Mel Roach Stats & Facts
Mel Roach Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 190 Born: Wednesday, January 25, 1933 in Richmond, VA USA Died: in , Debut: 7/31/1953 Last Game: 9/28/1962 Full Name: Melvin Earl Roach
Mel Roach Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 190 Born: Wednesday, January 25, 1933 in Richmond, VA USA Died: in , Debut: 7/31/1953 Last Game: 9/28/1962 Full Name: Melvin Earl Roach
Al Jackson goes the distance in the Mets’ 15-inning loss to Philadelphia. The hard-luck lefty, who throws an astounding 215 pitches during the contest, gives up only six hits, but third baseman Mel Roach, who entered the game in the 11th inning as a pinch-hitter, strokes a two-run single in the fifteenth frame that proves be the difference in his 3-1 defeat at the Polo Grounds.
Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.
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