Mel Rojas

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: December 10, 1966 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Manresa (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 1, 1990 (Age 23-234d, 15,806th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 1, 1999 (Age 32-203d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Tom Reich

Full Name: Melquiades Rojas

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Relatives: Cousin of Moisés Alou; Nephew of Felipe Alou, Jesús Alou, Matty Alou

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

ERA

3.82

525

126

667.0

562

WHIP

1.267

Summary of 65 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 6 tying, 14 go ahead

5 Tms
MON	35
NYM	13
CHC	11
LAD	3
DET	3

Platoon
vs LHB	33
vs RHB	32

Home/Road
Home	33
Away	32

Outs
1	25
0	22
2	18

18 Opps
PHI	9
NYM	7
CIN	6
ARI	5
CHC	5
ATL	5
SFG	4
STL	4
LAD	4
COL	3
SEA	3
SDP	2
MON	2
HOU	2
NYY	1
PIT	1
FLA	1
TOR	1

57 Batters
David Justice	2
Ryne Sandberg	2
Ken Griffey Jr.	2
Jeff Kent	2
Bobby Bonilla	2
Todd Zeile	2
Matt Williams	2
Shawon Dunston	2
Jay Bell	1
J.T. Snow	1
Tony Fernández	1
Hal Morris	1
Dickie Thon	1
Kelly Stinnett	1
Steve Finley	1
Luis Gonzalez	1
David Segui	1
David Bell	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Greg Gagne	1
Lenny Dykstra	1
Ron Gant	1
Mariano Duncan	1
Luis Salazar	1
Kevin Sefcik	1
Carl Everett	1
Chris Sabo	1
Jim Eisenreich	1
Milt Thompson	1
Larry Walker	1
John Patterson	1
Bill Spiers	1
Mark Whiten	1
Kevin McReynolds	1
Brian Johnson	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	1
Ed Taubensee	1
Alex Gonzalez	1
Mark McGwire	1
José Vidro	1
Mike Lieberthal	1
Jacob Brumfield	1
Scott Rolen	1
Paul O'Neill	1
Barry Bonds	1
Marlon Anderson	1
Kal Daniels	1
Nelson Liriano	1
Todd Hundley	1
Mike Kingery	1
Ryan Klesko	1
Bobby Estalella	1
Mike Sharperson	1
Chipper Jones	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
F.P. Santangelo	1
Howard Johnson	1

17 Parks
Stade Olymp. (MON)	21
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	8
Shea Stad (NYC)	7
VeteransStad (PHI)	5
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	5
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
MileHigh Std (DEN)	1

Where Hit
7	27
9	17
78	10
89	8
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	15
3	14
2	13
5	9
4	6
Unk	5
6	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	51
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	7
-23	6
-2-	5
12-	4
123	4
--3	1
1-3	1

112 Runs
RISP	21
0 on	37
1 on	13
2 on	11
3 on	4
Any on	28

Inning
4	5
5	1
6	5
7	8
8	18
9	25
Extra	3

4-6	11
7-end	54

RelScore
+4..	16
+3	3
+2	6
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	8
-2	7
-3	4
-4..	9

Ahead	28
Tied	9
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	14
0-1	8
1-1	7
1-0	6
2-2	6
Unk	5
2-0	5
0-2	3
3-2	3
1-2	3
3-1	3
2-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	12
CF	10
2B	9
1B	7
C	6
RF	6
LF	6
SS	6
PH	3

OrderPos
3rd	12
5th	11
7th	9
2nd	8
4th	7
9th	7
6th	5
1st	3
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	22
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	30

