About Mel Deutsch
Lived 1915 – 2001 (aged 86). Mel Deutsch was an American baseball player.
Deutsch was signed by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent out of the University of Texas at Austin. His professional career lasted from 1941 to 1949 (1945 and 1948 seasons excluded). He served in the United States Army during World War II, missing the 1945 season.
He made three appearances out of the Red Sox bullpen during the early weeks of Boston's 1946 pennant-winning season, posting a 5.68 ERA with two strikeouts and three walks in innings of work. He allowed seven hits and did not have a decision or a save.
Deutsch was of German, Czech, and Irish descent; his father was born in Berlin, and his mother in Moravia. Languages spoken at home included German and Bohemian. Deutsch died in Austin, Texas at age 86.
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American baseball player
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Mel Deutsch was born on 26 July 1915 in Caldwell.
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Mel Deutsch died on 18 November 2001 in Austin.
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Mel Deutsch was a baseball player.
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Mel Deutsch was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mel Deutsch. https://biography.guide/mel-deutsch/
MLA: "Mel Deutsch." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mel-deutsch/.
Chicago: "Mel Deutsch." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mel-deutsch/.
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