LF Bobby Root #1
Age: 47 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF BOBBY ROOT #1 - AGE: 47 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/30/1927
Born in:Atlanta, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 6th Pick in Round 20
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1945 Waterloo - R 17 42 50 7 2 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 18 0 0 .140 .218 .180 .398 22 13 -0.3
1946 Waterloo - R 18 48 27 7 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 10 0 0 .259 .310 .333 .644 80 79 0.0
1947 Waterloo - R 19 12 6 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 .500 .500 1.167 1.667 384 326 0.2
1948 Waterloo - R 20 22 16 4 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 .250 .294 .500 .794 100 85 0.1
1949 Waterloo - R 21 47 67 23 5 1 2 7 13 10 0 0 19 0 1 .343 .429 .537 .966 150 157 0.7
1950 Tacoma - A 22 87 245 71 16 2 7 43 47 53 6 3 39 1 0 .290 .423 .457 .881 134 134 2.1
1951 Cienfuegos - DL 23 27 29 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 .138 .194 .138 .331 -12 -22 -0.3
1951 Tacoma - A 23 65 217 65 21 6 4 39 50 84 1 1 20 5 5 .300 .495 .507 1.002 171 176 3.5
1952 Oklahoma City - AA 24 104 264 74 14 1 4 22 51 62 8 4 38 2 1 .280 .426 .386 .812 122 130 2.0
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA 24 20 71 18 1 1 3 8 14 16 1 0 6 1 0 .254 .398 .423 .820 123 126 0.8
1953 Oklahoma City - AA 25 57 168 38 8 0 3 15 22 31 10 2 21 2 2 .226 .374 .327 .702 89 96 0.7
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA 25 30 90 29 4 1 3 16 21 15 3 0 14 1 0 .322 .435 .489 .924 150 149 1.6
1954 Oklahoma City - AA 26 57 129 24 7 0 0 15 14 16 5 0 21 1 1 .186 .300 .240 .540 40 45 -0.7
1954 Fort Wayne - AAA 26 23 46 9 2 0 1 7 3 3 1 0 5 0 1 .196 .260 .304 .564 53 58 0.3
Total COW 152 462 136 37 8 11 82 97 137 7 4 59 6 5 .294 .459 .481 .940 152 155
Total LSA 218 561 136 29 1 7 52 87 109 23 6 80 5 4 .242 .383 .335 .719 95 102
Total UMVA 171 166 44 11 1 4 18 23 17 2 1 57 0 1 .265 .339 .416 .754 105 101
Total CL 73 207 56 7 2 7 31 38 34 5 0 25 2 1 .271 .386 .425 .811 121 123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Waterloo - R 1B 22 9 92 10 10 103 1 .990 92.0 9.98 +1.0 1.006
1945 Waterloo - R LF 11 6 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 54.0 3.50 +0.1 1.020
1945 Waterloo - R CF 7 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.1 3.12 +0.3 1.029
1945 Waterloo - R RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 +0.1 1.028
1946 Waterloo - R 1B 42 5 84 5 5 93 4 .957 100.2 7.96 -0.9 .896
1946 Waterloo - R LF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 14.2 2.45 +0.2 1.012
1946 Waterloo - R CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.1 1.034
1946 Waterloo - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Waterloo - R 1B 6 0 23 3 3 27 1 .963 16.1 14.33 -0.3 .806
1947 Waterloo - R LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Waterloo - R CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 1.030
1948 Waterloo - R 1B 11 0 24 3 1 27 0 1.000 20.2 11.76 +0.6 1.313
1948 Waterloo - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Waterloo - R LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Waterloo - R CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.009
1948 Waterloo - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Waterloo - R 1B 14 8 68 3 6 71 0 1.000 74.0 8.64 +0.1 1.059
1949 Waterloo - R LF 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 26.0 0.35 -0.8 1.026
1949 Waterloo - R CF 8 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 -0.3 .833
1949 Waterloo - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Tacoma - A 1B 4 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 6.2 8.10 +0.0 .000
1950 Tacoma - A LF 45 23 71 3 2 74 0 1.000 244.1 2.73 +1.2 .989
1950 Tacoma - A CF 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.013
1950 Tacoma - A RF 41 39 81 9 3 92 2 .978 316.2 2.56 +0.0 .987
1951 Tacoma - A 1B 29 29 233 21 33 257 3 .988 249.0 9.18 +0.6 .998
1951 Cienfuegos - DL 1B 4 0 9 1 1 10 0 1.000 8.2 10.38 +0.0 1.021
1951 Tacoma - A LF 37 34 63 0 0 64 1 .984 299.1 1.89 +3.3 1.024
1951 Cienfuegos - DL LF 10 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 +1.1 1.261
1951 Tacoma - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Cienfuegos - DL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 4 3 36 0 3 37 1 .973 29.0 11.17 -0.3 1.000
1952 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 8 5 53 7 3 61 1 .984 48.2 11.10 +0.3 1.018
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 4 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.1 1.000
1952 Oklahoma City - AA LF 61 35 69 1 0 73 3 .959 371.1 1.70 -1.7 1.017
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 12 12 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 106.0 2.72 +1.9 .914
1952 Oklahoma City - AA CF 6 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 41.0 2.63 -0.5 .993
1952 Oklahoma City - AA RF 22 19 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 159.2 1.97 +1.1 1.021
1953 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 3 2 24 3 2 27 0 1.000 22.0 11.05 +0.2 1.022
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 9 9 9 0 0 11 2 .818 80.2 1.00 +1.4 1.125
1953 Oklahoma City - AA LF 20 12 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 130.0 1.94 +1.1 1.007
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 19 14 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 130.1 2.55 +4.0 .974
1953 Oklahoma City - AA CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 -0.1 .992
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Oklahoma City - AA RF 31 30 47 0 0 47 0 1.000 252.2 1.67 +1.8 1.089
1954 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 11 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 34.1 1.31 +0.8 1.000
1954 Oklahoma City - AA LF 19 11 22 0 0 23 1 .957 115.1 1.72 -0.6 .974
1954 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 11 6 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 75.1 3.11 +3.8 1.000
1954 Oklahoma City - AA CF 13 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 57.0 2.37 -1.2 .861
1954 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.000
1954 Oklahoma City - AA RF 21 12 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 117.1 2.07 +1.4 1.036
TOTAL 1B 147 61 652 56 67 719 11 .985 667.2 9.54 +1.3 .998
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 252 138 305 5 2 318 8 .975 1444.2 1.93 +6.2 1.016
TOTAL CF 85 42 141 0 0 143 2 .986 470.1 2.70 +7.9 .952
TOTAL RF 120 101 191 11 3 204 2 .990 859.0 2.12 +4.4 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft out of high school (Rome; Rome, GA) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 20, Pick 6, 312nd overall pick).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1948 Injured (bronchitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/01/1950 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
05/16/1951 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3-4 months.
09/24/1951 Wins the 1951 Championship with the Tacoma Captains!
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
05/18/1952 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/14/1953 Injured (fractured jaw),out for 4-5 weeks.
08/29/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Indianapolis Hoosiers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/19/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
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