Cliff Melton
Clifford George Melton "Mickey Mouse; Mountain Music"
Born: January 3, 1912
Brevard, NC US
Deceased: July 28, 1986
Baltimore, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 203
Career: 1931-1954
Major League Statistics
Cliff Melton compiled a career record of 134 wins and 127 losses and a 3.72 ERA in his 395-game pitching career with the Asheville Tourists, Erie Sailors, Baltimore Orioles, Binghamton Triplets, Newark Bears, Jersey City Giants, San Francisco Seals, Kansas City Blues, Beaumont Roughnecks, Harlan Smokies and Americus-Cordele Orioles. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0.00 | 22 | 100.0 | 111 | 70 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | B | CENL4 | Erie Sailors | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.33 | 9 | 61.0 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.45 | 23 | 60.0 | 78 | 57 | 43 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4.08 | 39 | 258.0 | 285 | 133 | 117 | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 6 | 20 | .231 | 6.80 | 45 | 209.0 | 240 | 182 | 158 | 131 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.00 | 4 | 27.0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.39 | 53 | 32 | 271.0 | 254 | 141 | 102 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.83 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 248.0 | 228 | 103 | 78 | 72 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.72 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 261.0 | 242 | 98 | 79 | 56 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.14 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 215.0 | 204 | 92 | 75 | 48 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.83 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 115.0 | 131 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 11 | 18 | .379 | 5.10 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 240.0 | 271 | 152 | 136 | 96 | 120 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.02 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 113.0 | 142 | 68 | 63 | 49 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Beaumont Roughnecks | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 19.0 | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 134 | 127 | .513 | 3.72 | 395 | 85 | 0 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 2197.0 | 2273 | 1173 | 909 | 0 | 818 | 0 | 544 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 22 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .097 | .129 | .226 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 39 | 96 | 96 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .167 | .323 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 45 | 62 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .177 | .290 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | IL | (+) Newark Bears | 36 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .180 | .361 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | IL | (+) Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .180 | .361 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 93 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .204 | .215 | .419 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 33 | 97 | 90 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .189 | .215 | .211 | .426 | 19 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 38 | 97 | 88 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .273 | .326 | .295 | .622 | 26 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 31 | 82 | 70 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .171 | .205 | .171 | .377 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 18 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .162 | .162 | .189 | .351 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 45 | 93 | 84 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .262 | .319 | .262 | .581 | 22 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 26 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .184 | .279 | .184 | .463 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | D | GAFL | Americus-Cordele Orioles | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 390 | 770 | 725 | 24 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 94 | .193 | .220 | .212 | .432 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | B | CENL4 | Erie Sailors | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 53 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 33 | 9 | 63 | 3 | 3 | .960 | 2.182 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 38 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 7 | .985 | 1.763 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 31 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 1.613 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 18 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.722 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 45 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 0 | .965 | 1.222 |
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 25 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .969 | 1.240 |
| Totals | 347 | 32 | 274 | 8 | 16 | .975 | .882 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | |||
| 1932 | B | Central League | Erie Sailors | NYA | ||
| 1932 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1933 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1934 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1935 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1935 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1935 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1936 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Roughnecks | NYA | ||
| 1953 | D | Mountain States League | Harlan Smokies | |||
| 1954 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Americus-Cordele Orioles | BAL |
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