Mel Roach

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 25, 1933 in Richmond, VA us

Died: July 31, 2023 in Richmond, VA

High School: John Marshall HS (Richmond, VA)

School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

Debut: July 31, 1953 (Age 20-187d, 11,043rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1962 (Age 29-246d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Melvin Earl Roach

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1957 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.5

499

119

.239

RBI

OBP

.275

SLG

.331

OPS

.606

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-51 / in Starts: 7-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	58 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 111 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	65 (29-26-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 111 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	68 (36-21-11)

Most Driven In
T Savage	2
B Oldis	2
D Demeter	1
B Klaus	1
W Covington	1
T GonzÃ¡lez	1

Most Driven In By
S White	2
T GonzÃ¡lez	2
J Callison	2
B Oldis	1
B Klaus	1
T Taylor	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	163	5 (4)	Apr 16	PHI		STL	L,6-12	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.58	0.017	1.52	0.03%	0.21	PH
2	164	6	Apr 18	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.333	.500	.833	5	1.25	-0.056	2.98	-0.08%	-0.94	3B
3	165	10 (3)	Apr 24	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.429	.500	.929	5	1.28	0.015	2.55	0.02%	-0.14	3B
4	166	12 (1)	Apr 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-10	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.455	.375	.830	5	.64	-0.010	1.12	-0.01%	-0.52	3B
5	167	13	Apr 27	PHI	@	NYM	W,11-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.417	.333	.750	5	.14	-0.004	.21	0.00%	-0.24	PH 3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	168	20 (6)	May 5	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.417	.817	5	1.16	0.016	2.17	0.02%	-0.26	1B
7	169	21	May 6	PHI		NYM	L,5-7	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.353	.357	.710	9	1.58	-0.078	3.15	-0.09%	-0.31	1B
8	170	23 (1)	May 9	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.389	.400	.789	9	.30	0.007	.60	0.01%	0.12	PH
9	171	26 (2)	May 13 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.368	.375	.743	9	.79	-0.021	1.40	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
10	172	27	May 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.350	.353	.703	3	.56	-0.014	.91	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
11	173	28	May 15	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.333	.667	8	7.18	-0.197	10.23	-0.17%	-0.49	PH
12	174	31 (2)	May 18	PHI		CHC	L,8-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.318	.316	.634	6	.48	-0.012	.48	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
13	175	34 (2)	May 20 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,2-11	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.292	.286	.577	9	.45	-0.023	.41	-0.01%	-0.46	3B
14	176	36 (1)	May 22	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.292	.286	.577	8						3B
15	177	39 (2)	May 25	PHI	@	SFG	L,7-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.276	.269	.545	5	.44	-0.057	.38	-0.03%	0.05	3B
16	178	40	May 26	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.273	.267	.539	5	1.10	0.003	.63	0.00%	0.06	3B
17	179	41	May 27 (1)	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.294	.290	.584	9	.16	0.007	.07	0.00%	1.64	PH
18	180	42	May 27 (2)	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.281	.567	6	2.28	-0.057	.93	-0.01%	-0.22	3B
19	181	43	May 30 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,3-4	9-GF(12)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.278	.273	.551	5	2.25	-0.057	.47	-0.01%	-0.23	PR 3B
20	182	44	May 30 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.268	.289	.558	6	1.04	-0.105	.22	-0.01%	-1.24	3B
21	183	45	May 31	PHI		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.273	.293	.565	6	.62	-0.017	.07	0.00%	-0.28	3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	184	46	Jun 1 (1)	PHI		LAD	L,4-11	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.283	.326	.608	7	1.30	-0.065	.16	-0.01%	0.19	PH 3B
23	185	47	Jun 1 (2)	PHI		LAD	L,5-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.283	.326	.608	8						3B
24	186	50 (2)	Jun 4	PHI		LAD	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.277	.318	.595	9	.09	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.23	3B
25	187	54 (3)	Jun 9	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.265	.304	.570	9	1.45	-0.117	.10	-0.01%	-1.05	PH 2B
26	188	57 (2)	Jun 11	PHI	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.259	.280	.539	5	.74	-0.137	.04	-0.01%	-1.84	3B
27	189	69 (11)	Jun 24 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.246	.264	.510	5	1.31	-0.094	.08	0.00%	-0.74	3B
28	190	75 (5)	Jun 30	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.241	.259	.501	9	.06	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.10	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	191	76	Jul 1	PHI	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.226	.241	.467	1	1.03	-0.105	.09	-0.01%	-1.12	2B
30	192	77	Jul 2 (1)	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.212	.226	.438	1	.58	-0.056	.04	0.00%	-1.13	2B
31	193	78	Jul 2 (2)	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.177	.212	.226	.438	8						2B
