Win-loss record 27-40 Role Baseball player Name Mel Queen | Earned run average 5.09 Strikeouts 328 | |
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Died May 13, 2011, Morro Bay, California, United States | ||
Melvin Joseph Queen (March 4, 1918 – April 4, 1982) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1952, he played for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Maxwell, Pennsylvania, he batted and threw right-handed.
In an eight-season career, Queen posted a 27–40 record with 328 strikeouts and a 5.09 ERA in 556 2⁄3 innings pitched. His best season was in 1951 when he led the National League pitchers with a 6.58 SO/9 (123 SO in 168 1⁄3 IP).
His son, Melvin Douglas Queen, was an MLB outfielder-turned-pitcher who played with the Reds and Angels and also coached and managed for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Queen died in Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the age of 63.
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