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Clifford George Melton (January 3, 1912 – July 28, 1986) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the
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over parts of eight seasons spanning 1937–44. Listed at , , Melton batted left-handed. A native of
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, Melton had two different nicknames: "Mickey Mouse" and "Mountain Music". His cousin,
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, pitched in the major leagues for six seasons.


Major League career

Melton enjoyed his best year in his rookie season of 1937, when he had a record of 20–9 with a 2.61
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(ERA) and topped the National League (NL) with seven saves, helping the Giants won the NL pennant before losing to the New York Yankees in the
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. Melton also was named to the National League All-Star team in 1942. For his career, Melton posted an 86–80 record with a 3.42 ERA in 272 pitching appearances (179 starts), and striking out 660 batters while walking 431 in innings of work. In World Series play, he went 0–2 with a 4.91 ERA in three games (two starts), including seven strikeouts and six walks in 11 innings. Melton died on July 28, 1986, in
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, at the age of 74.


Fact

On September 15, 1938, Melton was on the mound the first time that two brothers hit back-to-back
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in major league history. The batters were Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner of the
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. (The second time was not until April 23, 2013, when B. J. Upton and Justin Upton of the
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homered against
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'
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.)


See also

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