Mel Himes
Melvin Franklin Himes Sr.
Born: February 20, 1927
Deceased: May 6, 2013
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1944-1954
Mel Himes compiled a career record of 77 wins and 70 losses and a 4.16 ERA in his 267-game pitching career with the Olean Oilers, St. Paul Saints, Newport News Dodgers, Montreal Royals, Mobile Bears, Fort Worth Cats, Evansville Braves, Jacksonville Braves and Atlanta Crackers. He began playing during the 1944 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.23 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 156.0 | 145 | 86 | 56 | 48 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.96 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23.0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4.12 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 179.0 | 188 | 99 | 82 | 82 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4.85 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 167.0 | 171 | 106 | 90 | 70 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.90 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 112.0 | 110 | 63 | 61 | 69 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 1 | 8 | .111 | 5.54 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 66 | 48 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6.38 | 23 | 72.0 | 89 | 82 | 51 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.68 | 34 | 5 | 93.0 | 94 | 44 | 38 | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 15.0 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.04 | 32 | 20 | 169.0 | 168 | 70 | 57 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.78 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 162.0 | 177 | 99 | 86 | 15 | 74 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 70 | .524 | 4.16 | 267 | 71 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1221.0 | 1260 | 714 | 565 | 15 | 572 | 0 | 462 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 24 | 67 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .200 | .302 | .236 | .538 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 29 | 71 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .113 | .191 | .113 | .304 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 30 | 71 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .115 | .217 | .213 | .431 | 13 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 19 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .200 | .256 | .300 | .556 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 23 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .333 | .593 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 36 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .160 | .320 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 36 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .297 | .328 | .625 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 31 | 64 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .204 | .283 | .296 | .580 | 16 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 7 | 12 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 4 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 15 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 274 | 477 | 433 | 31 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 86 | .189 | .244 | .238 | .481 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | P | 24 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 2 | .945 | 2.167 |
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | P | 29 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .759 |
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 30 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .946 | 1.167 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 19 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .789 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 18 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 2.111 |
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 29 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.276 |
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .273 |
| Totals | 263 | 53 | 149 | 9 | 7 | .957 | .768 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | PONY League | Olean Oilers | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1947 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 |
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