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Ron Santo League
4-1-2316
Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach Second Base
Retired (1963, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating A-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .800 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 1738 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 11-28-1929
HR 191 Drafted Round 20, Pick 315
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(14 games)
RBI 856
SB 107
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance D-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A  (89.3%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B F  (2.2%) LF D- (4.7%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B C+ (49.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 MIL-WAS
139
542
69
149
16
2
17
62
59
 75 3 0
2
 0 3
.755
.349
.406
.131
.275
1952 WAS
139
550
70
135
23
3
9
55
63
 96 1 5
2
 0 9
.669
.321
.347
.102
.245
1953 WAS
140
553
67
147
23
3
16
77
50
 76 3 2
2
 0 2
.734
.329
.405
.139
.266
1954 WAS
137
513
79
147
27
5
19
79
57
 82 5 4
2
 0 1
.831
.361
.470
.183
.287
1955 WAS
102
372
55
106
15
4
11
46
45
 42 1 2
3
 0 0
.797
.362
.435
.151
.285
1956 WAS
139
544
82
171
26
6
20
91
50
 76 1 2
0
 0 1
.866
.372
.494
.180
.314
1957 WAS-CHA
124
478
73
130
15
6
16
69
49
 76 2 3
6
 3 4
.769
.340
.429
.157
.272
1958 CHA-KC
139
545
79
158
24
4
20
71
58
 84 1 2
14
 8 1
.817
.358
.459
.169
.290
1959 KC-BAL
140
548
73
165
28
4
17
78
60
 78 2 5
16
 6 9
.829
.369
.460
.159
.301
1960 BAL-BOS
98
344
35
108
25
5
4
54
35
 50 1 3
14
 4 9
.827
.376
.451
.137
.314
1961 BOS
140
508
83
166
27
9
23
89
54
 70 2 5
25
 19 5
.941
.390
.551
.224
.327
1962 BOS-DET
110
364
53
115
22
4
13
65
32
 48 3 3
16
 12 2
.879
.373
.505
.190
.316
1963 DET
71
197
29
41
5
1
6
20
16
 43 2 1
5
 3 2
.608
.273
.335
.127
.208
Total
1618
6058
847
1738
276
56
191
856
628
 896 27 37
107
 55 48
.800
.355
.446
.159
.287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach has retired from the Detroit Kittens
1962-07-22A trade has been completed between the Detroit Kittens and the Boston Ducks. The Boston Ducks receive Bill Fowler, Augie Comer, Kennie Bosetti, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (DET), Draft Pick - 1964 Round 1 (DET), Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1963 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Kittens in exchange for Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach, Fred Crawford, Hal Miller, Jesse Roenicke.
1960-05-31A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Gamers and the Boston Ducks. The Boston Ducks receive Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach from the Baltimore Gamers in exchange for Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (BOS).
1959-07-03A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Hitmen and the Baltimore Gamers. The Baltimore Gamers receive Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach from the Kansas City Hitmen in exchange for Jim Mundinger, Eddie Shafer.
1958-04-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Bobble Heads and the Kansas City Hitmen. The Kansas City Hitmen receive Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 3 (CHA) from the Chicago Bobble Heads in exchange for Nils Jurensson, Jack Hollison.
1957-07-15A trade has been completed between the Washington EXPOSERS and the Chicago Bobble Heads. The Chicago Bobble Heads receive Jesse Boyle, Steve Brickfield, Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington EXPOSERS in exchange for Domingo "Mighty Mouse" Miller, Mark Miner.
1951-04-05The Washington EXPOSERS have renamed Mordecai Roach to Mordecai "The Bug Eater" Roach.
1951-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Real Men of Genius and the Washington EXPOSERS. The Washington EXPOSERS receive Jimmy Wells, Mordecai Roach from the Milwaukee Real Men of Genius in exchange for Ludwig Sebastian Mozart, Johann Tserclaes.
1950-04-01The Milwaukee Real Men of Genius have acquired Mordecai Roach from the waiver wire.