Melvin Douglas Queen
[edit] Biography
Born on March 26, 1942 in Johnson City, New York, Mel Queen (Melvin Douglas Queen) played for the Cincinnati Reds and California Angels over the course of his 9 year career. Queen broke into the bigs on April 13, 1964 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 2.76 ERA in 195.2 innings pitched in 1967, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mel Queen's best season was 1967, when he posted a 2.76 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 154 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.43
| 9
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 31
| 24
| 14
| 8
| 2.76
| 154
| 69
| 60
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 195.2
| 155
| 17
| 52
| 5
| 9
| 6
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5.89
| 20
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 25
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2.25
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 4.20
| 44
| 28
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 60
| 58
| 5
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 5
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.78
| 53
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 65.2
| 49
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 6
| 8
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.35
| 19
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 31
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 45
| 30
| 15
| 9
| 3.09
| 190
| 92
| 80
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 233
| 198
| 26
| 67
| 9
| 10
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 95
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 3.22
| 116
| 62
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 156.2
| 138
| 10
| 76
| 13
| 7
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 140
| 33
| 20
| 17
| 3.14
| 306
| 154
| 136
| 6
| 2
| 14
| 389.2
| 336
| 36
| 143
| 22
| 17
| 23
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 20
| 17
| 159
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 20
| 17
| 159
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 32
| 9
| 133
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 31
| 9
| 131.1
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| P
| 31
| 24
| 195.2
| 15
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2
| .941
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| P
| 5
| 4
| 18.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 3
| 60
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 65.2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 31
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 53
| 26
| 293
| 78
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 140
| 33
| 389.2
| 18
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 7
| 2
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 52
| 26
| 291.1
| 80
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 48
| 95
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 12
| .200
| .232
| .284
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 56
| 55
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .127
| .250
| .145
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 49
| 81
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .210
| .244
| .259
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1968
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CAL
| A
| 37
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 45
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .100
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 170
| 248
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 23
| .181
| .236
| .234
| 7
| 0
| 19
| 47
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 99
| 26
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .207
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 269
| 274
| 20
| 49
| 2
| 25
| .179
| .233
| .226
| 7
| 0
| 21
| 50
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1960).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to California Angels (October 24, 1969).
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