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  Mel Parnell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melvin Lloyd Parnell (born June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.
After his playing career, Parnell managed the New Orleans Pelicans of the Class AA Southern Association and a series of Red Sox farm clubs from 1961-63.
Mel Parnell was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.
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 Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway
Parnell, who spent his entire 10 years with the Red Sox, ended up with a 70-30 lifetime record inside the fabled confines of Fenway.
Parnell also had high praise for Doerr, Boston's second baseman for 14 years, and Pesky, a third baseman in 1949.
Parnell, who had two 20-win seasons, recorded a 21-8 record to go along with a 3.06 ERA in 1953.
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 VC Voting - Set 8 - Baseball Fever
Mel Parnell was the kind of guy who wouldn't let any left field wall intimidate him.
Mel Parnell had a very short career with two twenty win seasons and only four total that would be considered quality.
But what was most impressive of ALL about Parnell was his uncanny ability, as a lefty pitcher, to prosper at Fenway Park.
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 Mel Parnell | BaseballLibrary.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Reminiscent of graceful Herb Pennock, Parnell was one of the most stylish and successful Red Sox lefthanders ever, as well as a consummate gentleman.
Parnell struggled with a bad elbow for three more years before retiring, but in his final season, he threw the Red Sox' first no-hitter in 33 years (7/14/56).
Parnell will go 4-4 before a torn muscle in his pitching arm ends his career as the Red Sox' winningest southpaw.
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 Sim Dynasty.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Baltimore Orioles have sent Mel Parnell to the minors.
The New York Giants receive Mel Parnell from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Davey Williams.
The Boston Red Sox have sent Mel Parnell to the minors.
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 Mel Parnell - SoSH | Boston Red Sox | Red Sox Rumors | Spring Training | Pawtucket Red Sox
Mel Parnell (born May 30th, 1972) was born on June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana and pitched for the Boston Red Sox from 1947 to 1956.
Mel Parnell made his Major League debut in 1947 and struggled for the year.
Parnell walked more batters than he struck out that year, and typically did so.
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 American Heroes
Mel Parnell, Pitcher, Boston Red Sox; The iron-hearted lefty was the kingpin hurler of the league last year.
Top-of-the line pitcher, Mel Parnell pitched in Boston's Fenway Park and posted a fine career mark of 123-75, a pct of.621 with an ERA of 3.50, pitched 20 career shutouts.
In the 1950's, Mel Parnell was still a leading hurler racking up 18-10, 18-11, 12-12, and 21-8.
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 --VoceroNews.com-- Voceronews.com -- Nacional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mel Ott (1909-1958) was born in Gretna, Louisiana, and spent 22 seasons in the major leagues, all with the New York Giants.
Mel Parnell was born in New Orleans in 1922 and attended S.K. Peters High School.
In 1956 Parnell pitched the first no-hitter in over 33 years for the Red Sox, and is still the winningest left-hander in Red Sox history.
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 Nola.com's Printer-Friendly Page
They are kindred spirits, the New Orleans native Parnell and the newly minted Houston Astros pitcher, who a few days ago became the oldest player to win his first nine decisions.
As for Parnell, he made the bigtime almost as quickly, two years after he signed, followed by stops in Canton, Ohio, and Scranton, Pa.
Parnell pitched during a time when bullpens did not have a setup reliever and a closer.
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 1949 AL Mathewson Award
Parnell was in his third season; he had five outstanding years for the Red Sox, before injuries ended his career.
Parnell is a tough pitcher to figure out; he walked more batters than he struck out, yet batters still found him tough to hit.
But Parnell has the wins, and a better ERA, so he deserves the award.
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 Pesky Pole at Fenway Park - Red Sox Connection
But Mel came up with the name `Pesky Pole' in that broadcast years later, and it stuck.
According to former Red Sox star Johnny Pesky, it was Sox pitcher Mel Parnell who coined the term, after Pesky hit a home run just beyond Fenway Park's right-field foul pole.
Of Johnny Pesky’s six Fenway home runs, only one came in a game pitched by Mel Parnell, when on June 11, 1950 Pesky hit a two-run shot in the first inning.
www.redsoxconnection.com /peskypole.html   (726 words)

  
 The Red Sox Hall of Fame
His 56 wins at Fenway are second among lefties only to Mel Parnell.
Mel spent his entire 10-year career with the Red Sox and compiled a 123-75 (.621) record with a 3.50 ERA.
Parnell still holds the club career marks of left-handed pitchers with 1,752.2 innings pitched, 232 games started, and 123 wins.
www.redsoxconnection.com /stories/halloffame.html   (3751 words)

  
 Pesky's Pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to Pesky, the nickname was coined by former Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell.
