Mel Parnell
Melvin Lloyd Parnell
Born: June 13, 1922
New Orleans, LA USA
Deceased: 2012
New Orleans, LA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1947-1956
Minor League Statistics
Mel Parnell compiled a career record of 123 wins and 75 losses in his 293-game career with the Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 232 |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.14 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 212.0 | 205 | 87 | 74 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 916 |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 7 | .781 | 2.77 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 295.3 | 258 | 102 | 91 | 8 | 134 | 0 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1240 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.61 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 249.0 | 244 | 116 | 100 | 17 | 106 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1070 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.26 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 221.0 | 229 | 99 | 80 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 930 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.62 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 214.0 | 207 | 94 | 86 | 13 | 89 | 0 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 920 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 8 | .724 | 3.06 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 241.0 | 217 | 98 | 82 | 15 | 116 | 0 | 136 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1036 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.70 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 | 104 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 409 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.83 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 | 62 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 227 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.77 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 131.3 | 129 | 71 | 55 | 13 | 59 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 567 |
| Totals | 123 | 75 | .621 | 3.50 | 289 | 232 | 36 | 113 | 20 | 10 | 1752.7 | 1715 | 797 | 682 | 104 | 758 | 3 | 732 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 7547 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 83 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .163 | .173 | .175 | .348 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 39 | 127 | 114 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .254 | .274 | .281 | .554 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 107 | 98 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .194 | .240 | .245 | .485 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 37 | 92 | 81 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .309 | .364 | .346 | .709 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 90 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .095 | .156 | .155 | .310 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 38 | 104 | 94 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .223 | .255 | .266 | .521 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 19 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .088 | .139 | .118 | .257 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .316 | .316 | .368 | .684 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .152 | .188 | .174 | .361 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 293 | 729 | 668 | 52 | 132 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 94 | .198 | .233 | .234 | .467 | 156 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .467 | |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 1.629 | |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.564 | |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 6 | .987 | 1.850 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 2 | .943 | 1.389 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.606 | |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 4 | .949 | .974 | |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 19 | 15 | 92.3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.949 | 1.053 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 13 | 9 | 46.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.152 | .846 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 21 | 20 | 131.3 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .929 | 1.782 | 1.238 |
| Totals | 289 | 44 | 269.7 | 69 | 327 | 12 | 27 | .971 | 13.216 | 1.370 |
Awards
1949 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
