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Mel Roach
Melvin Earl Roach

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School Virginia

MLB Debut July 31, 1953
Final Game September 28, 1962
Born January 25, 1933 in Richmond, VA
Died July 31, 2023 (age 90)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 25 DEA AL   48  124   23   42   6   0   5   26   0   0    8   15  .339  .382  .508  .890   119    63   0   2   0   2   1  
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 27 SFN NL   48  114   13   36   9   0   3   14   0   0   16   11  .316  .394  .474  .868   125    54   0   2   6   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  2 Seasons       96  238   36   78  15   0   8   40   0   0   24   26  .328  .388  .492  .880         117   0   4   6   2   8
 Per 600 PA           533   81  175  34   0  18   90   0   0   54   58                                 262   0   9  13   4  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA       48  124   23   42   6   0   5   26   0   0    8   15  .339  .382  .508  .890          63   0   2   0   2   1
   With SFN       48  114   13   36   9   0   3   14   0   0   16   11  .316  .394  .474  .868          54   0   2   6   0   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      227  499   42  119  25   0   7   43   1   0   24   75  .238  .275  .331  .606         165   9   5   1   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 25 DEA AL  78   24   7.9  13   5   0  .385   2    7    1  .143    0    0  .000  1B   4e14      128   
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 27 SFN NL  88   19   6.1  10   3   0  .300   2   11    2  .182    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e9    89   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  2 Seasons           44   7.0  23   8   0  .348   4   18    3  .167    0    0  .000                 108   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 25 DEA AL  1B    34   259    14    2   24   .993    33   252.0   9.75
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.1   0.00
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 27 SFN NL  LF    25    27     1    1    0   .966    25   193.1   1.30
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.2   1.15
                 3B     4     0     4    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   4.00
                 2B     5     1     1    1    0   .667     0     9.0   2.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B    34   259    14    2   24   .993    33   252.0   9.75
                 LF    25    27     1    1    0   .966    25   193.1   1.30
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.2   1.15
                 2B     6     1     1    1    0   .667     0    11.1   1.59
                 3B     4     0     4    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   4.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1960 WS    SFN DEA   W    3   3  0  1  1  0  0   0  0  1  .333  .333  .667  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  DEA   95-59   Tom Austad
 1960  SFN   96-58   Larry Reeves

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