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Mel
Roach		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: January 25, 1933 in Usa, VA, RICHMOND
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 20 BRK NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 7 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 6
1954 21 BRK NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 7 6 7 2 2 2 6 5 6
1955 22 BRK NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1956 23 BRK NL     3 3 3 3 2 3 7 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 6
1957 24 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1958 25 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 2 3 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 6
1959 26 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 3 3 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1960 27 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 6 6
1961 28 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 6
1962 29 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
1963 30 BRK NL     2 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 7 2 2 2 6 5 6
1964 31 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 3 3 2 3 7 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 6
1965 32 LAD NL     2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1966 33 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 3 2 3 7 6 7 2 2 2 6 5 6
1967 34 TAM AL     2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 20 AA   109 451 43 123 31 2 8 39 2 1 24 67 .273 .309 .404 .713 53.6  
    A   28 116 20 41 8 0 6 15 0 0 11 17 .353 .409 .578 .987 24.4  
1954 21 A   137 564 73 160 40 2 19 71 0 2 49 79 .284 .341 .463 .804 85.0  
1955 22 A   130 529 83 157 38 3 21 67 2 2 52 61 .297 .360 .499 .859 89.9  
1956 23 AA   137 541 57 154 29 1 18 74 1 0 56 74 .285 .352 .442 .794 82.9  
1957 24 AA   129 506 49 107 38 0 14 78 0 2 36 97 .211 .264 .370 .633 48.3  
1958 25 A   137 543 61 118 39 1 14 64 0 0 48 80 .217 .281 .370 .651 56.8  
1959 26 A   137 533 51 116 41 1 13 66 3 1 41 85 .218 .274 .371 .645 53.9  
1960 27 A   137 533 45 134 52 0 17 62 2 1 39 72 .251 .302 .445 .747 69.4  
1961 28 A   137 539 37 109 35 1 15 54 1 3 32 85 .202 .247 .354 .601 45.7  
1962 29 A   137 560 54 135 47 0 14 54 3 0 35 76 .241 .286 .400 .686 62.6  
1963 30 A   106 412 40 100 25 2 15 43 0 0 30 42 .243 .294 .422 .716 50.9  
1964 31 BRK NL 83 234 12 35 7 1 2 17 0 0 14 45 .150 .196 .214 .410 5.9 0.0
1965 32 LAD NL 71 178 9 19 5 0 0 6 0 0 6 41 .107 .135 .135 .270 -3.8 0.0
1966 33 TAM AL 32 19 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .263 .300 .368 .668 2.0 0.3
1967 34 TAM AL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
    AAA   7 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4  
4 Years Sim 189 433 21 59 14 1 2 25 0 0 21 90 .136 .175 .187 .362 3.9 0.3
1 Years AAA 7 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4  
3 Years AA 375 1498 149 384 98 3 40 191 3 3 116 238 .256 .313 .406 .719 184.9  
9 Years A 1086 4329 464 1070 325 10 134 496 11 9 337 597 .247 .304 .420 .724 538.7  
13 Years Minors 1468 5838 615 1456 424 13 174 687 14 12 453 835 .249 .306 .416 .722 723.9  
162 Game Average 371 18 50 12 0 1 21 0 0 18 77 .136 .175 .187 .362 3.4  
Career Highs 83 234 12 35 7 1 2 17 0 0 14 45 .263 .300 .368 .668 5.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   250 11 30 7 1 1 16 0 0 11 53 .120 .156 .168 .324 0.6
vs LH   183 10 29 7 0 1 9 0 0 10 37 .158 .201 .213 .414 5.6
Home 93 194 7 28 8 0 1 12 0 0 7 40 .144 .172 .201 .373 3.1
Away 96 239 14 31 6 1 1 13 0 0 14 50 .130 .177 .176 .353 3.1
RISP   85 0 12 4 0 0 21 0 0 5 15 .141 .183 .188 .371 1.6
Pinch Hitting   20 1 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 3 .200 .238 .300 .538 1.2
Close/Late   76 3 9 3 1 1 5 0 0 4 21 .118 .159 .224 .382 1.6
Mar/Apr 47 125 7 22 5 0 1 11 0 0 4 27 .176 .202 .240 .442 4.5
May 47 143 7 13 3 1 1 6 0 0 9 33 .091 .144 .147 .291 -0.8
June 17 44 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 .091 .146 .114 .259 -0.6
July 11 22 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 .130 .136 .267 -0.4
August 38 64 2 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 16 .172 .194 .203 .397 1.5
Sep/Oct 29 35 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 .243 .257 .500 1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1964 31 BRK NL 2B 69 58 556.7 124 220 9 47 .975 5.56   1.3
    1B 5 5 40.0 44 5 1 9 .980 11.03   0.0
    3B 2 0 9.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    SS 4 0 3.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1965 32 LAD NL 3B 26 22 184.0 14 53 2 2 .971 3.28   0.5
    SS 20 15 133.0 19 52 2 9 .973 4.80   0.4
    2B 19 8 91.7 28 39 1 5 .985 6.58   0.2
    LF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1966 33 TAM AL SS 11 0 23.3 7 8 0 4 1.000 5.79   0.2
    2B 7 0 12.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    3B 4 0 6.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.50   0.0
    LF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1967 34 TAM AL LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  2B 95 66 660.3 153 264 10 52 .977 5.68   1.4
  3B 32 22 199.0 16 55 2 3 .973 3.21   0.6
  SS 35 15 159.3 27 62 2 14 .978 5.03   0.7
  1B 5 5 40.0 44 5 1 9 .980 11.03   0.0
  LF 4 0 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
Career Totals   171 108 1067.7 241 386 15 78 .977 5.29   2.7
Career Highs   80 63 608.7 171 228 10 57 1.000 5.90    
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  5. Ron Clark (926)
  6. Buddy Biancalana (915)
  7. Bill Sommers (913)
  8. Nate Oliver (906)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1953
Injured on 6/3/1953 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days
Injured on 5/25/1954 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/14/1955 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/30/1957 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/17/1963 with a Broken Foot, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/4/1964, off Sonny Siebert (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1964, off Sonny Siebert (NYG)
Injured on 6/9/1964 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Released by Los Angeles on 10/13/1965
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/23/1966 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
4/2/1966: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Released by Tampa Bay on 9/1/1967
 
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