Mel Clark
Melvin Earl Clark
Born: July 7, 1924
Letart, WV USA
Deceased: 2014
West Columbia, WV USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Ohio University
Career: 1951-1957
Minor League Statistics
Mel Clark compiled a career batting average of .277 with 3 home runs and 63 RBI in his 214-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .323 | .323 | .452 | .774 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 167 | 155 | 20 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .335 | .364 | .445 | .809 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 212 | 198 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .298 | .338 | .389 | .727 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 256 | 233 | 26 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | .240 | .291 | .352 | .643 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .156 | .229 | .250 | .479 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 215 | 708 | 656 | 82 | 182 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 61 | .277 | .318 | .381 | .699 | 250 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.857 | |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.263 | |
| 1953 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 2.078 | |
| 1954 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 63 | 52 | 488.7 | 114 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .961 | 2.265 | 1.952 |
| 1955 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 8 | 8 | 71.3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.776 | 2.750 |
| 1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 170 | 61 | 569.0 | 335 | 20 | 6 | 4 | .983 | 5.615 | 2.088 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
