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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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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.