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Mel Harder
MLB · 1928–1947 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'1"
Weight
195 lbs
Born
1909-10-15
Birthplace
Beemer, USA
Years Active
1928–1947
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
584
H
199
HR
4
RBI
93
SB
2
AVG
.165
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | CLE | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| 1929 | CLE | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1930 | CLE | 36 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .143 |
| 1931 | CLE | 40 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .253 |
| 1932 | CLE | 39 | 94 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 25 | .181 |
| 1933 | CLE | 44 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .190 |
| 1934 | CLE | 44 | 87 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .161 |
| 1935 | CLE | 42 | 102 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .206 |
| 1936 | CLE | 36 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .138 |
| 1937 | CLE | 38 | 86 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 33 | .174 |
| 1938 | CLE | 39 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31 | .114 |
| 1939 | CLE | 29 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .139 |
| 1940 | CLE | 31 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .177 |
| 1941 | CLE | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .080 |
| 1942 | CLE | 29 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .119 |
| 1943 | CLE | 19 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .213 |
| 1944 | CLE | 30 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .216 |
| 1945 | CLE | 11 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .080 |
| 1946 | CLE | 13 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .086 |
| 1947 | CLE | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .179 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6.61 |
| 1929 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.60 |
| 1930 | CLE | 11 | 10 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 205 | 82 | 9 | 68 | 44 | 4.21 |
| 1931 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 229 | 94 | 8 | 72 | 63 | 4.36 |
| 1932 | CLE | 15 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 277 | 106 | 9 | 68 | 90 | 3.75 |
| 1933 | CLE | 15 | 17 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 254 | 83 | 10 | 67 | 81 | 2.95 |
| 1934 | CLE | 20 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 246 | 74 | 6 | 81 | 91 | 2.61 |
| 1935 | CLE | 22 | 11 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 313 | 105 | 6 | 53 | 95 | 3.29 |
| 1936 | CLE | 15 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 294 | 129 | 13 | 71 | 84 | 5.17 |
| 1937 | CLE | 15 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 269 | 111 | 9 | 86 | 95 | 4.28 |
| 1938 | CLE | 17 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 257 | 102 | 16 | 62 | 102 | 3.83 |
| 1939 | CLE | 15 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 213 | 81 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 3.50 |
| 1940 | CLE | 12 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 200 | 84 | 16 | 59 | 76 | 4.06 |
| 1941 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 21 | 5.24 |
| 1942 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 179 | 76 | 8 | 82 | 74 | 3.44 |
| 1943 | CLE | 8 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 126 | 46 | 7 | 61 | 40 | 3.06 |
| 1944 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 211 | 81 | 5 | 69 | 64 | 3.71 |
| 1945 | CLE | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 93 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3.67 |
| 1946 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 85 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 3.41 |
| 1947 | CLE | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 91 | 40 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 4.50 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1934)
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1935)
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