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.
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Mel Roach

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

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

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Melvin Earl Roach
Nickname:   Mel
Born On:   01-25-1933
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Richmond, Virginia
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 Braves 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1954 Braves 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1957 Braves 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1958 Braves 44 136 14 42 7 0 3 0 10 6 0 15 4 1 0 1 .309 .336 .426
1959 Braves 19 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .097 .152 .097
1960 Braves 48 140 12 42 12 0 3 0 18 6 1 19 3 2 1 10 .300 .329 .450
1961 Braves 13 36 3 6 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 4 1 1 2 0 .167 .244 .250
1961 Cubs 23 39 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 3 .128 .190 .179
1962 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 GS 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 ZR
1953 Braves 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1954 Braves 1B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Braves 2B 5 - - 7 1.4 7 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Braves 1B 1 - - 5 5.0 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Braves 2B 27 - - 137 5.1 136 56 80 1 13 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1958 Braves OF 7 - - 8 1.1 6 5 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1959 Braves 2B 8 - - 25 3.1 22 8 14 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .880 0.00 -
1959 Braves 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1959 Braves OF 4 - - 8 2.0 6 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1960 Braves 1B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Braves 2B 20 - - 58 2.9 55 26 29 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1960 Braves 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Braves OF 21 - - 40 1.9 39 39 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1961 Braves 1B 2 - - 18 9.0 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Braves OF 9 - - 12 1.3 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Cubs 1B 7 - - 54 7.7 53 50 3 1 8 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1961 Cubs 2B 7 - - 9 1.3 8 3 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1962 Phillies 1B 4 - - 19 4.8 19 18 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Phillies 2B 9 - - 18 2.0 18 8 10 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Phillies 3B 26 - - 41 1.6 39 14 25 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 -
1962 Phillies LF 3 - - 3 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 77 0 0 254 3.3 246 105 141 8 23 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
OF Totals 41 0 0 68 1.7 63 60 3 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .926 0.00 --
3B Totals 28 0 0 42 1.5 40 15 25 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 --
1B Totals 16 0 0 103 6.4 102 97 5 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
LF Totals 3 0 0 3 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 --
8 Years 165 - - 470 2.8 453 279 174 17 35 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 --
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 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1954 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1957 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 45.3 9.1 13.6 - - -
1959 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.8 0.0 - - -
1960 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 46.7 7.4 7.8 - - -
1961 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 36.0 9.0 6.0 - - -
1961 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 39.0 - - -
1962 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - 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 - - 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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