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Dom DiMaggio League
6-17-2075
John Roberts Starting Pitcher
Retired (1969, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.31 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 169-156 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
SV 3 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 03-11-1933
K 2002 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(137 games)
IP 2945.1
WHIP 1.38
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L D+ Endurance A    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B    Mentor Val B 
Speed B- Bunt D  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 DET
4
 3
8
8
0
0
0
 0
57.2
 58 21 21 1 24
26
1.42
3.28
1954 DET
1
 3
8
8
0
0
0
 0
56.0
 68 38 37 2 28
35
1.71
5.95
1955 DET-BRO-CHA
2
 16
18
18
2
0
0
 0
127.1
 157 110 96 4 55
86
1.66
6.79
1956 CHA
6
 21
36
36
6
0
0
 0
262.2
 286 157 148 9 107
171
1.50
5.07
1957 CHA
10
 17
33
33
6
1
0
 0
252.0
 260 125 117 8 116
175
1.49
4.18
1958 CHA
16
 2
28
27
7
3
0
 0
197.0
 183 86 85 2 73
126
1.30
3.88
1959 CHA-NYA
12
 10
33
33
2
1
0
 0
199.0
 218 116 112 5 94
142
1.57
5.07
1960 NYA-BRO
15
 10
33
33
7
1
0
 0
230.2
 238 115 109 4 87
170
1.41
4.25
1961 BRO
20
 5
32
31
10
2
0
 0
230.1
 221 91 86 2 74
175
1.28
3.36
1962 BRO
14
 10
32
32
9
3
0
 0
223.2
 222 101 98 2 75
143
1.33
3.94
1963 BRO
12
 13
33
32
1
1
0
 0
189.2
 189 85 81 0 62
122
1.32
3.84
1964 BRO
16
 10
34
33
6
2
0
 0
211.1
 203 86 80 4 64
162
1.26
3.41
1965 BRO
7
 9
33
14
1
1
2
 2
107.0
 103 49 48 2 31
74
1.25
4.04
1966 BRO
3
 8
31
13
0
0
0
 0
113.0
 95 56 54 0 54
69
1.32
4.30
1967 BRO
12
 7
26
26
1
1
0
 0
174.2
 169 84 82 3 60
126
1.31
4.23
1968 BRO-STL
14
 9
32
32
7
2
0
 0
237.1
 222 114 103 4 68
154
1.22
3.91
1969 STL
5
 3
24
9
0
0
1
 1
76.0
 85 52 52 2 25
46
1.45
6.16
2075
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
169
 156
474
418
65
18
3
 3
2945.1
 2977 1486 1409 54 1097
2002
1.38
4.31
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01John Roberts has retired from the St. Louis Red Birds
1968-05-12A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Birds and the Brooklyn Straphangers. The Brooklyn Straphangers receive Danny Weaver, Jesse Allen from the St. Louis Red Birds in exchange for John Roberts.
1962-05-02The Brooklyn Straphangers have renamed Grover Hensley to John Roberts.
1960-10-01A trade has been completed between the New York Tempest and the Brooklyn Straphangers. The Brooklyn Straphangers receive Grover Hensley, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Tempest in exchange for Troy Collazo.
1959-04-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Kanns and the New York Tempest. The New York Tempest receive Grover Hensley from the Chicago Kanns in exchange for Wylie Spehr.
1956-04-04The Chicago Kanns have promoted Grover Hensley to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Trent West to the minors.
1956-03-01The Chicago Kanns have renamed Steve Hunn to Grover Hensley.
1955-09-05The Chicago Kanns have promoted Bart Vaughn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-08-24The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Bart Vaughn to the minors.
1955-08-21The Chicago Kanns have promoted Tim Kendall to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-08-16The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Bart Vaughn to the minors.
1955-08-14The Chicago Kanns have promoted Sammy Fontenot to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-08-09The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Bart Vaughn to the minors.
1955-08-05The Chicago Kanns have promoted Bart Vaughn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-07-26The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Bart Vaughn to the minors.
1955-07-24The Chicago Kanns have promoted Sammy Fontenot to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-07-19The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Bart Vaughn to the minors.
1955-07-11The Chicago Kanns have promoted Rod Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-07-10The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Sammy Fontenot to the minors.
1955-07-08The Chicago Kanns have promoted Bart Vaughn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-05-15The Chicago Kanns have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Tim Kendall to the minors.
1955-05-14The Chicago Kanns have promoted Bart Vaughn to the major league team. The Chicago Kanns have sent Steve Hunn to the minors.
1955-05-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago Kanns and the Brooklyn Straphangers. The Brooklyn Straphangers receive Karl Guerrero, Frank Backman, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (NYA) from the Chicago Kanns in exchange for Homer Hawley, Steve Hunn.
1955-04-29The Brooklyn Straphangers have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Brooklyn Straphangers have designated Max Irving for assignment.
1955-04-12The Brooklyn Straphangers have demoted Steve Hunn to the minor leagues.
1955-04-11The Brooklyn Straphangers have promoted Steve Hunn to the major league team. The Brooklyn Straphangers have sent Dennis Zurfluh to the minors.
1955-04-01The Brooklyn Straphangers have renamed B. A. Elmore to Steve Hunn.
1955-03-05A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Straphangers and the Detroit Red Wolves. The Detroit Red Wolves receive Zach Zymet from the Brooklyn Straphangers in exchange for B. A. Elmore, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (DET), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (DET).
1954-10-03The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Chris Peters to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Pavel Chekov to the minors.
1954-09-29The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Pavel Chekov to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Robin Gibb to the minors. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Chris Peters to the minors.
1954-09-20The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-09-19The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Pavel Chekov to the minors.
1954-09-17The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Andy Gibb to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-09-14The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Andy Gibb to the minors.
1954-09-01The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-08-31The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1954-08-28The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-08-25The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1954-08-03The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-08-01The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1954-05-09The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Pavel Chekov to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-05-06The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Pavel Chekov to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Andy Gibb to the minors. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1954-04-29The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-04-22The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1954-04-03The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Pavel Chekov to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1954-04-01The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Pavel Chekov to the minors.
1953-10-03The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Pavel Chekov to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Lou R Holts to the minors.
1953-09-14The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Andy Gibb to the minors.
1953-09-10The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1953-09-08The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1953-08-29The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Shane Montgomery to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Pavel Chekov to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Tremain Hall to the minors.
1953-08-28The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Pavel Chekov to the minors.
1953-08-24The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Alvis Whitted to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1953-08-23The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Jake Sisco to the minors.
1953-08-19The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Jake Sisco to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1953-08-15The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Robin Gibb to the minors.
1953-08-08The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted Andy Gibb to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent B. A. Elmore to the minors.
1953-08-08The Detroit Red Wolves have promoted B. A. Elmore to the major league team. The Detroit Red Wolves have sent Pavel Chekov to the minors.
1951-04-27The Detroit Red Wolves have renamed Roy Hobbs to B. A. Elmore.
1951-04-01The Detroit Red Wolves have renamed Grover Hensley to Roy Hobbs.