▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁ 6 – 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 . 9 9 ▁E RA ▁for ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers . ▁An ▁earlier ▁arm ▁injury ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁cut ▁his ▁career ▁short . ▁ ▁Mel ton ' s ▁playing ▁career ▁over la pped ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Cl iff ▁Mel ton , ▁who ▁pitch ed ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁Mel ton ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁in ▁Gre er , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁or ▁Baseball ▁Al man ac ▁or ▁CNN / SI ▁▁▁ ▁Category : M aj or ▁League ▁Baseball ▁pitch ers ▁Category : Bro ok lyn ▁D od gers ▁players ▁Category : Ph il adel phia ▁Phill ies ▁players ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : C amp bell ▁Fight ing ▁Cam els ▁baseball ▁players ▁Category : Ro ad ▁incident ▁death s ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : As he ville ▁Tour ists ▁players ▁Category : G reens burg ▁Red ▁W ings ▁players ▁Category : Al b any ▁Tra vel ers ▁players ▁Category : Col umb us ▁Red ▁Bird s ▁players ▁Category : St . ▁Paul ▁Sain ts ▁( AA ) ▁players ▁Category : Mont real ▁Roy als ▁players ▁Category : Mobile ▁B ears ▁players ▁Category : Green ville ▁Sp inners ▁players ▁Category : G ast onia ▁Brow