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Mel Parnell

Birthdate:

6/13/1922

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

New Orleans, LA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Top-of-the line pitcher, Mel Parnell pitched in Boston's Fenway Park and posted a fine career mark of 123-75, a pct of .621 with an ERA of 3.50, pitched 20 career shutouts. This crafty, southpaw pitcher in 1949, with his wicked breaking ball, he posted his most impressive numbers, leading the league in wins 25 and lost just 7, pitched 27 complete games, 295 innings. He hurled four shutouts and his ERA was 2.77. In the 1950's, Mel Parnell was still a leading hurler racking up 18-10, 18-11, 12-12, and 21-8. Parnell suffered a broken arm in 1954 and after two sub-par seasons retired. baseballhistorian.com archives

1950 Bowman Baseball Card #1 – words on back of Card Born: New Orleans La on June 13 1922 In Mel’s second year in the major leagues he hung up a sensational record of 25-7 for a .781 percentage. Parnell topped the American League in wins – and in complete games with 27. He had the lowest earned run average, 2.78. Mel Parnell’s rookie year netted him 15 wins against 8 loses. He spent 1943-45 in the service.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1947	BOS (AL)	15	5	2	3	0	1	0	50.2	60	41	36	1	27	0	23	4	1	1	6.39
1948	BOS (AL)	35	27	15	8	0	16	1	212.0	205	87	74	7	90	0	77	3	4	2	3.14
1949	BOS (AL)	39	33	25	7	2	27	4	295.1	258	102	91	8	134	0	122	9	5	0	2.77
1950	BOS (AL)	40	31	18	10	3	21	2	249.0	244	116	100	17	106	0	93	4	7	0	3.61
1951	BOS (AL)	36	29	18	11	2	11	3	221.0	229	99	80	11	77	0	77	2	0	0	3.26
1952	BOS (AL)	33	29	12	12	2	15	3	214.0	207	94	86	13	89	0	107	5	5	0	3.62
1953	BOS (AL)	38	34	21	8	0	12	5	241.0	217	98	82	15	116	0	136	7	4	0	3.06
1954	BOS (AL)	19	15	3	7	0	4	1	92.1	104	45	38	7	35	0	38	5	1	0	3.70
1955	BOS (AL)	13	9	2	3	1	0	0	46.0	62	44	40	12	25	1	18	0	1	0	7.83
1956	BOS (AL)	21	20	7	6	0	6	1	131.1	129	71	55	13	59	2	41	2	0	0	3.77
10 years		289	232	123	75	10	113	20	1752.2	1715	797	682	104	758	3	732	41	28	3	3.50

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1947	BOS (AL)	15	18	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	.56	SLG
1948	BOS (AL)	35	80	6	13	1	0	0	8	1	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	.163	.173	SLG
1949	BOS (AL)	39	114	9	29	3	0	0	13	3	10	0	0	0	0	10	0	.254	.274	SLG
1950	BOS (AL)	40	98	7	19	5	0	0	7	5	13	0	0	0	1	3	0	.194	.240	SLG
1951	BOS (AL)	37	81	12	25	1	1	0	5	7	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	.309	.364	SLG
1952	BOS (AL)	35	84	4	8	0	1	1	4	6	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	.156	SLG
1953	BOS (AL)	38	94	7	21	4	0	0	9	4	16	1	0	0	0	6	0	.223	.255	SLG
1954	BOS (AL)	19	34	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.88	.139	SLG
1955	BOS (AL)	14	19	1	6	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	SLG
1956	BOS (AL)	21	46	4	7	1	0	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	0	4	0	.152	.188	SLG
10 years		293	668	52	132	17	2	1	50	29	94	2	0	0	2	30	0	.198	.233	.SLG

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