2B Elmer 'Butcher' Root #8
Age: 56 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/08/1963
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2B ELMER 'BUTCHER' ROOT #8 - AGE: 56 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - 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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/09/1906
Born in:Norman, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 95 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 121 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1924, 2nd Pick in Round 4
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
1929 Brooklyn - FABL 23 26 87 25 8 1 0 5 16 3 0 0 7 4 0 .287 .311 .402 .713 84 79 -0.4
1930 Brooklyn - FABL 24 10 15 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600 53 52 -0.1
1942 Brooklyn - FABL 36 30 35 7 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 1 .200 .263 .314 .577 71 75 -0.2
1943 Brooklyn - FABL 37 54 144 33 8 0 0 11 10 10 0 0 15 1 2 .229 .279 .285 .564 69 63 -1.0
1944 New York - FABL 38 47 134 41 6 4 2 15 22 9 0 1 8 6 2 .306 .347 .455 .802 130 131 0.8
Total FABL 167 415 110 24 5 3 34 51 24 1 1 36 11 5 .265 .306 .369 .675 92 89 -0.9
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
1922 Milwaukee HS - HS 16 38 127 35 3 5 1 17 19 11 1 0 4 9 3 .276 .338 .402 .740 122 119 0.5
1923 Milwaukee HS - HS 17 42 175 63 13 1 5 35 33 5 2 4 11 7 5 .360 .376 .531 .908 140 136 0.9
1924 Milwaukee HS - HS 18 40 169 59 10 1 4 32 36 4 1 1 16 23 1 .349 .366 .491 .857 132 130 1.3
1925 Tampa - B 19 6 21 5 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 5 2 0 .238 .273 .429 .701 116 114 0.1
1925 Omaha - A 19 15 11 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .250 .545 .795 103 97 0.0
1926 Omaha - A 20 116 392 77 14 3 8 52 35 23 5 3 153 20 5 .196 .248 .309 .557 54 51 -2.9
1927 Knoxville - AA 21 106 442 113 28 14 4 62 63 20 0 3 51 10 2 .256 .286 .410 .696 84 82 -1.6
1928 Omaha - A 22 70 290 97 27 10 2 40 53 15 1 2 7 18 5 .334 .367 .517 .884 136 138 2.8
1928 Knoxville - AA 22 54 220 78 17 7 4 41 45 11 1 6 8 10 6 .355 .378 .550 .928 144 138 1.1
1929 Rochester - AAA 23 85 342 120 17 13 7 48 67 18 0 7 14 26 14 .351 .376 .538 .914 143 144 1.8
1930 Rochester - AAA 24 100 415 126 20 5 9 44 57 23 2 2 74 31 5 .304 .342 .441 .783 114 115 0.3
1931 Rochester - AAA 25 122 387 99 19 4 9 45 49 31 0 2 105 26 7 .256 .310 .395 .705 107 107 0.4
1932 Rochester - AAA 26 140 573 177 39 10 24 82 93 28 6 4 100 42 9 .309 .345 .538 .883 136 137 4.1
1933 Rochester - AAA 27 103 306 106 27 9 3 39 47 19 1 2 19 13 7 .346 .384 .523 .907 148 147 1.7
1934 Rochester - AAA 28 62 67 23 6 3 0 10 12 6 0 0 7 1 1 .343 .397 .522 .920 150 140 0.5
1935 Rochester - AAA 29 82 247 83 27 3 4 27 56 20 3 0 22 18 5 .336 .393 .518 .911 127 125 1.3
1936 Rochester - AAA 30 120 460 154 33 19 5 91 98 35 2 6 27 10 4 .335 .380 .522 .901 132 129 2.0
1937 Rochester - AAA 31 88 165 38 11 2 2 23 21 6 2 1 19 5 1 .230 .264 .358 .622 83 78 -0.2
1938 Knoxville - AA 32 110 358 124 27 11 5 61 60 28 2 2 24 4 5 .346 .395 .525 .920 152 153 2.7
1939 Knoxville - AA 33 109 455 148 36 11 9 75 77 26 0 5 29 5 1 .325 .358 .512 .870 133 128 2.4
1939 Rochester - AAA 33 7 30 8 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 .267 .353 .333 .686 78 87 -0.1
1940 Jersey City - AAA 34 70 70 23 3 1 0 9 8 5 0 1 5 1 1 .329 .368 .400 .768 120 121 0.2
1941 Jersey City - AAA 35 84 157 43 11 0 2 22 20 16 0 1 8 4 1 .274 .339 .382 .721 111 107 0.6
1942 Jersey City - AAA 36 46 145 42 11 2 1 14 19 14 0 0 12 3 0 .290 .352 .414 .766 128 126 1.1
1943 Jersey City - AAA 37 45 153 40 4 1 2 15 15 11 0 3 25 5 4 .261 .305 .340 .645 87 81 -0.2
Total DIX 379 1475 463 108 43 22 239 245 85 3 16 112 29 14 .314 .349 .490 .839 125 122
Total HL 201 693 176 42 13 11 94 91 39 6 5 162 38 10 .254 .297 .400 .697 89 87
Total UL 1154 3517 1082 230 72 68 469 566 235 17 29 438 187 60 .308 .351 .472 .823 124 123
Total HS 120 471 157 26 7 10 84 88 20 4 5 31 39 9 .333 .362 .482 .844 132 129
Total SEL 6 21 5 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 5 2 0 .238 .273 .429 .701 116 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1925 Omaha - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1925 Omaha - A 2B 5 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 14.0 4.50 +0.1 1.030
1925 Tampa - B 2B 6 6 19 15 4 34 0 1.000 50.0 6.12 -1.0 .883
1925 Omaha - A 3B 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 5.2 6.35 +0.1 1.039
1926 Omaha - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1926 Omaha - A 2B 114 102 234 225 59 465 6 .987 913.1 4.52 -22.8 .804
1927 Knoxville - AA 2B 106 106 326 306 60 654 22 .966 914.2 6.22 -26.0 .858
1928 Knoxville - AA 2B 54 54 165 159 37 331 7 .979 469.1 6.21 -12.2 .882
1928 Omaha - A 2B 69 69 185 179 37 370 6 .984 612.2 5.35 -2.5 .979
1929 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 21 18 64 45 9 115 6 .948 166.1 5.90 -5.4 .824
1929 Rochester - AAA 2B 78 78 209 210 54 428 9 .979 684.1 5.51 -16.7 .851
1930 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 4 2 6 10 3 16 0 1.000 20.2 6.97 -0.6 .833
1930 Rochester - AAA 2B 100 100 238 210 55 456 8 .982 868.1 4.64 -22.4 .834
1931 Rochester - AAA 2B 96 91 201 215 35 431 15 .965 795.0 4.71 -18.6 .850
1932 Rochester - AAA 2B 137 137 297 312 72 624 15 .976 1213.1 4.52 -14.7 .919
1933 Rochester - AAA 2B 71 67 183 167 39 357 7 .980 605.2 5.20 -15.8 .820
