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Minnie Minoso League
8-20-2069
George Roenicke Relief Pitcher
Retired (1994, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.05 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 91-114 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 6 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 08-19-1957
K 1394 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(79 games)
IP 1794.1
WHIP 1.50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C-
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1978 PIT
64
40
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
 12 0 0
0
 0 0
.175
.075
.100
.025
.075
1979 PIT-DET
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1980 DET
33
60
3
7
0
0
0
2
2
 14 0 0
0
 0 1
.262
.145
.117
.000
.117
1981 DET
26
52
2
8
1
0
0
1
0
 12 0 0
0
 1 0
.327
.154
.173
.019
.154
1982 DET
37
26
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.264
.148
.115
.000
.115
1983 DET
34
37
2
4
0
0
0
3
1
 8 0 1
0
 0 1
.236
.128
.108
.000
.108
1984 DET
28
32
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
 12 0 0
0
 0 0
.092
.061
.031
.000
.031
1985 DET
27
25
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.228
.148
.080
.000
.080
1986 BOS-CIN-CHN
20
36
3
4
0
1
0
1
2
 12 0 0
1
 2 1
.325
.158
.167
.056
.111
1987 CHN
33
75
5
10
0
0
0
2
1
 23 0 0
0
 0 0
.278
.145
.133
.000
.133
1988 CHN
33
76
2
7
0
0
0
3
2
 26 0 0
0
 3 1
.207
.115
.092
.000
.092
1989 CHN
42
21
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.238
.095
.143
.048
.095
1990 CHN
27
47
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
 17 1 0
0
 0 1
.101
.080
.021
.000
.021
1991 CHN
38
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1992 CHN
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 1
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1993 CHN
30
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
3.000
1.000
2.000
1.000
1.000
1994 CHN
26
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
Total
530
533
27
54
4
1
0
14
14
 157 1 1
1
 6 6
.238
.126
.113
.011
.101
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01George Roenicke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1994-08-30The Chicago Cubs have waived George Roenicke.
1994-08-13The Chicago Cubs have promoted Leo Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated George Roenicke for assignment.
1993-05-26George Roenicke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1992-05-13The Chicago Cubs have placed George Roenicke on the trade block.
1987-03-07The Chicago Cubs have renamed Russ McDonnell to George Roenicke.
1986-07-27A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Pee Wees and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Russ McDonnell, Bubba Chubs, Shingo Takahashi, Draft Pick 1987 Round 2 CIN (Greg Dickson), Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 CIN (Alan Rader) from the Cincinnati Pee Wees in exchange for Martin Wells, Jimmy McAvoy.
1986-04-18A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Pee Wees and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Juan L. Machina, Lamont Chang, Randy Perez, Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 CIN (John Shirley), Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 CIN (Andy Hewitt) from the Cincinnati Pee Wees in exchange for Dud Kelly, Russ McDonnell, George Gainer.
1986-03-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit River Cats and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive George Gainer, Russ McDonnell, Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 DET (Don Piez), Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 DET (Jeff Siebert) from the Detroit River Cats in exchange for Tommy Peden.
1981-04-26Russ McDonnell of the Detroit River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1980-04-01The Detroit River Cats have promoted Joe Shears to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have promoted Russ McDonnell to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated Jim Bryant for assignment. The Detroit River Cats have designated Don McMullen for assignment.
1979-07-31A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Stealers and the Detroit River Cats. The Detroit River Cats receive Bill "the Cat" Wilson, Russ McDonnell, Wege Cantori from the Pittsburgh Stealers in exchange for Leo Plasencia.
1979-04-05The Pittsburgh Stealers have demoted Russ McDonnell to the minor leagues.
1978-05-07The Pittsburgh Stealers have promoted Russ McDonnell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stealers have sent Wege Cantori to the minors.
1978-04-05The Pittsburgh Stealers have demoted Russ McDonnell to the minor leagues.
1977-10-03The Pittsburgh Stealers have promoted Russ McDonnell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Stealers have sent Jim Forbes to the minors.
1977-03-13The Pittsburgh Stealers have renamed George Roenicke to Russ McDonnell.