#56 Cliff "Mickey mouse" Melton, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Cliff Melton Mickey mouse 1/3/1912 32 USA,NC,BREVARD 5"10 208
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 703,000 1945 7 Year(s), 67 Days (1271 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 67 Days (1271 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 6 | 7 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
Talent | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 69 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 3 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 33 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4.53 | 276.0 | 279 | 157 | 139 | 106 | 164 | 24 | 72.7 | 0 | 12 | 36.4 |
Projected | 33 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4.53 | 276.0 | 279 | 157 | 139 | 106 | 164 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.40 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 436 | 120 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 68 | 41 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .335 | .456 | .791 |
vs. RHB | 624 | 159 | 33 | 2 | 26 | 86 | 89 | 65 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .321 | .439 | .761 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4.90 | 145.0 | 154 | 88 | 79 | 60 | 79 |
Road | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.12 | 131.0 | 125 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 85 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.43 | 61.0 | 58 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 35 |
June | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.46 | 52.0 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.96 | 54.1 | 58 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 34 |
August | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.54 | 39.2 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.57 | 61.0 | 64 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 34 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1937 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.95 | 81.2 | 96 | 62 | 54 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1.60 | .310 | NYN |
1938 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6.21 | 95.2 | 122 | 72 | 66 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1.56 | .328 | NYN |
1939 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 30.2 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 | .352 | NYN |
1940 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.76 | 31.1 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 | .325 | NYN |
1941 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 | 18.1 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 | .400 | NYN |
1942 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 | 29.1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | .244 | NYN |
1943 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6.25 | 174.1 | 225 | 129 | 121 | 32 | 68 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 1.68 | .318 | NYN |
1944 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4.53 | 276.0 | 279 | 157 | 139 | 42 | 106 | 164 | 24 | 0 | 1.39 | .278 | CHA |
Total | 187 | 80 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 5.48 | 737.1 | 864 | 496 | 449 | 118 | 273 | 392 | 36 | 1 | 1.54 | .306 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1937, AAA | 24 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3.74 | 190.0 | 205 | 90 | 79 | 16 | 59 | 125 | 7 | 1 | 1.39 | .314 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1940 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.72 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1937 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .097 | .129 | .226 | NYN |
1938 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .219 | .406 | NYN |
1939 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1940 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 | NYN |
1941 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | NYN |
1942 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1943 | 30 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .157 | .136 | .294 | NYN |
1944 | 33 | 100 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .204 | .200 | .404 | CHA |
Total | 187 | 239 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .177 | .188 | .366 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 33 | 33 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 78 | 1 | .987 | 276.0 | 2.54 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1937... Earned first career win on 8/4/1937... Had first career hit (double) on 8/19/1937, off Dick Coffman (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1940, off Bill Dietrich (CIN)... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $934,286 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/2/1944 to a 2-year deal worth $703,000 per year...
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