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Mel Parnell
Melvin Lloyd Parnell (Dusty)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 20, 1947
Final Game September 29, 1956
Born June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, LA

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1947 25 BOS AL   2   3  15   5   1   0   5  0   50.7   60   41   36   1   27   23   1   4   232       1  6.39  3.89   61 1.717
 1948 26 BOS AL  15   8  35  27  16   1   5  0  212.0  205   87   74   7   90   77   4   3   916       2  3.14  4.37  139 1.392
 1949 27 BOS AL  25   7  39  33  27   4   5  2  295.3  258  102   91   8  134  122   5   9  1240       0  2.77  4.37  157 1.327 MVP-4,AS
 1950 28 BOS AL  18  10  40  31  21   2   8  3  249.0  244  116  100  17  106   93   7   4  1070       0  3.61  4.90  135 1.406 MVP-21
 1951 29 BOS AL  18  11  36  29  11   3   4  2  221.0  229   99   80  11   77   77   0   2   930       0  3.26  4.45  137 1.385 MVP-24,AS
 1952 30 BOS AL  12  12  33  29  15   3   3  2  214.0  207   94   86  13   89  107   5   5   920       0  3.62  3.93  109 1.383
 1953 31 BOS AL  21   8  38  34  12   5   2  0  241.0  217   98   82  15  116  136   4   7  1036       0  3.06  4.20  137 1.382 MVP-14
 1954 32 BOS AL   3   7  19  15   4   1   2  0   92.3  104   45   38   7   35   38   1   5   409       0  3.70  4.10  111 1.505
 1955 33 BOS AL   2   3  13   9   0   0   2  1   46.0   62   44   40  12   25   18   1   0   227   1   0  7.83  4.28   55 1.891
 1956 34 BOS AL   7   6  21  20   6   1   0  0  131.3  129   71   55  13   59   41   0   2   567   2   0  3.77  4.62  122 1.431
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .621 123  75 289 232 113  20  36 10 1752.7 1715  797  682 104  758  732  28  41  7547   3   3  3.50  4.36  125 1.411
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16   9  37  30  14   2   4  1  228.7  223  104   89  13   98   95   3   5   985   0   0  3.50  4.36  125 1.411
 Career High     25  12  40  34  27   5   8  3  295.3  258  116  100  17  134  136   7   9  1240   2   2  2.77  4.90  157 1.327

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 BOS AL  15   18    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .056  .056  .056  -70    1   0           0   0
 1948 26 BOS AL  35   80    6   13   1  0   0    8   0  0   1  11  .163  .173  .175   -9   14   2           0   2
 1949 27 BOS AL  39  114    9   29   3  0   0   13   0  0   3  10  .254  .274  .281   43   32  10           0   4 MVP-4,AS
 1950 28 BOS AL  40   98    7   19   5  0   0    7   0  0   5  13  .194  .240  .245   20   24   3           1   2 MVP-21
 1951 29 BOS AL  37   81   12   25   1  1   0    5   0  0   7  10  .309  .364  .346   86   28   4           0   1 MVP-24,AS
 1952 30 BOS AL  35   84    4    8   0  1   1    4   0  0   6  12  .095  .156  .155  -16   13   0           0   4
 1953 31 BOS AL  38   94    7   21   4  0   0    9   1  0   4  16  .223  .255  .266   38   25   6           0   0 MVP-14
 1954 32 BOS AL  19   34    1    3   1  0   0    0   1  0   1   4  .088  .139  .118  -32    4   1   0       1   0
 1955 33 BOS AL  14   19    1    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   3  .316  .316  .368   78    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 34 BOS AL  21   46    4    7   1  0   0    0   0  0   2  11  .152  .188  .174   -8    8   4   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     293  668   52  132  17  2   1   50   2  0  29  94  .198  .233  .234   21  156  30   0   0   2  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        369   29   73   9  1   1   28   1  0  16  52  .198  .233  .234   21   86  17   0   0   1   7
 Career High     40  114   12   29   5  1   1   13   1  0   7  16                          32  10   0   0   1   4

