Melvin Bunch | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1971 |
Birth Place: | Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 6 |
Debutyear: | 1995 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Royals |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 25 |
Finalyear: | 1999 |
Finalteam: | Seattle Mariners |
Debut2league: | NPB |
Debut2date: | April 1 |
Debut2year: | 2000 |
Debut2team: | Chunichi Dragons |
Final2league: | NPB |
Final2date: | July 30 |
Final2year: | 2002 |
Final2team: | Chunichi Dragons |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 1–3 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 6.84 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 23 |
Stat2league: | NPB |
Stat21label: | Win–loss record |
Stat21value: | 31–23 |
Stat22label: | Earned run average |
Stat22value: | 3.19 |
Stat23label: | Strikeouts |
Stat23value: | 416 |
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Melvin Lynn Bunch, Jr. (born November 4, 1971), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors: with the Kansas City Royals and for the Seattle Mariners. He also played three seasons in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons from through .
In his second start with Chunichi in April 2000, Bunch became the fourth American to throw a no-hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] Bunch left the Dragons and returned to the United States in August 2002 to seek treatment for anxiety attacks.[2] He would not play in professional baseball again.[3]