Mel Harder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 15, 1909 in Beemer, NE us

Died: October 20, 2002 in Chardon, OH

Buried: Cremated

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

Debut: April 24, 1928 (Age 18-192d, 6,731st in major league history)
vs. SLB 3.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 7, 1947 (Age 37-327d)
vs. CHW 4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Melvin Leroy Harder

Nicknames: Chief

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.3

223

186

ERA

3.80

582

433

3426.1

1161

WHIP

1.408

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-14 / in Starts: 18-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 8

1938 Pitching Game Log

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1938 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	353	4	Apr 22	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	8	3	0	2	5	0	0	0.00	2.61	38	18	5	1	1	8	68			0	0	0	36	0	1	0	1	0	2	1.57	0.560	4.02	0.86%	2.90	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
2	354	8	Apr 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	10	6	6	1	2	1	0	3.38	3.55	31	10	9	3	2	9	34			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.295	4.06	-0.64%	-1.58	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	355	12	May 1	CLE		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	W(2-1)	3	8.0	10	3	2	3	4	0	0	3.00	3.43	37	11	9	1	1	10	53			3	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.172	5.98	0.39%	1.40	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a1
4	356	16	May 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-8	GS-5	L(2-2)	3	4.1	8	6	6	2	1	1	0	4.45	3.97	24	8	5	1	1	8	22			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.170	6.57	-0.48%	-3.17	1b start tie	5b --3 1 out d5
5	357	21	May 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(2-3)	5	8.0	10	4	4	0	4	2	0	4.46	4.26	34	5	17	0	4	8	50			1	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.102	1.85	-0.25%	0.90	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
6	358	30	May 22	CLE		NYY	W,8-3	6-GF	S(1)	10	3.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.08	4.19	11	3	4	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.37	0.069	1.93	0.22%	2.29	6t 12- 2 out a5	9t end a 5
7	359	32	May 25	CLE		BOS	W,6-4	CG	W(3-3)	2	9.0	7	4	1	1	4	0	0	3.51	3.87	35	11	12	0	2	7	66			0	1	1	33	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.07	0.199	5.84	0.65%	1.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
8	360	34	May 29	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-8	5-6		3	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	3.55	3.92	11	3	2	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.90	-0.091	4.05	-0.25%	-0.76	5b 12- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	361	37	Jun 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-9	GS-3	L(3-4)	2	2.1	8	7	7	1	0	2	1	4.58	4.48	16	4	4	0	0	6	12			1	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.409	4.01	-1.20%	-5.83	1b start tie	3b 1-- 1 out d5
10	362	41	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS-7		3	6.1	9	4	4	3	0	0	0	4.70	4.48	30	14	4	1	1	9	36			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.48	-0.179	8.97	-0.65%	-0.63	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out d1
11	363	45	Jun 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-8	CG(8)	L(3-5)	3	8.0	14	8	8	2	4	2	0	5.21	4.67	39	11	8	0	2	14	24			1	0	0	36	6	1	0	1	0	1	.58	-0.241	3.53	-0.88%	-2.85	1b start tie	8b 3 out d8
12	364	48	Jun 14	CLE		WSH	L,6-7	8-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.16	4.65	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	0.100	10.86	0.33%	1.01	8t 12- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d1
13	365	52	Jun 18	CLE		PHA	L,4-8	9-GF		3	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.11	4.64	3	2	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.84	-0.090	4.36	-0.28%	-1.32	9t 123 1 out d1	9t end d 4
14	366	55	Jun 22(1)	CLE		NYY	W,3-1	GS-8	W(4-5)	3	7.1	6	1	1	1	2	0	1	4.74	4.51	30	9	11	0	1	6	63			0	0	0	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	.89	0.292	5.75	1.14%	3.19	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
15	367	61	Jun 29	CLE		DET	L,3-4	GS-8	L(4-6)	6	8.0	8	4	3	1	6	2	1	4.61	4.61	34	13	5	2	0	8	57			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	-0.156	7.56	-0.55%	0.80	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	368	66	Jul 4(2)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-7	L(4-7)	4	7.0	8	5	3	3	4	1	0	4.55	4.64	33	11	7	0	1	8	46			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	0	2	1.26	-0.121	7.25	-0.42%	-0.41	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
17	369	67	Jul 8	CLE		SLB	W,8-7	7-GF(10)	W(5-7)	3	3.2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	4.37	4.57	14	8	2	0	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.27	0.305	11.03	0.89%	1.41	7t 1-- 1 out tie	10t end tie
18	370	69	Jul 10	CLE		SLB	W,8-7	8-9	BS(1)	1	1.0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.42	4.69	6	1	1	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	-0.295	11.92	-0.93%	-1.17	8t -2- 0 out a2	9t 1-- 0 out tie
