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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 |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/26/1945 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (1.1 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1967 | Majors | 13.51 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 7 / 13 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 12.11 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 12 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 30.73 | 162 | 40 | 0 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 3 | 21 / 30 |
| 1970 | Majors | 29.71 | 162 | 22 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 19 / 29 |
| 1971 | Majors | 41.89 | 162 | 23 | 0 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 8 | 14 / 41 |
| 1972 | Majors | 42.85 | 162 | 23 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 14 / 42 |
| 1973 | Majors | 37.19 | 162 | 23 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 37 |
| 1974 | Majors | 36.47 | 162 | 23 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 36 |
| 1975 | Majors | 27.17 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 27 |
| 1976 | Majors | 36.74 | 162 | 31 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 36 |
| 1977 | Majors | 63.78 | 162 | 127 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 63 |
| 1978 | Majors | 18.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 18 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 13.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 13 | |||
| Total | 1458 | 312 | 0 | 10 / 58 | 18 / 52 | 13 / 51 | 13 / 54 | 4 / 58 | 16 / 55 | 26 / 69 | 100 / 397 |
| 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. |