Ski Melillo Stats & Facts

Ski Melillo Stats & Facts

Ski Oscar Melillo Essentials   Name Note: Name presented as Ski Melillo in some sourcesPosition: Second BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right5-8, 150lb (173cm, 68kg)Born: August 4, 1899 in Chicago, ILDied: November 14, 1963  in Chicago, ILBuried: Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Alsip, ILDebut: April 18, 1926 (6,383rd in major league history)vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 18, 1937vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Oscar…

In his attempt to break Walter Johnson’s consecutive game winning streak of 17 games, Lefty Grove loses when Browns’ hurler Dick Coffman throws a three-hit shutout

In his attempt to break Walter Johnson’s consecutive game winning streak of 17 games, Lefty Grove loses when Browns’ hurler Dick Coffman throws a three-hit shutout

In his attempt to break Walter Johnson’s consecutive game winning streak of 17 games, Lefty Grove loses when Browns’ hurler Dick Coffman throws a three-hit shutout, his only whitewash this season, against the A’s. Reserve outfielder Jimmy Moore, playing in place of the absent Al Simmons, misjudges a fly ball, which leads to the decisive run and subsequently to Lefty’s meltdown in the locker room.