Mel Parnell
[edit] Biography
Born on June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mel Parnell (Melvin Lloyd Parnell) played for the Boston Red Sox for his entire 10 year career. Parnell broke into the bigs on April 20, 1947 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 6.39 ERA in 50.2 innings pitched in 1947, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mel Parnell's best season was 1949, when he posted a 2.77 ERA, won 25 games and struck out 122 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 6.39
| 23
| 41
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 50.2
| 60
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 27
| 15
| 8
| 3.14
| 77
| 87
| 74
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 212
| 205
| 7
| 90
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 39
| 33
| 25
| 7
| 2.77
| 122
| 102
| 91
| 27
| 4
| 2
| 295.1
| 258
| 8
| 134
| 0
| 9
| 5
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 31
| 18
| 10
| 3.61
| 93
| 116
| 100
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 249
| 244
| 17
| 106
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 36
| 29
| 18
| 11
| 3.26
| 77
| 99
| 80
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 221
| 229
| 11
| 77
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 29
| 12
| 12
| 3.62
| 107
| 94
| 86
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 214
| 207
| 13
| 89
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 34
| 21
| 8
| 3.06
| 136
| 98
| 82
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 241
| 217
| 15
| 116
| 0
| 7
| 4
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 19
| 15
| 3
| 7
| 3.70
| 38
| 45
| 38
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 92.1
| 104
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 7.83
| 18
| 44
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 46
| 62
| 12
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| 21
| 20
| 7
| 6
| 3.77
| 41
| 71
| 55
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 131.1
| 129
| 13
| 59
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 289
| 232
| 123
| 75
| 3.50
| 732
| 797
| 682
| 113
| 20
| 10
| 1752.2
| 1715
| 104
| 758
| 3
| 41
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 48
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 53
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 67
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 38
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 289
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 327
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .056
| .056
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 80
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 8
| .162
| .173
| .175
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 39
| 114
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 13
| .254
| .274
| .281
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 98
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 7
| .194
| .240
| .245
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 81
| 12
| 25
| 0
| 5
| .309
| .364
| .346
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 84
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .095
| .156
| .155
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 94
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 9
| .223
| .255
| .266
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 19
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .088
| .139
| .118
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 14
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .316
| .316
| .368
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| 21
| 46
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .152
| .188
| .174
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 293
| 668
| 52
| 132
| 1
| 50
| .198
| .233
| .234
| 17
| 2
| 29
| 94
| 2
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 13
|
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- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1941).
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