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Rance Root Third Base
Retired (1988, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .318 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .824 Status Deceased (2031) Option Years 0  
H 14 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 03-17-1954
HR 0 Drafted Round 3, Pick 34
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(37 games)
RBI 8
SB 3 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1988
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR B 
Speed A  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (1.8%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 18 57.00 11 / 11 9 / 9 6 / 6 9 / 9 6 / 8 5 / 7 6 / 7 52 / 57
1973 Minors 19 53.00 8 / 8 12 / 12 5 / 5 5 / 5 2 / 7 7 / 9 5 / 7 44 / 53
1974 Minors 20 64.00 13 / 13 10 / 11 7 / 7 4 / 5 7 / 14 5 / 6 6 / 8 52 / 64
1975 Minors 21 70.00 5 / 6 4 / 5 10 / 16 7 / 10 3 / 8 11 / 17 4 / 8 44 / 70
1976 Majors 22 14.00 1 / 1 2 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 2 9 / 14
1977 Majors 23 10.00 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 6 / 10
1978 Majors 24 8.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 8
1979 Majors 25 18.00 1 / 2 1 / 2 4 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 4 0 / 2 8 / 18
1980 Majors 26 12.00 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 2 3 / 12
1981 Majors 27 9.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 9
1982 Majors 28 14.00 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 14
1983 Majors 29 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 15
1984 Majors 30 19.00 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 19
1985 Majors 31 20.16 162 10 0 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 20
1986 Minors 32 31.00 1 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 31
1986 Majors 32 3.32 37 0 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3
1987 Majors 33 12.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 12
1988 Majors 34 9.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 9
Total 199 10 0 44 / 65 40 / 65 35 / 60 30 / 60 18 / 68 32 / 69 24 / 51 223 / 438
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Rance Root has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-07-05The Minnesota Lumberjacks have designated Rance Root for assignment.
1986-05-24The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rance Root to the major league team.
1986-05-24The Minnesota Lumberjacks have acquired Rance Root from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Jim Borton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Bill LaManna to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Rance Root to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have sent Ernie Robbins to the minors. The Cincinnati Red Legs have sent Jack Knothe to the minors. The Cincinnati Red Legs have sent Pat Holdridge to the minors.
1985-04-01The Cincinnati Red Legs have acquired Rance Root from the waiver wire.
1976-03-30The Houston Lonestars have waived Rance Root.
1973-04-14The Houston Lonestars have acquired Rance Root from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01The Oakland Athletics have waived Rance Root.
1973-03-30The Oakland Athletics have promoted Lee Escalera to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Lou Oates to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Pete Barkley to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Denny Shirley to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Rance Root to the minors.
1972-10-03The Oakland Athletics have promoted Denny Shirley to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Rance Root to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Gary Wakefield to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Butch Kubiszyn to the minors.