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Melvin
Torain		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 3, 1887 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1922   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1921 34 NWK KL $ 2,780,000 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 12 12 12
1922 35 NWK KL $ 2,780,000 9 8 9 8 8 10 9 11 11 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,780,000 9 8 9 8 8 10 9 11 11 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,780,000 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 12 12 12
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1921 34 NWK KL $ 2,780,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1922 35 NWK KL $ 2,780,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,780,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,780,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Golden Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1921 34 NWK KL 14 14 .500 36 36 25 3 0 303.7 276 115 30 105 201 3.41 .241 .304 .368 .672 20.1
1922 35 NWK KL 19 13 .594 33 33 25 0 0 269.7 266 132 34 101 163 4.41 .260 .330 .421 .751 13.8
2 Years Sim 33 27 .550 69 69 50 3 0 573.3 542 247 64 206 364 3.88 .250 .316 .393 .709 33.9
Season Average 16 13 .552 34 34 25 1 0 286.7 271 123 32 103 182 3.88 .250 .316 .393 .709  
Career Highs 19 14 .594 36 36 25 3 0 303.7 276 132 34 105 201 4.41 .260 .330 .421 .751  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   355 174 46 133 249   .251 .315 .411 .726
vs LH   187 73 18 73 115   .248 .315 .360 .675
Home 16 12 .571 33 33 23 1 0 276.0 270 134 37 113 174 4.37 .254 .326 .405 .731
Away 17 15 .531 36 36 27 2 0 297.3 272 113 27 93 190 3.42 .245 .304 .382 .686
Mar/Apr 4 4 .500 10 10 7 0 0 81.3 79 35 9 34 46 3.87 .252 .325 .395 .720
May 8 7 .533 15 15 12 2 0 123.0 117 49 11 33 69 3.59 .252 .302 .375 .677
June 6 4 .600 11 11 10 0 0 97.0 73 34 11 31 63 3.15 .209 .273 .363 .636
July 7 6 .538 14 14 9 0 0 115.7 122 58 15 45 80 4.51 .272 .338 .425 .763
August 7 4 .636 16 16 10 1 0 132.3 128 59 14 53 89 4.01 .254 .326 .392 .717
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 3 3 6 1 0 24.0 23 12 4 10 17 4.50 .256 .330 .444 .774
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Bat or Golden Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1921 34 NWK KL 36 106 6 17 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 41 .160 .198 .179 .377 2.0 0.0
1922 35 NWK KL 35 94 7 19 7 0 0 6 2 3 3 35 .202 .227 .277 .503 4.7 0.0
2 Years Sim 71 200 13 36 9 0 0 7 4 6 8 76 .180 .212 .225 .437 6.7 0.0
162 Game Average 456 29 82 20 0 0 15 9 13 18 173 .180 .212 .225 .437 15.3  
Career Highs 36 106 7 19 7 0 0 6 2 3 5 41 .202 .227 .277 .503 4.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   139 11 25 7 0 0 6 2 4 4 54 .180 .203 .230 .433 3.5
vs LH   61 2 11 2 0 0 1 2 2 4 22 .180 .231 .213 .444 2.2
Home 35 94 4 15 3 0 0 2 2 4 3 38 .160 .186 .191 .377 0.7
Away 36 106 9 21 6 0 0 5 2 2 5 38 .198 .234 .255 .489 5.1
RISP   41 0 5 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 17 .122 .163 .195 .358 0.4
Close/Late   21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.8
Mar/Apr 10 26 5 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 11 .231 .310 .269 .580 1.2
May 16 42 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 15 .167 .186 .190 .377 0.6
June 12 32 3 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 13 .188 .212 .281 .493 1.7
July 14 44 0 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .182 .200 .205 .405 1.1
August 16 49 1 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 20 .143 .160 .184 .344 0.1
Sep/Oct 3 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .429 .804 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1921 34 NWK KL P 36 36 303.7 15 45 4 0 .938 1.78    
1922 35 NWK KL P 33 33 269.7 13 47 1 3 .984 2.00    
Career Totals   69 69 573.3 28 92 5 3 .960 1.88    
Career Highs   36 36 303.7 15 47 4 3 .984 2.00    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1921 34 NWK KL 2 2 .500 4 4 4 1 0 34.7 17 8 1 16 13 2.08 .148 .252 .217 .469
1922 35 NWK KL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 16.0 18 6 0 4 11 3.38 .277 .319 .338 .657
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 6 6 4 1 0 50.7 35 14 1 20 24 2.49 .194 .275 .261 .536
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1921 34 NWK KL 4 13 3 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 .462 .462 .538 1.000
1922 35 NWK KL 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Career Post-Season Batting 7 17 3 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 .412 .444 .471 .915
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1921-10-3.41
 Wins
1922-4-19
 Losses
1921-9-14
 Winning Pct
1922-6-.594
 Games Pitched
1921-4-36
 Games Started
1921-4-36
Complete Games
1921-5-25
1922-6-25
 Shutouts
1921-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1921-3-303.7
 Hits Allowed
1921-4-276
1922-7-266
 Homeruns Allowed
1921-4-30
1922-5-34
 Strikeouts
1921-6-201
Walks Allowed
1921-1-105
1922-2-101
 Hits per 9IP
1921-10-8.2
 OAVG
1921-8-.241
 OSLG
1921-9-.368
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 190)
 
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 149th overall pick, by Newark in 1921
Earned first career win on 5/1/1921
Had first career hit on 5/5/1921, off Billy Dossantos (POU)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/6/1921, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/11/1921, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1922 Allstar game
 
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