941-5-.246
1942-3-.240
1943-5-.250
1944-5-.246
1947-8-.253
1949-5-.234
 OOBP
1937-2-.278
1938-6-.305
1939-6-.305
1941-1-.290
1942-1-.281
1943-4-.295
1944-1-.280
1945-2-.290
1946-6-.303
1947-3-.293
1948-9-.315
1949-9-.319
CAR-49-.297
 OSLG
1937-4-.350
1938-4-.358
1941-3-.352
1942-8-.364
1943-10-.365
1944-5-.356
OOPS
1937-2-.627
1938-6-.663
1941-1-.641
1942-4-.645
1943-8-.659
1944-3-.636
1946-10-.677
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 249    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 74    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. George Blaeholder (899)
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  8. Stubby Overmire (894)
  9. Jim Kaat (882)
  10. Vito Tamulis (879)
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  1. Stubby Overmire (995)
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  4. Curt Simmons (988)
  5. Joe Presko (987)
  6. Dutch Leonard (985)
  7. Don Drysdale (985)
  8. Bob Miller (984)
  9. Johnny Rigney (980)
  10. Ray Herbert (979)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1937
Had first career hit on 5/3/1937, off Larry French (BOS)
Earned first career win on 5/16/1937
Hit first career homerun on 7/20/1937, off Ralph Birkofer (SEM)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1937, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1937, going 5-1, 1.66
Won Bronze Rookie in 1937, going 20-8, 2.79 ERA
Injured on 6/4/1938 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1938, going 1-0, 0.93
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,392,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1941, going 4-0, 0.90
7/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $4,700,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1941, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Injured on 5/3/1942 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1942, winning 2 games with a 2.20 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1943, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
3/3/1944: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $7,480,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1944, going 5-1, 1.80
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1944, going 6-1, 3.15
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1945, winning 2 games with a 1.69 ERA
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1945, going 4-1, 1.82
Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1945
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1946, going 6-0, 1.35
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Injured on 7/17/1947 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Brooklyn to St. Louis on 7/31/1947 (Going to STL: P Cliff Melton. Going to BRK: RF Ace Parker)
7/31/1947: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $3,150,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1948, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Injured on 8/28/1948 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/9/1950 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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