Mel Carrol
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Mel Carrol
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Nickname:
The Harborcreek Hustler
Birthdate:
Nov. 18, 1911 (50 y, 6 m, 17 d)
Born In:
Harborcreek, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
3B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/200
Entry:
1929 Draft - Round: 4, Overall: 58, Team: Washington Eagles
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1946 (2nd) Washington (FABL)
1944 (3rd) Washington (FABL)
1939 (3rd) Cleveland (FABL)
1938 (2nd) Cleveland (FABL)
1937 Washington (FABL)
1932 Pensacola (GSL)
All-Star 1949 Washington (FABL)
1947 Washington (FABL)
1946 Washington (FABL)
1944 Washington (FABL)
1940 Cleveland (FABL)
1939 Cleveland (FABL)
1938 Washington (FABL)
1937 Washington (FABL)
Silver Slugger 1932 - 3B Pensacola (GSL)
1931 - 3B Pensacola (GSL)
Batter of the Month Oct 1938 Cleveland (FABL)
Oct 1937 Washington (FABL)
Aug 1937 Washington (FABL)
Oct 1934 Kansas City (CL)
Sep 1934 Kansas City (CL)
Jul 1934 Kansas City (CL)
Sep 1932 Pensacola (GSL)
May 1932 Pensacola (GSL)
Player of the Week Aug 25, 1947 Washington (FABL)
May 19, 1947 Washington (FABL)
Jul 1, 1946 Washington (FABL)
Jul 10, 1944 Washington (FABL)
Aug 26, 1940 Cleveland (FABL)
Jun 10, 1940 Cleveland (FABL)
May 20, 1940 Cleveland (FABL)
Jul 24, 1939 Cleveland (FABL)
Jun 5, 1939 Cleveland (FABL)
Sep 12, 1938 Cleveland (FABL)
Sep 5, 1938 Cleveland (FABL)
Jul 4, 1938 Washington (FABL)
Aug 9, 1937 Washington (FABL)
Aug 2, 1937 Washington (FABL)
Jul 5, 1937 Washington (FABL)
Jun 28, 1937 Washington (FABL)
Jun 14, 1937 Washington (FABL)
Apr 26, 1937 Washington (FABL)
Jul 20, 1936 Washington (FABL)
Jul 17, 1933 Atlanta (DIX)
May 22, 1933 Trenton (MAL)
Sep 5, 1932 Pensacola (GSL)
Aug 15, 1932 Pensacola (GSL)
Jul 25, 1932 Pensacola (GSL)
Jun 13, 1932 Pensacola (GSL)
May 6, 1929 None (None)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 24 36.2 47.9
Grey Ink 138 210.5 220.3
HoF Standard 62 65.3 62.8
WAR 69.2 88.8 103.4
WAR7 45.2 53.9 61.5
JAWS 57.2 71.4 82.5
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Player Score
Leo Mitchell R 884
Al Tucker R 859
John Lawson R 846
Sam Brown R 827
Pete Layton R 821
Jim Hampton R 812
Joe Masters R 808
Chick Donnelly R 808
Dave Trowbridge R 800
Frank Vance R 793
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1939 153 1
1947 154 1
Year PA Rank
1937 683 9
1939 703 2
1947 702 4
1948 681 9
Year AB Rank
1937 626 5
1937 626 5
1939 648 1
1939 648 1
1940 593 8
1940 593 8
1947 603 6
1947 603 6
1948 589 10
1948 589 10
Year Hits Rank
1937 256 1
1939 230 1
1940 197 3
1944 198 4
1946 204 2
1947 214 2
Year K Rank
1935 77 6
1936 73 10
1937 95 4
1939 100 3
1940 104 3
1941 83 4
1942 119 2
1943 68 5
1944 78 3
1946 76 6
1947 78 7
1948 80 3
1949 72 4
1950 79 1
Year TB Rank
1937 373 1
1939 319 2
1940 269 8
1944 251 8
1947 311 5
Year 2B Rank
1937 37 8
1939 40 6
Year HR Rank
1937 26 2
1939 15 9
1940 16 5
Year RBI Rank
1936 106 9
1937 130 1
1939 104 5
1940 88 8
1947 113 5
Year R Rank
1937 115 3
1939 116 5
1947 104 4
1948 101 8
Year BB Rank
1947 82 8
1948 87 9
Year IBB Rank
1937 7 7
Year HBP Rank
1947 3 10
Year SF Rank
1944 7 3
1947 14 1
Year XBH Rank
1937 64 6
1939 57 9
Year Avg Rank
1936 0.354 6
1937 0.409 1
1939 0.355 2
1940 0.332 7
1942 0.301 8
1943 0.315 6
1944 0.347 2
1946 0.355 1
1947 0.355 2
1950 0.315 7
Year OBP Rank
1937 0.452 3
1939 0.400 6
1940 0.375 9
1944 0.393 4
1946 0.409 1
1947 0.426 3
Year SLG Rank
1937 0.596 1
1939 0.492 8
1944 0.440 4
1946 0.432 8
1947 0.516 5
Year ISO Rank
1937 0.187 7
Year OPS Rank
1937 1.048 2
1939 0.892 6
1940 0.828 10
1944 0.833 4
1946 0.841 4
1947 0.942 3
Year G Rank
1939 153 2
1947 154 1
1948 152 10
Year WAR Rank
1937 8.6 1
1939 5.4 5
1940 5.3 7
1944 5.7 7
1946 5.7 6
1947 6.7 4