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Ryan Doby League
5-26-2004
John Roach Shortstop
Retired (1982, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .871 Status Retired (1982) Option Years 0  
H 1534 Age 60 (OS 61) Date of Birth 07-31-1943
HR 261 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(28 games)
RBI 916
SB 174
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt B+ Control F    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1966 KC
29
91
18
31
8
0
2
14
14
 20 0 0
3
 0 0
.923
.429
.495
.154
.341
1967 KC
107
303
43
81
14
1
17
49
27
 69 1 1
5
 7 7
.817
.328
.488
.221
.267
1968 KC
130
475
67
144
22
5
31
86
31
 110 0 1
11
 4 9
.911
.345
.566
.263
.303
1969 KC
135
522
55
134
19
0
18
68
48
 114 3 1
17
 8 12
.719
.322
.397
.140
.257
1970 BRO
135
523
99
161
27
7
34
102
64
 109 3 2
21
 9 14
.966
.385
.581
.273
.308
1971 MIA
116
465
84
138
23
8
32
106
40
 116 5 4
19
 8 11
.943
.356
.587
.290
.297
1972 MIA
129
526
89
158
32
3
27
104
42
 109 1 2
26
 9 9
.879
.352
.527
.226
.300
1973 MIA
135
534
83
176
24
5
21
91
60
 108 5 4
33
 10 12
.911
.400
.511
.182
.330
1974 MIA-KC
136
535
86
162
29
7
24
101
38
 105 4 5
27
 9 10
.868
.351
.518
.215
.303
1975 KC
111
215
37
56
7
1
10
26
16
 46 1 0
6
 1 3
.757
.315
.442
.181
.260
1976 KC-COL
111
363
57
104
18
3
25
75
34
 76 0 1
14
 9 6
.906
.347
.559
.273
.287
1977 COL
111
406
81
127
19
5
24
74
35
 89 1 1
11
 2 6
.930
.368
.562
.249
.313
1978 COL
151
500
87
151
22
6
21
90
51
 106 1 5
12
 4 14
.860
.364
.496
.194
.302
1979 COL
147
397
58
116
23
3
18
65
33
 77 1 0
2
 4 6
.849
.348
.501
.209
.292
1980 COL
125
281
42
69
8
1
11
29
27
 54 2 2
2
 3 6
.713
.314
.399
.153
.246
1981 COL
143
272
21
70
14
2
6
26
17
 61 0 0
1
 3 4
.691
.301
.390
.132
.257
1982 COL
73
176
19
46
7
2
8
27
16
 36 0 0
0
 1 4
.783
.323
.460
.199
.261
Total
1623
5193
843
1534
253
53
261
916
473
 1092 24 26
174
 72 105
.871
.355
.515
.220
.295

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Larry Doby League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01John Roach has retired from the Colorado Spiders
1982-08-19John Roach of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1982-06-13John Roach of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1980-04-01John Roach of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1977-07-17John Roach of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1977-04-14John Roach of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1976-10-13Trade #1675181 has been completed between the Kansas City RedBirds and the Colorado Spiders. The Colorado Spiders receive John Roach from the Kansas City RedBirds in exchange for Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 COL (Mike Cree), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 COL (Johnny Houston).
1976-08-15John Roach of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1975-08-18John Roach of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1974-06-09Trade #1648805 has been completed between the Miami Bombers and the Kansas City RedBirds. The Kansas City RedBirds receive Ed Smith, John Roach, Mark Gilbert, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 MIA (Bill Bocek) from the Miami Bombers in exchange for Mark Martin, Lou Johnson, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 KC (Lou Barrett).
1972-08-03John Roach of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1971-06-21John Roach of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.