Mel Queen (MLB player/coach)
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Melvin Douglas (Mel) Queen (born March 26, 1942 in Johnson City, New York) is a former player and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
An outfielder-turned-pitcher, Queen played with the Cincinnati Reds (1966-69) and California Angels (1970-72). Following his playing career, he served as the Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach (1996-1999) and became their interim manager for the final five games of 1997 after the firing of Cito Gaston.
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- Queen led Three-I League third basemen with 228 assists while playing for the Topeka Reds in 1961.
- He struck out Houston Astros rookie Candy Harris in his only major league at bat. {Astrodome -- April 22, 1967}
[edit] Reference
- 1968 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Baseball Reference - statistics and analysis
- Retrosheet
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