Rube Melton

Rube Melton

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#083c6b
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Rube Melton
position=pitcher
birthdate=February 27, 1917
deathdate=death date and age|1971|9|11|1917|2|27
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 17
debutyear=1941
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=June 3
finalyear=1947
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Record
stat1value=30-50
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.62
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=363
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (1941-1942)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944, 1946-1947)
highlights=

Reuben Franklin Melton (born February 27, 1917 in Cramerton, North Carolina, died September 11, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1941-1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.

Melton led the league in walks and wild pitches during the 1942 season. He died in an automobile accident in Greer, South Carolina.

External links

Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=m/meltoru01 |fangraphs=1008757&position=P |cube=M/Rube-Melton or [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=meltoru01 Baseball Almanac] or [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/43864/ CNN/SI]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/rube_melton_obituary.shtml Obituary]


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