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Mel Roach

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Full Name: Melvin Earl Roach Primary Position: 2B,OF,LF,3B,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/190 First Game: July 31, 1953
Birthdate: January 25, 1933 Final Game: September 28, 1962
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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