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Name	Team	Age
John Somerlott	Retired (1979, Age 34)	Died (2017, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18 (1967)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	10 years (147 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	D	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/26/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	PB	SB	CS	CS%	+/-	RF	FPCT
1967	1B	STL	50	17	195.0	229	224	4	1	18					-7	10.52	.996
	2B	STL	1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0					0	2.00	1.000
1968	C	STL	1	1	9.0	9	7	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	0	8.00	.889
	1B	STL	29	28	247.0	285	277	8	0	20					-2	10.38	1.000
1969	C	STL	1	1	9.0	7	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0%	0	7.00	1.000
	1B	STL	39	39	341.33	364	355	6	3	24					-6	9.52	.992
1970	1B	STL	38	22	228.33	233	222	9	2	12					-4	9.11	.991
1971	1B	STL	91	23	321.33	358	344	10	4	28					-7	9.92	.989
1972	1B	STL	91	23	348.66	360	354	4	2	29					-9	9.24	.994
1973	1B	STL	58	23	259.0	289	282	5	2	16					+2	9.97	.993
1974	1B	STL	60	23	266.33	290	281	6	3	25					-3	9.70	.990
1975	1B	STL	40	0	82.66	98	96	2	0	2					-2	10.67	1.000
1976	1B	STL	65	31	319.0	355	340	12	3	24					+2	9.93	.992
1977	1B	STL	127	124	1055.0	1149	1108	36	5	72					+1	9.76	.996
	3B	STL	1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0					0	2.00	1.000
	RF	STL	2	2	18.0	4	3	0	1	0					0	1.50	.750
Pos Total	C		2	2	18.0	16	14	1	1	0	0	5	0	0.0%	0	7.50	.938
	1B		688	353	3663.64	4010	3883	102	25	270					-35	9.79	.994
	2B		1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0					0	2.00	1.000
	3B		1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0					0	2.00	1.000
	RF		2	2	18.0	4	3	0	1	0					0	1.50	.750
Total			694	359	3717.64	4034	3902	105	27	270	0	5	0	0.0%	-35	9.70	.993

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	John Somerlott has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-04-12	The St. Louis Busch Men have waived John Somerlott.
1978-04-01	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Bill Blair to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated John Somerlott for assignment.
1969-04-29	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted John Somerlott to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have sent Don Richardson to the minors.
1969-04-29	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Don Richardson to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have sent John Somerlott to the minors.
1968-04-04	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Hector McLaughlin to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted John Somerlott to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated Jose Foster for assignment. The St. Louis Busch Men have designated Dick Gelnar for assignment.
1968-04-04	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted Dusty Nelson to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have sent John Somerlott to the minors.
1967-06-27	John Somerlott of the St. Louis Busch Men is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1967-04-01	The St. Louis Busch Men have promoted John Somerlott to the major league team. The St. Louis Busch Men have sent Tony Johnston to the minors.