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Cesar Cedeno League 8-21-2075 |
| Jimmy Root |  CatcherRetired (1975, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .240 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .621 | Status | Deceased (2011) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 107 | Age at Death | 70 | Date of Birth | 03-17-1941 | |
| HR | 7 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 42 (1964) |
Majors Svc Time | 4 years (5 games) |
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| RBI | 46 | |||||
| SB | 4 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (4.4%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1965 | STL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | STL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHA | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1972 | CHA | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1973 | CHA | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | KC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1975-11-01 | Jimmy Root has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1975-04-18 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived Jimmy Root. |
| 1975-03-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have designated Jimmy Root for assignment. |
| 1974-04-06 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Jimmy Root from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-04-06 | The Kansas City Athletics have demoted Vern Marion to the minor leagues. |
| 1974-04-02 | The Chicago Lightning have promoted Jack Pittsley to the major league team. The Chicago Lightning have designated Jimmy Root for assignment. |
| 1971-05-25 | The Chicago Lightning have promoted Jimmy Root to the major league team. |
| 1971-04-05 | The Chicago Lightning have acquired Jimmy Root from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-04-01 | The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Jimmy Root. |
| 1970-08-16 | The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jimmy Root for assignment. |
| 1970-07-09 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jimmy Root to the major league team. |
| 1968-04-08 | The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Kyle Confrey to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Jimmy Root to the minors. |
| 1968-04-03 | The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Jimmy Root to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have sent Edward Knight to the minors. |
| 1965-05-30 | The St. Louis Power Chords have sent Jimmy Root to the minors. |
| 1965-05-07 | The St. Louis Power Chords have promoted Jimmy Root to the major league team. |