- Rube Melton
Infobox MLB retired
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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 inCramerton, North Carolina , diedSeptember 11 ,1971 ) was apitcher inMajor League Baseball . He pitched from 1941-1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers andPhiladelphia 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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