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-08-03	Luis Salazar	CHC		MON	ahead 9-4	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	6	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1990-09-02	Kal Daniels	LAD	@	MON	ahead 4-1	t 4	0	1--		2	3	7	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Gibson Scores
3	3	3	2	1990-09-02	Mike Sharperson	LAD	@	MON	ahead 6-1	t 4	2	1--		2	7	5	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Gwynn Scores
4	4	4	1	1990-09-09	Barry Bonds	PIT		MON	behind 0-4	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	6%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1990-10-01	Milt Thompson	STL	@	MON	behind 5-7	t 7	0	-2-	2,(0-1) LX	2	3	8	25%	50%		Home Run; G. Pena Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1991-04-13	Howard Johnson	NYM		MON	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	5	6	17%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Magadan Scores; H. Johnson Scores
7	7	2	1	1991-08-02	Dickie Thon	PHI	@	MON	tied 5-5	t 11	0	---	5,(3-1) ..BFBBX	1	8	6	35%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Thon Scores
8	8	3	1	1991-08-28	Mariano Duncan	CIN		MON	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	1--	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	1	4	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Browning Scores; M. Duncan Scores
9	9	4	2	1991-08-28	Hal Morris	CIN		MON	ahead 7-0	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Morris Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1992-06-10	Bobby Bonilla	NYM	@	MON	behind 1-8	t 8	1	---	4,(1-2) SBFX	1	5	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Bonilla Scores
11	11	2	1	1992-08-31	Chris Sabo	CIN		MON	behind 3-8	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Sabo Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1993-05-14	Bobby Bonilla	NYM	@	MON	behind 6-8	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	6%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	2	1	1993-06-14	Jim Eisenreich	PHI	@	MON	ahead 6-2	t 9	0	123	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	4	6	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Kruk Scores; D. Daulton Scores; M. Thompson Scores
14	14	3	1	1993-06-16	Lenny Dykstra	PHI	@	MON	behind 2-3	t 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	1	8	36%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
15	15	4	1	1993-06-19	Ron Gant	ATL	@	MON	tied 3-3	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	5	7	24%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	5	1	1993-09-12	Jacob Brumfield	CIN	@	MON	behind 1-2	t 8	0	---	3,(0-2) .CCX	1	2	8	24%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
17	17	6	1	1993-09-14	Mark Whiten	STL		MON	behind 4-10	b 8	2	-23	5,(2-2) LSBB.X	3	5	8	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball); O. Smith Scores; G. Jefferies Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1994-04-08	Shawon Dunston	CHC	@	MON	ahead 1-0	t 7	2	---	5,(2-2) SBBSX	1	8	6	14%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	2	1	1994-04-16	Andrés Galarraga	COL		MON	tied 3-3	b 7	1	123	5,(3-1) BSBBX	4	4	3	23%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Vander Wal Scores; W. Weiss Scores; D. Bichette Scores
20	20	3	1	1994-05-09	David Segui	NYM	@	MON	tied 4-4	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	3	28%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	4	1	1994-05-24	Carl Everett	FLA		MON	behind 0-8	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	5	1	1994-05-27	Mike Kingery	COL	@	MON	behind 1-4	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	8	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	6	1	1994-06-01	Tony Fernández	CIN		MON	behind 6-10	b 9	1	-23	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	5	5%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Larkin Scores; K. Mitchell Scores
24	24	7	1	1994-06-12	Kevin McReynolds	NYM		MON	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .CBBFX	1	3	7	26%	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
25	25	8	1	1994-06-28	Ryan Klesko	ATL	@	MON	tied 6-6	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	9	PH	38%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
26	26	9	1	1994-07-02	John Patterson	SFG		MON	behind 6-10	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) .1S>X	2	2	4	7%	12%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); D. Lewis Scores
27	27	10	1	1994-07-26	David Justice	ATL		MON	behind 2-5	b 9	0	---	9,(3-2) BFBFBFFFX	1	3	9	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	11	1	1994-08-04	Todd Zeile	STL	@	MON	ahead 3-1	t 9	2	123	3,(1-1) BCX	4	4	5	7%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Oquendo Scores; B. Tewksbury Scores; L. Alicea Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1995-06-28	David Justice	ATL		MON	behind 2-3	b 9	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	5	9	65%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball); F. McGriff Scores
30	30	2	1	1995-07-12	Shawon Dunston	CHC	@	MON	behind 1-3	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	6	6%	9%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1996-04-18	Todd Zeile	PHI	@	MON	behind 6-8	t 9	1	12-		3	4	5	64%	81%		Home Run (LF-CF); M. Morandini Scores; M. Whiten Scores
32	32	2	1	1996-05-17	Brian Johnson	SDP		MON	tied 1-1	b 12	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	3	1	1996-07-06	Todd Hundley	NYM	@	MON	ahead 6-3	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .CFBX	1	5	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	4	1	1996-08-09	Ryne Sandberg	CHC	@	MON	ahead 10-8	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .BSX	1	2	4	4%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); R. Sandberg Scores