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 25 BOS AL   18   17    0   0.0   102| .056  .270| .056  .352| .056  .389| .112  .741| -70  .000  -4.3  -0.5   0%
 1948 26 BOS AL   83   71    2   0.8   110| .163  .279| .173  .365| .175  .403| .348  .768|  -9  .035 -13.2  -1.3   0%
 1949 27 BOS AL  127   99    9   2.4   112| .254  .279| .274  .372| .281  .405| .555  .778|  43  .237 -10.3  -1.0   0%
 1950 28 BOS AL  107   84    6   1.9   122| .194  .290| .240  .379| .245  .435| .485  .814|  20  .146 -12.7  -1.2   0%
 1951 29 BOS AL   92   61   10   4.4   109| .309  .278| .364  .361| .346  .407| .710  .768|  86  .490  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1952 30 BOS AL   90   80    2   0.7   103| .095  .269| .156  .350| .155  .393| .311  .743| -16  .034 -14.2  -1.5   0%
 1953 31 BOS AL  104   79    7   2.4   107| .223  .275| .255  .352| .266  .405| .521  .758|  38  .241  -8.6  -0.9 100%
 1954 32 BOS AL   37   32    1   0.8   108| .088  .278| .139  .355| .118  .406| .257  .762| -32  .049  -6.6  -0.7 100%
 1955 33 BOS AL   19   13    2   4.1   110| .316  .277| .316  .358| .368  .412| .684  .770|  78  .452  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1956 34 BOS AL   52   43    2   1.2   116| .152  .281| .188  .365| .174  .429| .362  .794|  -8  .078  -7.8  -0.8   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      729  579   41   1.9   111| .198  .279| .233  .363| .234  .410| .467  .773|  21  .167 -80.2  -8.2 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1947 25 BOS AL   P   15      0    7    1    0  .875  .959  0.47  0.95  1.24  1.92    5   50.7
 1948 26 BOS AL   P   35      9   48    1    3  .983  .963  1.63  0.91  2.42  2.02   27  212.0
 1949 27 BOS AL   P   39      8   53    0    5 1.000  .962  1.56  1.01  1.86  2.12   33  295.3 AS
 1950 28 BOS AL   P   40      7   67    1    6  .987  .950  1.85  0.96  2.67  2.03   31  249.0
 1951 29 BOS AL   P   36      8   42    3    2  .943  .952  1.39  0.99  2.04  2.07   29  221.0 AS
 1952 30 BOS AL   P   33     15   38    0    4 1.000  .965  1.61  1.03  2.23  2.10   29  214.0
 1953 31 BOS AL   P   38     10   27    2    4  .949  .956  0.97  0.88  1.38  1.95   34  241.0
 1954 32 BOS AL   P   19      3   17    1    1  .952  .957  1.05  0.93  1.95  2.01   15   92.3
 1955 33 BOS AL   P   13      2    9    1    0  .917  .957  0.85  0.83  2.15  2.00    9   46.0
 1956 34 BOS AL   P   21      7   19    2    2  .929  .949  1.24  0.82  1.78  1.92   20  131.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1947 25 BOS AL   P   15      0    7    1    0  .875  .959  0.47  0.95  1.24  1.92    5   50.7
 1948 26 BOS AL   P   35      9   48    1    3  .983  .963  1.63  0.91  2.42  2.02   27  212.0
 1949 27 BOS AL   P   39      8   53    0    5 1.000  .962  1.56  1.01  1.86  2.12   33  295.3
 1950 28 BOS AL   P   40      7   67    1    6  .987  .950  1.85  0.96  2.67  2.03   31  249.0
 1951 29 BOS AL   P   36      8   42    3    2  .943  .952  1.39  0.99  2.04  2.07   29  221.0
 1952 30 BOS AL   P   33     15   38    0    4 1.000  .965  1.61  1.03  2.23  2.10   29  214.0
 1953 31 BOS AL   P   38     10   27    2    4  .949  .956  0.97  0.88  1.38  1.95   34  241.0
 1954 32 BOS AL   P   19      3   17    1    1  .952  .957  1.05  0.93  1.95  2.01   15   92.3
 1955 33 BOS AL   P   13      2    9    1    0  .917  .957  0.85  0.83  2.15  2.00    9   46.0
 1956 34 BOS AL   P   21      7   19    2    2  .929  .949  1.24  0.82  1.78  1.92   20  131.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 289     69  327   12   27  .971  .957  1.37  0.94  2.03  2.03  232 1752.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       289     69  327   12   27  .971  .957  1.37  0.94  2.03  2.03  232   1753

An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1949   BOS AL   *  0  0  0   1     3   3   3   1   1  1   1  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1951   BOS AL      0  0  0   1     3   1   1   0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/2      1  0  0  0   2     6   4   4   1   2  2   1  0   0  0  1  0  0  18.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1949   BOS AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1951   BOS AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1949 (P)
1951 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1949-AL-4-0.45
1950-AL-21-0.02
1951-AL-24-0.02
1953-AL-14-0.08
Car-387-0.57 shares

