[1] A native of Brevard, North Carolina, Melton had two different nicknames: "Mickey Mouse" and "Mountain Music".

They spent winters in the city during Melton’s baseball journeys, raised their three children–Mary, Clifford Jr., and Stephanie–in Baltimore, and retired there.

Melton enjoyed his best year in his rookie season of 1937, when he had a record of 20–9 with a 2.61 earned run average (ERA) and topped the National League (NL) with seven saves, helping the Giants win the NL pennant before losing to the New York Yankees in the 1937 World Series.

[1] For his career, Melton posted an 86–80 record with a 3.42 ERA in 272 pitching appearances (179 starts), and striking out 660 batters while walking 431 in 1,453+2⁄3 innings of work.

[2] On September 15, 1938, Melton was on the mound the first time that two brothers hit back-to-back home runs in major league history.