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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
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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 | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1965 | LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .833 | .500 | .333 | .333 |
| 1965 | RHP | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .462 | .538 | .462 |
| 1970 | LHP | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| 1970 | RHP | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .524 | .238 | .286 | .238 |
| 1971 | LHP | 14 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .795 | .389 | .406 | .312 |
| 1971 | RHP | 48 | 118 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 22 | .617 | .270 | .347 | .220 |
| 1972 | LHP | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .083 | .083 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | RHP | 30 | 78 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | .656 | .310 | .346 | .269 |
| 1973 | LHP | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .451 | .261 | .190 | .190 |
| 1973 | RHP | 30 | 87 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 14 | .692 | .312 | .379 | .264 |
| 1974 | LHP | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1974 | RHP | 35 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .528 | .245 | .283 | .196 |
| Total | LHP | 40 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | .534 | .278 | .256 | .207 |
| Total | RHP | 155 | 363 | 90 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 65 | .640 | .290 | .350 | .248 |
| Total | 180 | 445 | 107 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 85 | .621 | .288 | .333 | .240 |
| 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. |