Parnell thought up the name after Pesky won him the game with a blooper over the fence near the pole.
Pesky was a slap hitter who hit just 17 home runs in his career (6 at Fenway Park) [1]; thus, he was a hitter who would have benefited greatly from the short, easy-to-reach fence.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pesky's_Pole   (344 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Mel Parnell": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Red Sox Heroes of Yesteryear 15 Mel Parnell pointed snit that it was fifty degrees wanner in his native New Orleans when our conversation began, and he laughed...
Mel Parnell, Red Sox, 1947-56: "A lot of guys feared McCarthy.
Hughson was beginning his career and the immediate post-World War II years would introduce other star pitchers, notably "Boo" Ferriss, Mel Parnell and Ellis Kinder.
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 eBay - 1953 mel parnell, Cards, Sports Mem, Cards Fan Shop items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
1953 Topps 19 Mel Parnell PSA 8 oc (1032)
a 1953 Topps BB #19 Mel Parnell Boston Red Sox
Mel Parnell 1953 Bowman baseball card #66 Red Sox
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 Mel Parnell | The BASEBALL Page
For the last out of his no-hitter, Parnell got pinch-hitter Walt Dropo to bounce a groundball back to the mound.
Parnell ran the ball to first base himself to record the putout.
See the most popular players who played the same position as Mel Parnell.
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 SABR :|| Minor League Committee | Tidbits from Arthur Schott
Mel Parnell pitched for Canton in the Middle Atlantic League in 1942, his second year in the minors.
He led off the inning with a single and went to second on a sacrifice.
The next batter laced a single, but Mel was thrown out at the plate.
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 Mel Parnell Bibliography | BaseballLibrary.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mel Parnell - The Epitome Of The Stylish Lefthander by Westcott, Rich
Mel Parnell, Wasn't Awed By Fenway's 'Green Monster': in 1949, Red Sox Left-hander Won 25 Games and Almost Pitched Boston To An American League Player by Newville, Todd
Mel Parnell: Proof That a Southpaw by Kelley, Brent
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 Mel Parnell autographed baseball - "No Hitter 7-14-56"
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This official Major League baseball was signed by Mel Parnell on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint.
He added the inscriptions: "No Hitter 7-14-56" and "Boston 4, Chicago 0" on the basebal to commemorate the date and score of the no hitter this rockstar lefty threw.
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 Mel Parnell autograph
Mel Parnell Autographed Card Swell Baseball Greats 1990
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At Fenway Park however, this pole takes on an extra meaning.
The phrase was coined by former Red Sox broadcaster Mel Parnell, who named the pole after legendary Red Sox Hall of Fame shortstop Johnny Pesky.
Pesky hit a pair of game winners in the 1940s for the Red Sox around the pole, which led to the naming.
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 Mel Parnell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Born June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, LA
View Mel Parnell's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
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 Korby Parnell's Social Software Wunderkammer : Sudden GoogleGreatness
Last night, I typed “Parnell“ into my Google toolbar and was surprised to see a link to my blog, not just on Page 1 but in the number 3 slot (!).
I have unwittingly surpassed Parnell Pharmaceuticals, Parnell Genealogy, Parnell Playing Cards, the Parnell Cricket Club Online, Mel Parnell, the great Red Sox southpaw, the Parnell Community Trust, Parnell and Associates, a personal injury law firm in Las Vegas, and even Parnell Worldwide, Inc, to name just a few.
Just three more Parnells to bump off before I am the most googlicious Parnell in cyberspace---[dr. evil laugh]---.
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 #56 Mel "Dusty" Parnell, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies - Out of the Park Baseball Report
Traded from Boston (A) to Boston (N) on 7/30/1951 (Going to BSN: P M. Parnell.
Injured on 7/17/1952 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season...
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 Mel Parnell - Sports Collectibles - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Mel Parnell - Sports Collectibles - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
BURBANK SPORTSCARDS Boston Red Sox 1952 Bowman Mel Parnell GAI 7.5 Vintage Graded...
This Mel Parnell Card is #241 from the 1952 Bowman Baseball Card Set.
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 Parnell | Find celebrity information and more at ActorTracker.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Mel Parnell Autographed / Signed Baseball --Hollywood Collectibles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is an autographed Official Major League baseball signed by Mel Parnell!
Mel Parnell signed this baseball with a blue pen.
This baseball comes with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) from, Nationally Renown, Rich Altman.
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 Andrew Parnell - Mel Bay Profile
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 #28 Mel Parnell, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, San Diego State Aztecs - Out of the Park Baseball Report
#28 Mel Parnell, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, San Diego State Aztecs - Out of the Park Baseball Report
#28 Mel Parnell, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, San Diego State Aztecs
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by San Diego State in 1943...
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