Well, Mel Parnell died yesterday. If you're not of my generation or older, you won't know him, possibly won't even recognize the name. But in the 40's and 50's he was one of the best lefties in the game. He threw one no-hitter and was an All-Star twice. His career ERA was in the mid-3's, and his best year was 1949, when he was 25-7, and led the AL in wins, ERA (2.77), complete games (27)(not a misprint--pitch counts didn't exist then--hurlers threw--period!) and innings (295 1/3)(again, no typo). No Cy Young for all of this, or any year, as they didn't have the award then. What was really amazing was his record at Fenway. A lefthander, he didn't have the usual problems most southpaws did with the short left field and the Monster. His career record at the Fens was 70-30, an awesome .700 winning percentage! Overall career stats were 123-75, which, at ,621 wasn't too shabby either!
I enjoyed watching him and extend this site's condolences to his family and friends.
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