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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
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
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 %) |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
| 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. |