1934 Rochester - AAA 2B 8 3 10 15 2 25 0 1.000 34.1 6.55 -1.0 .895
1935 Rochester - AAA 2B 56 48 128 153 20 285 4 .986 444.0 5.70 -5.2 .923
1936 Rochester - AAA 2B 108 108 297 343 95 664 24 .964 944.0 6.10 -22.0 .888
1936 Rochester - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .534
1937 Rochester - AAA 2B 43 21 71 78 10 158 9 .943 237.0 5.66 -5.5 .937
1938 Knoxville - AA 2B 85 79 229 257 80 496 10 .980 700.2 6.24 -11.7 .916
1939 Rochester - AAA 2B 7 7 18 17 6 38 3 .921 63.0 5.00 -1.5 .875
1939 Knoxville - AA 2B 106 103 308 298 46 626 20 .968 882.0 6.18 -14.3 .920
1940 Jersey City - AAA 1B 1 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 +0.0 1.040
1940 Jersey City - AAA 2B 25 2 23 22 9 45 0 1.000 62.2 6.46 -1.1 .910
1940 Jersey City - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1941 Jersey City - AAA 2B 42 23 64 66 17 135 5 .963 249.0 4.70 -5.2 .904
1942 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 23 7 32 25 9 57 0 1.000 91.1 5.62 -0.7 .931
1942 Jersey City - AAA 2B 30 27 77 88 30 169 4 .976 262.0 5.67 +0.4 .999
1942 Jersey City - AAA 3B 5 5 5 7 2 12 0 1.000 43.0 2.51 -0.5 .945
1943 Jersey City - AAA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
1943 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 51 32 97 113 27 215 5 .977 341.0 5.54 -9.0 .872
1943 Jersey City - AAA 2B 36 35 70 77 13 153 6 .961 313.2 4.22 -3.3 .929
1943 Jersey City - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1944 New York - MLB 2B 32 32 74 70 19 146 2 .986 261.0 4.97 -4.3 .916
1944 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.035
TOTAL P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 2 0 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 10.0 9.90 +0.0 1.040
TOTAL 2B 1513 1357 3628 3679 847 7500 193 .974 12213.1 5.38 -243.1 .885
TOTAL 3B 9 5 5 14 2 19 0 1.000 54.2 3.13 -0.8 .929
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1921 Joined the Milwaukee HS Maroons.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/17/1923 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1924 Goes 0-4 against the Chicago HS Wildcats, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
12/05/1924 Drafted in the 1924 first-year player draft by the Brooklyn Kings (Round 4, Pick 2, 56th overall pick).
12/06/1924 Released by the Milwaukee HS Maroons.
12/06/1924 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $890.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/09/1927 Injured (Blurred vision), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/16/1927 Injured (Recurring back spasms), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/10/1928 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
05/16/1928 Goes 0-5 against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs, ending his hitting streak at 32 games.
06/11/1928 Wins the HL HL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/1928 Wins the DIX DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/19/1928 Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1929 Named the #84 prospect in the FABL
06/17/1929 Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
06/19/1929 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/02/1929 Goes 0-4 against the Cincinnati Steamers, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1930 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
07/30/1930 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/04/1931 Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
05/10/1931 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/16/1931 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1932 Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1932 Injured (Quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/18/1932 Goes 0-3 against the Louisville Derbies, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/08/1933 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
08/22/1933 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/25/1934 Wins the 1934 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/01/1935 Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
09/22/1935 Wins the 1935 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1936 Goes 5-6 against the Louisville Derbies, with 1 3B, 6 RBI and 3 R.
06/24/1936 Goes 5-5 against the Buffalo Nickels, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/01/1936 Wins the UL UL Batter of the Month Award.
09/22/1936 Wins the 1936 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1937 Wins the 1937 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/28/1938 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/08/1938 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/16/1939 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/23/1939 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/08/1939 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
08/24/1939 Goes 5-7 against the Chattanooga Reliables, with 2 3B, 4 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/27/1942 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/24/1942 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/27/1943 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 4 , Pick 3, 51st overall Pick) by the New York Stars from the Brooklyn Kings.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/14/1944 Retired from professional baseball.
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