Rube Melton
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1917 – 1971
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Who was Rube Melton?
Reuben Franklin Melton was a pitcher from 1941 to 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Melton led the league in walks and wild pitches during the 1942 season. Due to his arm injury from World War 2, this made it harder for him to play ball. He was forced to make his career short but will certainly not be forgotten. Melton died in an automobile accident in Greer, South Carolina in 1971.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1917
Cramerton - Profession
- Lived in
- Cramerton
- Died
- Sep 11, 1971
Greer
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on July 23, 2013
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