Mel Roberts

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Mel Roberts
Melvin Henry Roberts
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	180
Born:	1943-1-18 at Abington, PA (US)
Died:	2007-9-1 at Danville, VA (US)

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Mel Roberts was a professional player and manager.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Pre-professional career 1.2 Coaching 2 Sources

Profile

Pre-professional career

• Played baseball, basketball and football in high school
• Led prep league in batting (.430) in 1960
• Played American Legion ball
• Played semi-pro ball for Suburban Stars of Philadelphia
• In 1965, he played for the semi-po Jenkintown Quakers in the Penn-Del League, hitting .396

Coaching

• Coach at 1971 Peninsula, 1972 Reading, 1973 Spartanburg.

Sources

• "Obituary". Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC), 2007-09-05.
• Philadelphia Phillies Organizational Sketch Book. 1974.