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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
John Roettger Shortstop
Retired (1967, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .785 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 2082 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 04-25-1928
HR 217 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(45 games)
RBI 880
SB 124 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1967
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 3
1B D  (13.8%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 4
2B A- (80.7%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1951 Away 69 262 25 59 15 1 5 32 27 35 1 1 10 .643 .296 .347 .122 .225
1951 Home 70 250 22 59 10 0 3 23 25 41 2 0 3 .616 .304 .312 .076 .236
1952 Away 69 252 19 72 12 0 6 29 25 47 4 1 4 .754 .349 .405 .119 .286
1952 Home 70 234 26 57 11 0 6 21 36 42 1 1 5 .708 .341 .368 .124 .244
1953 Away 56 205 24 48 11 1 1 13 24 42 0 1 11 .627 .314 .312 .078 .234
1953 Home 62 199 26 47 5 0 8 31 38 30 0 2 9 .732 .350 .382 .146 .236
1954 Away 70 260 26 77 13 4 4 33 31 31 3 2 6 .794 .371 .423 .127 .296
1954 Home 69 238 33 75 14 3 6 31 22 45 0 1 2 .851 .376 .475 .160 .315
1955 Away 70 257 26 69 16 1 6 34 32 38 4 1 5 .756 .347 .409 .140 .268
1955 Home 69 243 34 77 15 0 10 39 23 31 4 1 7 .875 .373 .502 .185 .317
1956 Away 66 230 22 60 6 1 10 36 20 40 3 1 5 .750 .324 .426 .165 .261
1956 Home 60 196 37 67 21 2 6 33 32 30 4 1 3 .990 .429 .561 .219 .342
1957 Away 43 86 9 22 3 0 2 11 7 9 2 0 4 .666 .305 .360 .105 .256
1957 Home 44 74 9 27 3 0 2 7 8 10 2 3 4 .913 .427 .486 .122 .365
1958 Away 63 264 38 70 10 3 7 25 33 46 8 4 6 .751 .346 .405 .140 .265
1958 Home 59 242 51 81 13 1 10 32 31 29 11 5 5 .932 .411 .521 .186 .335
1959 Away 69 292 37 74 19 1 10 30 32 49 5 5 7 .755 .327 .428 .175 .253
1959 Home 70 281 54 87 15 2 11 31 37 32 5 3 5 .882 .388 .495 .185 .310
1960 Away 69 288 40 72 10 3 10 34 30 51 8 5 5 .731 .321 .410 .160 .250
1960 Home 70 290 55 107 14 3 16 44 28 42 10 6 8 1.033 .430 .603 .234 .369
1961 Away 54 235 40 67 12 2 10 21 21 37 8 4 2 .823 .342 .481 .196 .285
1961 Home 57 238 47 62 12 1 5 23 19 43 7 4 5 .702 .319 .382 .122 .261
1962 Away 64 253 35 70 14 1 8 33 32 48 7 3 8 .791 .356 .435 .158 .277
1962 Home 62 237 31 74 12 2 6 25 31 41 3 3 4 .846 .390 .456 .143 .312
1963 Away 66 261 28 75 9 4 6 34 24 38 3 1 5 .768 .346 .421 .134 .287
1963 Home 69 278 28 62 10 1 4 21 25 41 2 2 3 .600 .291 .309 .086 .223
1964 Away 67 259 33 79 11 1 8 30 28 40 4 1 4 .823 .375 .448 .143 .305
1964 Home 57 207 33 50 7 2 8 35 28 36 8 4 9 .743 .332 .411 .169 .242
1965 Away 70 269 33 70 13 2 7 29 26 41 4 6 7 .728 .327 .401 .141 .260
1965 Home 65 236 38 75 10 0 11 30 32 31 1 6 7 .897 .397 .500 .182 .318
1966 Away 50 119 12 30 5 0 1 6 15 20 0 0 2 .655 .336 .319 .067 .252
1966 Home 43 87 10 30 7 0 2 8 9 16 0 0 1 .907 .412 .494 .149 .345
1967 Away 11 39 6 16 3 2 1 10 2 7 0 0 0 1.106 .439 .667 .256 .410
1967 Home 12 36 3 15 2 1 1 6 3 5 0 0 1 1.086 .475 .611 .194 .417
Total Away 1026 3831 453 1030 182 27 102 440 409 619 64 36 91 .749 .339 .410 .141 .269
Total Home 1008 3566 537 1052 181 18 115 440 427 545 60 42 81 .823 .370 .453 .158 .295
Total 2034 7397 990 2082 363 45 217 880 836 1164 124 78 172 .785 .354 .431 .149 .281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01John Roettger has retired from the Washington Senators
1966-03-28The Washington Senators have promoted John Roettger to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Chuckster Barkley to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Cloy Huber to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Davey Jones to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Con Crete to the major league team.
1966-03-28John Roettger has signed with the Washington Senators for $0.5M per year for 2 years.
1965-03-28The Oakland Oaks have promoted George Belcher to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Chuck Willis to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted John Roettger to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Frank Smyres to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Rollie LePine to the major league team.
1965-03-28John Roettger has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $1.11M per year for 1 year.
1964-06-04A trade has been completed between the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure and the Chicago Commiedians. The Chicago Commiedians receive War Taylor, Ralph Kolstad, Draft Pick 1965 Round 2 MON (Ed Montgomery) from the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure in exchange for John Roettger, Chris Bagwell. Protest This Trade.
1964-06-02John Roettger of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1963-03-29The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Phil Grover to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Gary Fulton to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted John Roettger to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Alan Arkin to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Yovanny Sharpie to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Bruce Yewcic to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Abdoo Rose to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Joliet Jake Blues to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Chris Bagwell to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Don Scheffing to the major league team.
1963-03-29John Roettger has signed with the Chicago Commiedians for $5.17M per year for 2 years.
1962-09-11John Roettger of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1961-10-01John Roettger of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1961-06-12John Roettger of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1958-04-27John Roettger of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1957-04-27John Roettger of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1957-03-29The New York Pinstripers have promoted Ed Hickman to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted Freddy Stewart to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted John Roettger to the major league team.
1957-03-29John Roettger has signed with the New York Pinstripers for $10.0M per year for 6 years.
1956-10-08John Roettger of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1956-06-19John Roettger of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1955-10-04John Roettger of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1954-10-12John Roettger of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1953-09-06John Roettger of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1951-03-28The Oakland Athletics have promoted Clay Pelouze to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Ron Reed to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Roettger to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Roy Larkin to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bobby Davis to the major league team.
1950-10-23The Oakland Athletics have sent Bobby Davis to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent John Roettger to the minors.
1950-10-13The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Roettger to the major league team.