19	371	72	Jul 14	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	W(6-7)	3	9.0	8	1	1	0	3	1	0	4.13	4.62	34	14	9	0	2	8	70			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.393	4.78	1.37%	4.07	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a4
20	372	76	Jul 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	W(7-7)	4	9.0	6	3	3	1	7	2	0	4.04	4.63	34	8	12	1	0	6	69			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.337	6.56	1.67%	2.51	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
21	373	79	Jul 25(2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(8-7)	5	9.0	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.74	4.47	33	17	6	0	1	5	80			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.681	7.66	2.87%	5.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
22	374	81	Jul 27	CLE		PHA	W,12-11	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.73	4.47	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.60	0.134	24.85	0.44%	0.41	9t --3 2 out a1	9t end a 1
23	375	83	Jul 30	CLE		WSH	W,8-5	GS-8	W(9-7)	2	7.2	8	5	5	2	4	1	0	3.86	4.47	31	9	9	3	3	7	45			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.80	0.247	4.46	0.83%	-0.33	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	376	86	Aug 3(1)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	L(9-8)	3	9.0	9	4	4	4	2	0	0	3.87	4.43	40	10	15	1	4	9	51			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	.85	-0.008	5.82	-0.03%	1.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
25	377	90	Aug 7	CLE		NYY	L,0-7	GS-8	L(9-9)	3	8.0	6	5	5	4	7	1	0	3.96	4.43	34	5	13	1	3	5	53			0	0	0	29	2	1	1	0	0	0	.85	0.013	5.55	0.05%	-0.20	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
26	378	93	Aug 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-6	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.93	4.42	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.054	2.29	0.12%	0.61	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
27	379	96	Aug 12(1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,12-9	GS-8		1	7.0	12	9	9	3	2	0	0	4.28	4.39	34	11	7	2	0	11	16			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.44	-0.262	4.52	-0.49%	-3.43	1b start a 2	8b 123 0 out a3
28	380	100	Aug 14	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	S(4)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.25	4.39	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.34	0.220	8.81	0.35%	1.04	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
29	381	101	Aug 16	CLE		SLB	W,9-6	GS-8	W(10-9)	1	7.0	11	6	6	2	2	0	0	4.40	4.34	34	12	8	1	2	10	31			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	.99	-0.063	2.35	-0.09%	-2.20	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a3
30	382	105	Aug 20	CLE		CHW	W,8-2	CG	W(11-9)	3	9.0	7	2	1	1	4	0	0	4.22	4.24	36	11	14	1	2	6	70			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	0	0	1	.79	0.318	.77	0.19%	3.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
31	383	111	Aug 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	W(12-9)	3	9.0	10	3	3	4	3	0	0	4.16	4.22	40	14	9	0	2	10	54			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.386	.28	0.06%	2.79	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
32	384	118	Aug 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	W(13-9)	3	9.0	13	5	5	3	2	0	0	4.20	4.19	41	9	15	1	1	12	40			1	0	0	38	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.92	0.329	.01	0.00%	0.07	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	385	123	Sep 3	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	W(14-9)	5	9.0	8	2	2	2	6	0	0	4.10	4.11	36	12	8	0	0	8	67			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.215	.00	0.00%	3.45	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a8
34	386	129	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0	SHO	W(15-9)	3	9.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	0	3.92	4.06	32	10	12	0	0	2	85			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.915	.03	0.01%	5.90	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
35	387	134	Sep 11(2)	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	CG	L(15-10)	3	9.0	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.89	4.03	34						56						33	2	0			0
36	388	136	Sep 15(1)	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(16-10)	3	9.0	9	2	2	1	5	0	0	3.81	3.96	35	13	7	2	1	9	65			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.543	.00	0.00%	3.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
37	389	142	Sep 19	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	GS-8	W(17-10)	3	7.1	12	3	3	3	6	0	1	3.81	3.93	37	15	0	0	0	12	45			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.79	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a1
38	390	146	Sep 24	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	GS-		4	6.0	5	3	3	4	1	0	0	3.83	3.95	26						47						22					0
							24-14		W-L:17-10,Sv:4,BSv:1	3.0	240.0	257	115	102	62	103	17	5	3.83	3.95	1026	1.26		4%	7%	233	51	13	46%	8	2	1	948	44	8	3	17	0	12	1.14	4.038	4.06	5.28%	27.04

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