Born:(1922-06-13)June 13, 1922 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: March 20, 2012(2012-03-20) (aged 89) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 20, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1956, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
123–75
Earned run average
3.50
Strikeouts
732
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1947–1956)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1949, 1951)
AL wins leader (1949)
Pitched a no-hitter on July 14, 1956
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Melvin Lloyd Parnell (June 13, 1922 – March 20, 2012) was a professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he threw and batted left-handed.
April 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Massa, Dominic (March 20, 2012). "MelParnell, N.O. native and former Red Sox pitcher, dies at 89". WWL-TV. Archived...
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1½ games of the Yankees. The Red Sox win the first game, 11–4, behind MelParnell, who becomes the majors' first 20-game winner of the season, and Ted...
Day game to win the game. According to Pesky, MelParnell named the pole after Pesky won a game for Parnell in 1948 with a home run down the short right...
Denny Galehouse to start the playoff game when the young lefty phenom MelParnell was available to pitch. In 1949, the Red Sox were one game ahead of the...
in two games and were to pitch MelParnell in the first game. After trailing 4–0, the Yankees came back to beat Parnell 5–4, as Johnny Lindell hit an eighth-inning...
1948 Hal Newhouser† 21 Detroit Tigers Gene Bearden Bob Lemon† 20 1949 MelParnell 25 Boston Red Sox Ellis Kinder 23 1950 Bob Lemon† 23 Cleveland Indians...
as the club record for the major-league Red Sox. During the season, MelParnell was the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Red...
Reynolds. Ted Williams hits his 43rd home run, and MelParnell wins his 25th game of the season. Parnell is 16-3 at Fenway Park this year. Joe DiMaggio listens...
plate, is named Pesky's Pole for former Red Sox shortstop Johnny Pesky. MelParnell named the pole after Pesky in 1948 when he won a game with a home run...
commentator(s) 1969 WHDH-TV Ken Coleman & Ned Martin Johnny Pesky 1968 MelParnell 1967 1966 1965 Curt Gowdy and Ned Martin 1964 Curt Gowdy, Art Gleeson...
perfect game since Lee Richmond in 1880, but only one AL left-hander (MelParnell in 1956) pitched even a no-hitter between 1931 and 1962. Although disappointed...
Galehouse, who had an 8–7 pitching record, to be his starter. According to MelParnell, McCarthy chose Galehouse on the basis that he pitched well in relief...
Smoky Joe Wood Jean R. Yawkey Class of 1997: Carlton Fisk Dick O'Connell MelParnell Rico Petrocelli Dick Radatz Luis Tiant Class of 2000: Ken Coleman Dwight...
was the first no-hitter thrown by a Red Sox left-handed pitcher since MelParnell in 1956, the first in MLB since teammate Clay Buchholz in September 2007...
ten-year period, with MelParnell pitching one in 1956 and Earl Wilson and Bill Monbouquette both pitching one in 1962. Parnell's and Wilson's no-hitters...
(6), Dennis Eckersley (5), Jon Lester (4), Bill Monbouquette (4), and MelParnell (4). The team has a win–loss record of 60–63–1, which is a winning percentage...
No-hitter pitcher June 19, 1952 May 12, 1956 Succeeded by Virgil Trucks MelParnell Preceded by Don Newcombe Preacher Roe Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day Starting...
(1965–1967) WFLD Ch. 32 (1968–1972) Jack Drees, Dave Martin (1968) Jack Drees, MelParnell (1969) Jack Drees, Billy Pierce (1970) Jack Drees, Bud Kelly (1971–72)...
Former teammate and Sox broadcaster MelParnell named the pole after Pesky. The story goes that Pesky won a game for Parnell in 1948 with a home run down the...
joined a broadcast team that also included Ned Martin and color man MelParnell, and signed a three-year contract that paid him $40,000 per year. Coleman...