32	194	79	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-16	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.212	.412	6	.31	-0.030	.01	0.00%	-0.94	2B
33	195	81 (1)	Jul 5	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.212	.412	8						2B
34	196	83 (1)	Jul 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.219	.246	.466	1	.68	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.65	2B
35	197	85 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.219	.246	.466	8						PR
36	198	90 (4)	Jul 15 (1)	PHI		LAD	L,1-9	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.230	.257	.487	2	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.12	3B
37	199	95 (4)	Jul 19	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.253	.260	.513	5	1.54	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.48	3B
38	200	96	Jul 20 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,5-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.250	.257	.507	5	2.31	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
39	201	98 (1)	Jul 21	PHI		MLN	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.247	.253	.500	1	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
40	202	99	Jul 22 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,10-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.244	.250	.494	9	1.52	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
41	203	100	Jul 22 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.241	.247	.488	9	.37	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
42	204	104 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.247	.253	.500	5	1.02	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.15	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	205	108 (3)	Aug 1	PHI	@	NYM	W,11-9	GS-4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.264	.272	.536	5	.65	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.52	3B
44	206	110 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.261	.268	.530	9	.43	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
45	207	112 (1)	Aug 5	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.258	.265	.523	9	2.14	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
46	208	113	Aug 6	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.253	.259	.512	6	.38	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.32	3B
47	209	116 (2)	Aug 9	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.250	.256	.506	9	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
48	210	117	Aug 10	PHI	@	STL	L,4-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.247	.253	.500	7	.45	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.18	1B LF
49	211	121 (3)	Aug 14	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-1	11-15	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.253	.258	.511	9	2.68	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.92	3B
50	212	122	Aug 15 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.256	.506	1	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.24	2B
51	213	123	Aug 15 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-7	12-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.256	.506	6						PR 1B
52	214	124	Aug 17	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.247	.253	.500	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.81	PH
53	215	131 (6)	Aug 23	PHI		LAD	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.247	.253	.500	6						3B
54	216	132	Aug 24	PHI		SFG	L,0-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.245	.250	.495	9	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
55	217	133	Aug 25	PHI		SFG	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.242	.247	.490	9	.21	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
56	218	134	Aug 26	PHI		SFG	L,4-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.240	.245	.485	9	.51	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
57	219	135	Aug 28 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.233	.237	.470	5	1.75	-0.197	.00	0.00%	-1.35	LF
58	220	138 (2)	Aug 30	PHI		NYM	W,8-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.231	.235	.465	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
59	221	142 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.229	.232	.461	6	.41	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	3B
60	222	143	Sep 4	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.226	.230	.456	9	.67	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
61	223	145 (1)	Sep 8	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.224	.228	.452	9	.91	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH 3B
62	224	147 (1)	Sep 12	PHI		MLN	L,0-9	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.225	.448	9	.74	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
63	225	150 (2)	Sep 15	PHI		STL	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.229	.233	.462	2	4.31	0.294	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
64	226	157 (6)	Sep 23	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.227	.231	.458	8	.55	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.10	3B 2B
65	227	160 (2)	Sep 28	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.225	.229	.454	8	.19	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
							14-51		111	105	9	20	4	0	0	8	5	0	19	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.190	.225	.229	.454		.98	-1.280	.53	-0.43%	-12.98

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