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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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
2	3	Apr 15	PHI		NYG	W,2-0	CG	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	5 (1)	Apr 18 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	7 (1)	Apr 20	PHI		BRO	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	11 (3)	Apr 25 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	12	Apr 29	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	14 (1)	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	46	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
8	16 (1)	May 4	PHI	@	STL	W,14-10	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	17	May 5	PHI	@	STL	W,10-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	19 (1)	May 8	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	CG	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	25 (5)	May 15	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
12	26	May 16 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	35 (8)	May 26	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	39 (3)	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
15	41 (1)	May 31	PHI		BRO	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	43 (1)	Jun 4	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
17	45 (1)	Jun 6	PHI	@	STL	W,11-8	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
18	46	Jun 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	48 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,14-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	49	Jun 10	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	52 (2)	Jun 13	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	56 (3)	Jun 19	PHI		CIN	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
23	57	Jun 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	58	Jun 20 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,6-15	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	59	Jun 22	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	60	Jun 23	PHI		CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
27	61	Jun 24	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	63 (1)	Jun 26	PHI		MLN	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	65 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	71 (5)	Jul 5 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-10	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
31	82 (10)	Jul 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	83	Jul 18 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,11-10	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	85 (1)	Jul 19	PHI	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	86	Jul 20	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	93 (6)	Jul 25 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	GF	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	119 (25)	Aug 22 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	120	Aug 22 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-0	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	121	Aug 24	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	122	Aug 25	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	123	Aug 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	GF	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	124	Aug 27	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	21	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	134 (9)	Sep 5	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-5	GF	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
43	135	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,4-8	GF	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
44	136	Sep 6 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	137	Sep 7	PHI		NYG	L,1-3	CG	42	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
46	138	Sep 8	PHI		CIN	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
47	139	Sep 11 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	140	Sep 11 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	141	Sep 12 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	142	Sep 12 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	143	Sep 13	PHI		MLN	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
52	144	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	145	Sep 15	PHI		STL	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	146	Sep 17	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	147	Sep 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	148	Sep 22 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
57	149	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	150	Sep 23	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
59	151	Sep 24 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	152	Sep 24 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	153	Sep 25	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
62	154	Sep 26	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	CG	49	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
							62gm		488.2	110	8	4	122	2