John Roach

John F. Roach
Born: November 19, 1867
North Bend, PA US
Deceased: April 2, 1934
Peoria, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175
Career: 1886-1909
Major League Statistics

John Roach compiled a career record of 158 wins and 126 losses and a 1.40 ERA in his 321-game pitching career with the Waterbury, Long Island City (Maspeth), Lowell Browns, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Des Moines Prohibitionists, Galveston Sand Crabs, Elmira, Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, Des Moines Prohibitionists/Lincoln, Lincoln Rustlers, Kansas City Blues, Los Angeles Angels, Peoria Distillers, Quincy Ravens, Detroit Tigers, Houston Buffaloes, Buffalo Bisons, Peoria Blackbirds, Richmond Bluebirds, Montreal Royals, Montgomery Senators, Jacksonville Lunatics, Webb City Webbfeet, Topeka Jayhawkers and Flint Vehicles. He began playing during the 1886 season and last took the field during the 1909 campaign.

Montreal Royals

Click on column headings to sort.

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
1886		EL2	Long Island City (Maspeth)	0	3	.000	2.06	4	4		4	0		35.0	36	23	8		13		14	1		3
1886		EL2	Waterbury	1	1	.500	3.45	2	2		1	0		15.7	27	19	6		5		6	2		6
1887		NENL	Lowell Browns	2	1	.667	1.67	3	3		3	0		27.0	49	23	5		14		13	0		2
1889		TL	Galveston Sand Crabs	6	4	.600		10						0.0		69	31		23		31	1		1
1889		WL1	Des Moines Prohibitionists	6	6	.500	0.00	12	12		12	0		116.0	116	76			32		67
1889		NYSL1	Elmira	1	1	.500	0.53	2	2		2	1		17.0	10	3	1		0		14	0		0
1891		WL1	Kansas City Blues	7	6	.538		13						0.0
1891		WL1	Lincoln Rustlers	8	10	.444		19						0.0
1892	Ind	CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	28	23	.549	1.51	52	51		49	7		454.0	440	240	76		108		203	8		14
1893	A	IL	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons	1	1	.500	6.35	2	2		2	0		17.0	32	23	12		7		2
1893		CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	9	6	.600	1.18	16	15		14	1		137.7	171	101	18		38		31	6		2
1895	B	WA2	Peoria Distillers	17	11	.607		28	28		25	1		0.0
1895	B	WA2	Quincy Ravens	4	4	.500		8	8		8	0		0.0
1895	A	WL2	Detroit Tigers	0	0		0.00	1	0		0	0		7.0
1897	B	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	23	19	.548		45	43		40	3		0.0								16		2
1898	Ind	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	11	2	.846	0.00	16	15		13	1		134.0	125	63			12		41	1
1900	D	VIRL	Richmond Bluebirds	7	4	.636	0.77	11	11		11	1		94.0	63	49	8		11		35	1		1
1900	A	IL	Montreal Royals	0	1	.000	0.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	13	8			0		2
1905	B	IIIL	Peoria Distillers	5	5	.500		10						0.0					44
1906	B	IIIL	Peoria Distillers					26						0.0	170	75			44
1907	B	IIIL	Peoria Distillers	6	6	.500		12						0.0	92	40			11
1909	D	SMA	Flint Vehicles	16	12	.571		28						0.0
Totals				158	126	.556	1.40	321	197	0	185	15	0	1063.3	1344	812	165	0	362	0	459	36	0	31	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
1886		EL2	Long Island City (Maspeth)	4	13	13	0	0	0	0	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1886		EL2	Waterbury	2	8	8	0	1	0	0	0		0				.125	.125	.125	.250	1
1887		NENL	Lowell Browns	3	14	14	2	3	0	0	0				0		.214	.214	.214	.429	3
1889		NYSL1	Elmira	2	8	8	0	1	1	0	0		0				.125	.125	.250	.375	2			0
1889		TL	Galveston Sand Crabs	11	37	37		6					0				.162	.162	.162	.324	6			0
1889		WL1	Des Moines Prohibitionists	17	60	60	5	14	0	0	0		1				.233	.233	.233	.467	14
1891		WL1	(+) Kansas City Blues	32	130	123	16	23	5	2	1		0				.187	.187	.285	.472	35			7
1891		WL1	(+) Lincoln Rustlers	32	130	123	16	23	5	2	1		0				.187	.187	.285	.472	35			7
1892	Ind	CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	54	212	212	22	45	6	3	0		0				.212	.212	.269	.481	57
1893		CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	16	63	63	5	12	1	0	0		1				.190	.190	.206	.397	13
1893	A	IL	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons	2	10	10	2	2	0	1	0		0				.200	.200	.400	.600	4
1895	A	WL2	Detroit Tigers	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1897	B	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	45	162	156	24	42	5	3	2		1				.269	.269	.378	.647	59			6
