Mel Roach
[edit] Biography
Mel Roach (Melvin Earl Roach) was born on January 25, 1933 in Richmond, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on July 31, 1953 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. Roach played for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 8 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Mel Roach's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1960, when he hit for a .300 average. However, others believe that it was 1958, when he hit for a .309 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 44
| 136
| 14
| 42
| 3
| 10
| .309
| .336
| .426
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 19
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .097
| .152
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 48
| 140
| 12
| 42
| 3
| 18
| .300
| .329
| .450
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 10
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 13
| 36
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 6
| .167
| .244
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 23
| 39
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .128
| .190
| .179
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 75
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 7
| .147
| .217
| .213
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 65
| 105
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 8
| .190
| .225
| .229
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 227
| 499
| 42
| 119
| 7
| 43
| .238
| .275
| .331
| 25
| 0
| 24
| 75
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 28.1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 27
| 25
| 220
| 56
| 80
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 48.1
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 3
| 38.2
| 8
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 23
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 23
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 17
| 128
| 26
| 29
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 21
| 20
| 161.1
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 21
| 20
| 161.1
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 72
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 72
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 30
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 43.1
| 50
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1961
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 6
| 53.1
| 68
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 26
| 13
| 117.2
| 14
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 4
| 35.2
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 77
| 54
| 467.1
| 105
| 141
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 44
| 41
| 320.2
| 62
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 28
| 13
| 119.2
| 15
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 15
| 7
| 82.1
| 97
| 5
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 41
| 38
| 300.2
| 58
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Milwaukee Braves (July 2, 1953).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Frank Thomas (May 9, 1961).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ely Churchich and Lou Holdener (November 30, 1961).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ken Lehman and Tony Curry (March 20, 1962).
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