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| Name | Team | Age |
| Jimmy Root | Retired (1975, Age 34) | Died (2011, Age 70) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 42 (1964) |
C | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cesar Cedeno League | 0 | 4 years (5 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 3/17/1941 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (4.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1970 | C | STL | 15 | 5 | 58.0 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 40.0% | 0 | 8.07 | .981 |
| 1971 | C | CHA | 46 | 46 | 359.33 | 298 | 268 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 33.3% | -1 | 7.39 | .990 |
| 1B | CHA | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 10.61 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1972 | C | CHA | 27 | 27 | 207.66 | 167 | 154 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 30.3% | 0 | 7.15 | .988 |
| 1973 | C | CHA | 27 | 27 | 235.0 | 174 | 165 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 20.0% | 0 | 6.59 | .989 |
| 1B | CHA | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10.44 | .967 | |||||
| 1974 | C | KC | 5 | 2 | 21.0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 6.86 | 1.000 |
| 1B | KC | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11.57 | .978 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 120 | 107 | 880.99 | 708 | 649 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 47 | 30.1% | -1 | 7.15 | .989 | |
| 1B | 10 | 10 | 88.0 | 109 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 10.94 | .982 | ||||||
| Total | 130 | 117 | 968.99 | 817 | 753 | 54 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 109 | 47 | 30.1% | -2 | 7.50 | .988 |
| 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. |