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Mel Clark

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1924 in Letart, WV us

Died: May 1, 2014 in West Columbia, WV

Buried: Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Letart, WV

High School: Wahama HS (New Haven, WV)

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: September 11, 1951 (Age 27-066d, 10,842nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1957 (Age 32-298d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Melvin Earl Clark

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

656

182

.277

RBI

OBP

.318

SLG

.381

OPS

.699

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,12-14	GS	25	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	7 (3)	Apr 23	PHI		BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	12 (4)	Apr 28	PHI		STL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
4	14 (1)	Apr 30	PHI		STL	T,1-1	CG	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (4)	May 9 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-7	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	24 (4)	May 16	PHI	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	26 (1)	May 19	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
8	29 (2)	May 23	PHI		BRO	L,0-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	30	May 24	PHI		BRO	L,2-16	GS	52	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
10	34 (3)	May 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	36 (1)	Jun 2	PHI		STL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
12	37	Jun 3 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	39 (1)	Jun 4	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	40	Jun 5	PHI		MLN	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	42 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	43	Jun 7 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-5	GS	19	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	44	Jun 8	PHI		CHC	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	45	Jun 9	PHI		CHC	W,10-9	GS	20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	48 (2)	Jun 12	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	49	Jun 14 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	50	Jun 14 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	51	Jun 16 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	46	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
23	53 (1)	Jun 17	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	54	Jun 19	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	55	Jun 20	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	56	Jun 21 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
27	59 (2)	Jun 24	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	60	Jun 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	63 (2)	Jun 27 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	64	Jun 28	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	65	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-9	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	66	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
33	68 (1)	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
34	69	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	70	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,10-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
36	72 (1)	Jul 5 susp	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	75 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	77 (1)	Jul 9	PHI		BRO	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	81 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
40	83 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	84	Jul 17	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	85	Jul 18	PHI		CIN	L,0-11	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	86	Jul 19 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	89 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	90	Jul 22	PHI		MLN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	91	Jul 24	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	92	Jul 25	PHI		STL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	94 (1)	Jul 28	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	95	Jul 29	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-13	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	96	Jul 30	PHI	@	CIN	W,17-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
51	97	Jul 31 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-1	GS	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							52gm		414.0	102	1	1	104	0