1898	Ind	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	16	57	57	8	11	2	0	0		1				.193	.193	.228	.421	13
1900	A	IL	Montreal Royals	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0
1900	D	VIRL	Richmond Bluebirds	11	40	40	3	6	1	0	0		1				.150	.150	.175	.325	7
1905	B	IIIL	Peoria Distillers	10	32	32		7									.219	.219	.219	.438	7
1906	B	IIIL	Peoria Distillers	26	85	85		14									.165	.165	.165	.329	14
1907	B	IIIL	Peoria Distillers	12	40	40		4									.100	.100	.100	.200	4
1908	C	WA	(+) Webb City Webbfeet		90	90		12	0	1	0						.133	.133	.156	.289	14
1908	C	WA	(+) Topeka Jayhawkers		90	90		12	0	1	0						.133	.133	.156	.289	14
1909	D	SMA	Flint Vehicles		95	95		14									.147	.147	.147	.295	14
Totals				233	943	937	71	182	16	7	2	0	5	0	0	0	.194	.194	.233	.427	218	0	0	6	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1886		EL2	Long Island City (Maspeth)	P	4					.000
1886		EL2	Waterbury	P	2					.000
1886		EL2	Waterbury	OF	1					.000
1887		NENL	Lowell Browns	P	3					.000
1889		WL1	Des Moines Prohibitionists	RF	3					.000
1889		NYSL1	Elmira	P	2					.000
1889		WL1	Des Moines Prohibitionists	P	12					.000
1889		TL	Galveston Sand Crabs	P	10					.000
1889		WL1	Des Moines Prohibitionists	LF	1					.000
1889		WL1	Des Moines Prohibitionists	SS	1					.000
1891		WL1	Lincoln Rustlers	P	19					.000
1891		WL1	Kansas City Blues	P	13					.000
1892	Ind	CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	P	52					.000
1892	Ind	CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	OF	2					.000
1893	A	IL	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons	P	2					.000
1893		CALL2	Los Angeles Angels	P	16					.000
1895	B	WA2	Quincy Ravens	P	8					.000
1895	B	WA2	Peoria Distillers	OF	3					.000
1895	B	WA2	Peoria Distillers	P	28					.000
1895	A	WL2	Detroit Tigers	P	1					.000
1897	B	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	P	45					.000
1898	Ind	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	P	16					.000
1898	Ind	WA2	Peoria Blackbirds	OF	1					.000
1900	D	VIRL	Richmond Bluebirds	P	11					.000
1900	A	IL	Montreal Royals	P	1					.000
Totals					257	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1886		Eastern League	Long Island City (Maspeth)	May 1, 1886	May 12, 1886
1886		Eastern League	Waterbury	June 10, 1886	June 19, 1886
1887		New England League	Lowell Browns
1888		Central League	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1889		Western Association	Des Moines Prohibitionists
1889		Texas League	Galveston Sand Crabs
1889		New York State League	Elmira
1889		Atlantic Association	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons
1890	Ind	Western Association	Des Moines Prohibitionists/Lincoln
1891		Western Association	Lincoln Rustlers
1891		Western Association	Kansas City Blues
1892	Ind	California League	Los Angeles Angels
1893	A	Eastern League	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons
1893		California League	Los Angeles Angels
1894	A	Western Association	Peoria Distillers
1895	A	Western League	Detroit Tigers	May 5, 1895	May 5, 1895
1895	B	Western Association	Quincy Ravens	May 24, 1895	June 16, 1895
1895	B	Western Association	Peoria Distillers	June 26, 1895	September 25, 1895
1896	C	Texas Association	Houston Buffaloes
1896	A	Eastern League	Buffalo Bisons	May 2, 1896	May 11, 1896
1897	B	Western Association	Peoria Blackbirds	April 30, 1897	September 22, 1897
1898	Ind	Western Association	Peoria Blackbirds	April 28, 1898	June 21, 1898
1900	D	Virginia League	Richmond Bluebirds	April 30, 1900	June 9, 1900
1900	A	Eastern League	Montreal Royals	July 5, 1900	July 5, 1900
1904	B	Southern League	Montgomery Senators
1905	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Peoria Distillers
1906	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Peoria Distillers
1907	D	Iowa State League	Jacksonville Lunatics
1907	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Peoria Distillers
1908	C	Western Association	Webb City Webbfeet
1908	C	Western Association	Topeka Jayhawkers
1909	D	Southern Michigan Association	Flint Vehicles

Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.