ERA
1948 AL-3.14-5
1949 AL-2.77-2
1950 AL-3.61-7
1951 AL-3.26-7
1953 AL-3.06-7

Wins
1948 AL-15-10
1949 AL-25-1
1950 AL-18-4
1951 AL-18-7
1953 AL-21-2

Won-Loss %
1948 AL-.652-6
1949 AL-.781-2
1950 AL-.643-7
1951 AL-.621-9
1953 AL-.724-3
Car-.621-66

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1949 AL-1.327-6
1950 AL-1.406-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1949 AL-7.86-6
1953 AL-8.10-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1951 AL-3.14-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1953 AL-5.08-4

Innings
1949 AL-295.3-1
1950 AL-249.0-5
1951 AL-221.0-9
1953 AL-241.0-7

Strikeouts
1949 AL-122-7
1953 AL-136-4

Games Started
1949 AL-33-3
1950 AL-31-6
1951 AL-29-8
1953 AL-34-4

Comp. Games
1948 AL-16-5
1949 AL-27-1
1950 AL-21-3
1952 AL-15-7
1953 AL-12-9

Shutouts
1949 AL-4-4
1950 AL-2-7
1951 AL-3-5
1952 AL-3-8
1953 AL-5-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1949 AL-134-4
1952 AL-89-10
1953 AL-116-1

Hits Allowed
1949 AL-258-2
1950 AL-244-8
1951 AL-229-7
1953 AL-217-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1952 AL-86-9

Wild Pitches
1949 AL-9-6
1952 AL-5-4
1953 AL-7-3
1954 AL-5-7

Hit Batsmen
1948 AL-4-10
1949 AL-5-7
1950 AL-7-6

Batters Faced
1949 AL-1240-1
1950 AL-1070-6
1951 AL-930-9
1953 AL-1036-7

Adjusted ERA+
1948 AL-139-5
1949 AL-157-2
1950 AL-135-3
1951 AL-137-2
1953 AL-137-5
Car-125-68

Black Ink: Pitching - 9 (253) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 100 (207) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 18.0 (349) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 44.5 (294) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1949 (P) 1951 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1949-AL-4-0.45 1950-AL-21-0.02 1951-AL-24-0.02 1953-AL-14-0.08 Car-387-0.57 shares	ERA 1948 AL-3.14-5 1949 AL-2.77-2 1950 AL-3.61-7 1951 AL-3.26-7 1953 AL-3.06-7	Wins 1948 AL-15-10 1949 AL-25-1 1950 AL-18-4 1951 AL-18-7 1953 AL-21-2	Won-Loss % 1948 AL-.652-6 1949 AL-.781-2 1950 AL-.643-7 1951 AL-.621-9 1953 AL-.724-3 Car-.621-66	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1949 AL-1.327-6 1950 AL-1.406-9
Hits Allowed/9IP 1949 AL-7.86-6 1953 AL-8.10-6	Bases on Balls/9IP 1951 AL-3.14-9	Strikeouts/9IP 1953 AL-5.08-4	Innings 1949 AL-295.3-1 1950 AL-249.0-5 1951 AL-221.0-9 1953 AL-241.0-7	Strikeouts 1949 AL-122-7 1953 AL-136-4	Games Started 1949 AL-33-3 1950 AL-31-6 1951 AL-29-8 1953 AL-34-4
Comp. Games 1948 AL-16-5 1949 AL-27-1 1950 AL-21-3 1952 AL-15-7 1953 AL-12-9	Shutouts 1949 AL-4-4 1950 AL-2-7 1951 AL-3-5 1952 AL-3-8 1953 AL-5-3	Bases On Balls Allow. 1949 AL-134-4 1952 AL-89-10 1953 AL-116-1	Hits Allowed 1949 AL-258-2 1950 AL-244-8 1951 AL-229-7 1953 AL-217-9	Earned Runs Allow. 1952 AL-86-9	Wild Pitches 1949 AL-9-6 1952 AL-5-4 1953 AL-7-3 1954 AL-5-7
Hit Batsmen 1948 AL-4-10 1949 AL-5-7 1950 AL-7-6	Batters Faced 1949 AL-1240-1 1950 AL-1070-6 1951 AL-930-9 1953 AL-1036-7	Adjusted ERA+ 1948 AL-139-5 1949 AL-157-2 1950 AL-135-3 1951 AL-137-2 1953 AL-137-5 Car-125-68