Melvin Earl Roach was born on October 16, 1933, in Oakland, California. He was a professional baseball player who played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Mel Roach started his professional career in 1951 when he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent. He eventually made his debut in the Major Leagues on May 2, 1955, against the Milwaukee Braves. Roach played for five seasons with the Cardinals, and then he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1960, where he played for one season. More about Mel Roach
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Roach's best performance occurred during the 1956 season, where he pitched in 36 games, starting in 20, and won nine while losing only four. He achieved 10 complete games that season, including two shutouts. In 1959, he had a career-high nine saves and a 2.35 earned run average. Although Roach was an excellent pitcher, he struggled with arm problems, which led to the decline of his career. After spending two seasons in the minor leagues, Roach retired in 1962.In total, we tracked 217 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mel Roach (MEL ROACH 1957 W.C. 1958 NL CHAMPS BRAVES SIGNED MLB BASEBALL PSA G70368) was sold in October 2018 for $59.99 while the cheapest item (Mel Roach Autographed Card - Milwaukee Braves) found a new owner for $0.50 in March 2010. The month with the most items sold (9) was August 2023 with an average selling price of $6.90 for an autographed item of Mel Roach. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2018 with $59.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.95 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Mel Roach is worth $4.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mel Roach were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1960 Topps Mel Roach #491 - Milwaukee Braves - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2023) | $3.25 | ||
1961 TOPPS MEL ROACH MILWAUKEE BRAVES AUTOGRAPHED CARD d.2023 | $4.99 | ||
1961 TOPPS MEL ROACH MILWAUKEE BRAVES AUTOGRAPHED CARD d.2023 | $4.99 | ||
Autographed 1954 Topps Archives MEL ROACH Milwaukee Braves Card #181 COA | $5.97 | ||
Mel Roach 1959 Topps #54 - Milwaukee Braves - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2023) | $2.45 | ||
Mel Roach Hand Signed Autograph Auto 1961 Topps | $3.95 | ||
MEL ROACH Signed 1954 Topps Archives 1994 #181 Milwaukee Braves Autograph Auto | $5.99 | ||
MEL ROACH Signed/Auto 1961 TOPPS #217 -Autographed Braves | $1.99 | ||
Signed 8x10 MEL ROACH Milwaukee Braves Autographed photo - w/ COA | $12.99 | ||
Signed 8x10 MEL ROACH Philadelphia Phillies Autographed 8x10 photo - w/COA | $15.99 |