#19 Mel Parnell
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"His Walk About" - Mel spent all ten of his MLB seasons with the Boston Red Sox, amassing a career record of 123-75 while posting a 3.50 ERA. A two time All-Star, Mel finished 4th in AL MVP voting in 1949 when he led the American League with 25 wins and 27 complete games.
"That's Not a Knife" - It's a no-hitter. On July 14, 1956, Parnell no-hit the White Sox at Fenway Park. Parnell remains the Red Sox all-time leader in wins and IP for a left handed pitcher.
"More of a love bite really..." - This card suffers from a little water damage, but is otherwise in pretty great shape.
"Down Under" - Parnell is card #30 in the 1952 set. I've got no issues with this '53, and would call it better looking than average, but I still prefer the '52. That cuts the '53 set's lead to 27-25-7.
"At the Oscars"
3x All-Star ('49, '51)
Led AL in Wins '49
Led AL Complete Games '49
2nd AL ERA '49
2nd AL Wins '53
2nd AL WAR '49
3rd AL Complete Games '50
3rd AL Shutouts '53
4th AL Wins '50
4th AL MVP Voting '49
4th AL Strikeouts '53
4th AL Shutouts '49
5th AL ERA '48
5th AL Complete Games '48
5th AL Shutouts '51
Inducted into The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997
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