Mel Roach Stats

Mel Roach was born on Wednesday, January 25, 1933, in Richmond, Virginia. Roach was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 31, 1953, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mel Roach baseball stats page.
"Once, in the early sixties, outfielder Mel Roach had misjudged Junior Gilliam's fly ball in the seventh inning, depriving (Warren) Spahn of what would have been back-to-back no-hitters. When Roach saw Spahn at a golf tournament in Richmond nearly thirty years later, the first thing he did was apologize. 'Geez, Mel,' Spahn said, 'that was a lifetime ago. Forget it.' But Roach hadn't forgotten, and neither had Spahn." - Author David Lamb in Stolen Season : A Journey Through America and Baseball's Minor Leagues (1991)

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Mel Roach

Mel Roach Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#181)

Mel Roach Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#181)
 

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Birth Name:   Melvin Earl Roach
Nickname:   Mel
Born On:   01-25-1933  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Richmond, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Virginia
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   07-31-1953 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-28-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $45,000
Mel Roach

Mel Roach Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Mel Roach

Mel Roach Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 20 Braves 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1954 21 Braves 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1957 24 Braves 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1958 25 Braves 44 136 14 42 7 0 3 0 10 6 0 15 4 1 0 1 .309 .336 .426
1959 26 Braves 19 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .097 .152 .097
1960 27 Braves 48 140 12 42 12 0 3 0 18 6 1 19 3 2 1 10 .300 .329 .450
1961 28 Braves 13 36 3 6 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 4 1 1 2 0 .167 .244 .250
1961 28 Cubs 23 39 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 3 .128 .190 .179
1962 29 Phillies 65 105 9 20 4 0 0 0 8 5 0 19 0 1 0 2 .190 .225 .229
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 227 499 42 119 25 0 7 0 43 24 1 75 9 5 3 17 .238 .275 .331
Mel Roach

Mel Roach Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1953 Braves 2B 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1954 Braves 1B 1 0 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1957 Braves 2B 5 1 45 7 1.4 7 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.20
1958 Braves 1B 1 0 15 5 5.0 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1958 Braves 2B 27 25 660 137 5.1 136 56 80 1 13 n/a n/a n/a .993 5.56
1958 Braves LF 4 3 84 5 1.3 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.29
1958 Braves RF 3 3 60 3 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.90
1959 Braves 2B 8 3 114 25 3.1 22 8 14 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .880 5.21
1959 Braves 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1959 Braves LF 4 4 69 8 2.0 6 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 2.35
1960 Braves 1B 1 0 12 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1960 Braves 2B 20 17 384 58 2.9 55 26 29 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .948 3.87
1960 Braves 3B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1960 Braves LF 21 20 483 37 1.8 36 36 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.01
1961 Braves 1B 2 1 30 18 9.0 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 16.20
1961 Braves LF 9 9 216 12 1.3 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1961 Cubs 1B 7 5 129 54 7.7 53 50 3 1 8 n/a n/a n/a .981 11.09
1961 Cubs 2B 7 4 90 9 1.3 8 3 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.40
1962 Phillies 1B 4 1 45 19 4.8 19 18 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.40
1962 Phillies 2B 9 4 105 18 2.0 18 8 10 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.63
1962 Phillies 3B 26 13 351 41 1.6 39 14 25 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .951 3.00
1962 Phillies LF 3 2 48 3 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 1.13
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 77 54 1,404 254 3.3 246 105 141 8 23 n/a n/a n/a .969 4.73
LF Totals 41 38 900 65 1.6 60 58 2 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.80
3B Totals 28 13 357 42 1.5 40 15 25 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 3.03
1B Totals 16 7 246 103 6.4 102 97 5 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .990 11.20
RF Totals 3 3 60 3 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.90
8 Years 165 115 2,967 467 2.8 450 276 174 17 35 n/a n/a n/a .964 4.10
Mel Roach

Mel Roach Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1953 Braves 0 0 .000 1 3 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1954 Braves 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1957 Braves 0 0 .000 3 2 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Braves 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 45.3 9.1 13.6 - - -
1959 Braves 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 7.8 0.0 - - -
1960 Braves 0 0 .000 11 0 n/a 46.7 7.4 7.8 - - -
1961 Braves 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 36.0 9.0 6.0 - - -
1961 Cubs 1 0 1.000 11 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 39.0 - - -
1962 Phillies 0 0 .000 28 3 n/a 0.0 5.5 13.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 1 0 1.000 78 8 n/a 71.3 6.7 11.6 - - -
Mel Roach

Mel Roach Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1953 Milwaukee Braves 14 Undetermined - -
1954 Milwaukee Braves 14 Undetermined - -
1957 Milwaukee Braves 12, 29 Undetermined - -
1958 Milwaukee Braves 12 Undetermined - -
1959 Milwaukee Braves 12 Undetermined - -
1960 Milwaukee Braves 12 Undetermined - -
1961 Milwaukee Braves 12 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1962 Philadelphia Phillies 31 Undetermined - -




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