Skel Roach
Rudolph Charles Roach
Born: October 20, 1871
Danzig, DE
Deceased: March 9, 1958
Oak Park, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight:
Career: 1895-1905
Major League Statistics
Skel Roach compiled a career record of 90 wins and 83 losses and a 1.67 ERA in his 226-game pitching career with the Des Moines Prohibitionists, Dubuque, Mobile Blackbirds, Galveston Sand Crabs, Kansas City Blues, Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Palmyra Mormons/Johnstown, Youngstown Little Giants, Omaha Omahogs, Des Moines Hawkeyes, Butte Miners, Portland Browns and Seattle Siwashes. He began playing during the 1895 season and last took the field during the 1905 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | B | WA2 | Des Moines Prohibitionists | 13 | 7 | .650 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1896 | B | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1.13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 119.0 | 135 | 65 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1897 | A | IL | Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.09 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 43.7 | 61 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1897 | A | WL2 | Kansas City Blues | 1 | 7 | .125 | 3.20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 59.0 | 86 | 55 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 1898 | Ind | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | 5 | 8 | .385 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Omaha Omahogs | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0.00 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 160.0 | 184 | 116 | 35 | 49 | |||||||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Des Moines Hawkeyes | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0.00 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 80.0 | 79 | 51 | 13 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1902 | B | NWES4 | Butte Miners | 35 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903 | A | NWES4 | Butte Miners | 22 | 9 | .710 | 36 | 0.0 | 307 | 140 | 7 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| 1904 | A | PCL | Portland Browns | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.08 | 29 | 25 | 238.3 | 232 | 84 | 55 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | A | PCL | Seattle Siwashes | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.47 | 32 | 29 | 266.3 | 261 | 103 | 73 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 90 | 83 | .520 | 1.67 | 226 | 140 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 966.3 | 1345 | 652 | 179 | 7 | 223 | 0 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | B | WA2 | Des Moines Prohibitionists | 59 | 208 | 208 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .202 | .221 | .423 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1896 | B | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | 16 | 57 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .298 | .316 | .614 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1897 | A | IL | Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .389 | .667 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1897 | A | WL2 | Kansas City Blues | 9 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .115 | .154 | .269 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1898 | Ind | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | 15 | 48 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .312 | .521 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | (+) Des Moines Hawkeyes | 34 | 67 | 66 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .333 | .545 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | (+) Omaha Omahogs | 34 | 67 | 66 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .333 | .545 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1902 | B | NWES4 | Butte Miners | 35 | 121 | 121 | 29 | .240 | .240 | .240 | .479 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| 1903 | A | NWES4 | Butte Miners | 44 | 149 | 149 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .356 | .356 | .510 | .866 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1904 | A | PCL | Portland Browns | 30 | 89 | 89 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .191 | .337 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1905 | A | PCL | Seattle Siwashes | 32 | 91 | 91 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .242 | .418 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 246 | 807 | 807 | 39 | 188 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .290 | .523 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | B | WA2 | Des Moines Prohibitionists | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1896 | B | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | OF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1896 | B | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1897 | A | WL2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | Ind | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | 1B | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | Ind | SOUA | Mobile Blackbirds | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Des Moines Hawkeyes | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Omaha Omahogs | OF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Omaha Omahogs | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | B | Western Association | Des Moines Prohibitionists | June 6, 1895 | September 25, 1895 | |
| 1896 | B | Western Association | Dubuque | |||
| 1896 | B | Southern League | Mobile Blackbirds | July 8, 1896 | August 16, 1896 | |
| 1897 | C | Texas Association | Galveston Sand Crabs | |||
| 1897 | A | Western League | Kansas City Blues | |||
| 1897 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons | |||
| 1898 | Ind | Southern League | Mobile Blackbirds | April 10, 1898 | May 19, 1898 | |
| 1898 | Ind | New York State League | Palmyra Mormons/Johnstown | May 14, 1898 | July 13, 1898 | |
| 1899 | B | Inter-State League | Youngstown Little Giants | May 2, 1899 | September 18, 1899 | |
| 1900 | B | Western League | Omaha Omahogs | |||
| 1900 | B | Western League | Des Moines Hawkeyes | |||
| 1901 | A | Western League | Omaha Omahogs | |||
| 1902 | B | Pacific Northwest League | Butte Miners | |||
| 1903 | A | Pacific National League | Butte Miners | |||
| 1904 | A | Pacific Coast League | Portland Browns | |||
| 1905 | A | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Siwashes |
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