Complex sentence: Reuben Franklin Melton (February 27,1917--September 11,1971) was a pitcher from 1941 to 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Split into simpler sentences: Reuben Franklin Melton (February 27,1917--September 11,1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1941 to 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.