Primary Position: Starting pitcher
Birthplace: Brevard
First, Middle Names: Clifton George
Nicknames: Mickey Mouse, Mountain Music
Date of Birth: Jan. 3, 1912 Date and Place of Death: July 28, 1986, Baltimore, MD Burial: Most Holy Redeemer Memorial Park, Baltimore, MD
High School: Black Mountain High School, Black Mountain, NC
College: Did Not Attend
Bats: L Throws: L Height and Weight: 6-5, 203
Debut Year: 1937 Final Year: 1944 Years Played: 8
Team and Years: New York Giants, 1937-44
Career Summary
G W L Sv ERA IP SO WAR
272 86 80 16 3.42 1453.2 660 +15.3
Awards/Honors: All-Star, 1942; Boys of Summer Top 100
Cliff Melton seemed destined for stardom after the big lefty struck out a record 13 batters in his major-league debut in 1937 and then won 20 games in his initial season. Those victories, however, would amount to almost a quarter of the career total that he would accumulate over the next seven years as Melton became another promising pitcher whose arm gave out.