35	35	5	1	1996-09-01	Steve Finley	SDP	@	MON	behind 5-7	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	8	9%	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1997-04-06	Chipper Jones	ATL		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	3	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
37	37	2	1	1997-05-11	J.T. Snow	SFG		CHC	ahead 9-5	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Bonds Scores
38	38	3	1	1997-05-14	Nelson Liriano	LAD	@	CHC	tied 4-4	t 9	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	9	4	25%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); E. Anthony Scores
39	39	4	1	1997-05-17	Jeff Kent	SFG	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	1--	3,(2-0) 1B*BX	2	5	4	13%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Bonds Scores; J. Kent Scores
40	40	5	1	1997-05-24	Ed Taubensee	CIN		CHC	behind 0-1	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Taubensee Scores
41	41	6	1	1997-06-05	Mike Lieberthal	PHI		CHC	behind 5-8	b 9	2	-23	5,(2-2) FB>S.BX	3	7	2	48%	54%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); S. Rolen Scores; K. Jordan Scores
42	42	7	1	1997-06-07	F.P. Santangelo	MON		CHC	ahead 4-0	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	1	8	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	8	1	1997-06-10	Edgardo Alfonzo	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 8-6	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Alfonzo Scores
44	44	9	1	1997-07-15	Bill Spiers	HOU	@	CHC	behind 2-3	t 9	1	12-	4,(0-2) ..CFFX	3	9	PH	63%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Mouton Scores; C. Biggio Scores
45	45	10	1	1997-07-20	Larry Walker	COL	@	CHC	ahead 7-5	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	3	9	7%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); N. Pérez Scores; L. Walker Scores
46	46	11	1	1997-08-03	Greg Gagne	LAD	@	CHC	tied 2-2	t 12	0	---		1	7	6	33%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	12	1	1997-08-09	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	@	NYM	ahead 5-3	t 9	1	12-		3	3	3	6%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); J. Mouton Scores; D. Bell Scores
48	48	13	1	1997-08-13	Mark McGwire	STL		NYM	behind 3-4	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBSX	1	4	3	30%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
49	49	14	1	1997-09-06	Ryne Sandberg	CHC		NYM	behind 2-4	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	9	4	14%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
50	50	15	1	1997-09-11	José Vidro	MON	@	NYM	behind 2-6	t 8	1	-23	3,(0-2) ...SFX	3	3	5	11%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Grudzielanek Scores; O. Cabrera Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1998-05-30	Scott Rolen	PHI		NYM	behind 3-5	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFCBX	1	3	5	14%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	2	1	1998-06-26	Paul O'Neill	NYY	@	NYM	behind 3-4	t 7	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	9	42%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Knoblauch Scores; D. Jeter Scores
53	53	3	1	1998-07-01	Alex Gonzalez	TOR		NYM	behind 7-8	b 8	0	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	9	6	29%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Crespo Scores; E. Sprague Scores
54	54	4	1	1998-08-24	Matt Williams	ARI	@	NYM	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	-23	3,(2-0) BB.X	3	5	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Bell Scores; T. Lee Scores
55	55	5	2	1998-08-24	Kelly Stinnett	ARI	@	NYM	ahead 8-1	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
56	56	6	1	1998-08-27	Jeff Kent	SFG		NYM	ahead 10-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-1) X	1	4	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
57	57	7	1	1998-09-08	Kevin Sefcik	PHI		NYM	ahead 11-3	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	2	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
58	58	8	2	1998-09-08	Bobby Estalella	PHI		NYM	ahead 12-3	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
59	59	9	3	1998-09-08	Marlon Anderson	PHI		NYM	ahead 13-3	b 7	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BCFBX	2	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Relaford Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1999-04-07	Matt Williams	ARI	@	LAD	behind 2-6	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	4	5	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
61	61	2	2	1999-04-07	Luis Gonzalez	ARI	@	LAD	behind 3-6	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	7	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
62	62	3	1	1999-04-12	Jay Bell	ARI		LAD	ahead 9-4	b 7	2	-23	2,(1-0) 1.BX	3	2	4	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); L. Gonzalez Scores; T. Womack Scores
63	63	4	1	1999-04-29	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		DET	ahead 8-6	b 5	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	3	8	16%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Bournigal Scores/Team unER; B. Hunter Scores/Team unER; D. Bell Scores/Team unER; K. Griffey Scores/Team unER
64	64	5	2	1999-04-29	David Bell	SEA		DET	ahead 15-6	b 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	2	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Bournigal Scores
65	65	6	3	1999-04-29	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		DET	ahead 17-6	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)