Phil Roof
[edit] Biography
Phil Roof (Phillip Anthony Roof) was born on March 5, 1941 in Paducah, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1961 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .209 with 7 home runs and 44 RBI. Roof played for the Milwaukee Braves, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 15 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 52
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .173
| .259
| .192
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 9
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .136
| .136
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 74
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .162
| .225
| .176
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 127
| 369
| 33
| 77
| 7
| 44
| .209
| .285
| .320
| 14
| 3
| 37
| 95
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 15
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 114
| 327
| 23
| 67
| 6
| 24
| .205
| .266
| .333
| 14
| 5
| 23
| 85
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 3
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 64
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 2
| .188
| .212
| .234
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 106
| 247
| 19
| 58
| 2
| 19
| .235
| .337
| .291
| 6
| 1
| 33
| 55
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 9
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 110
| 321
| 39
| 73
| 13
| 37
| .227
| .306
| .377
| 7
| 1
| 32
| 72
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 10
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 31
| 87
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .241
| .305
| .287
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 41
| 114
| 6
| 22
| 1
| 10
| .193
| .252
| .254
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| 72
| 201
| 12
| 43
| 1
| 16
| .214
| .275
| .269
| 6
| 1
| 16
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| 61
| 146
| 16
| 30
| 3
| 12
| .205
| .235
| .356
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| 47
| 117
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 15
| .197
| .277
| .274
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 44
| 97
| 10
| 19
| 2
| 13
| .196
| .257
| .268
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 24
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 126
| 18
| 38
| 7
| 21
| .302
| .353
| .484
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 18
| 46
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .217
| .250
| .283
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 22
| 55
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .200
| .228
| .255
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 855
| 2149
| 190
| 463
| 43
| 210
| .215
| .284
| .320
| 69
| 13
| 184
| 503
| 23
| 40
| 11
| 18
| 68
|
| Total
|
|
| 857
| 2151
| 190
| 463
| 43
| 210
| .215
| .283
| .319
| 69
| 13
| 184
| 504
| 23
| 40
| 11
| 18
| 68
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| C
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| C
| 41
| 14
| 169.1
| 162
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 1
| .994
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| C
| 9
| 9
| 63
| 52
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .983
|
| 1965
| TOT
| A
| C
| 50
| 23
| 232.1
| 214
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 9
| 1
| .992
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| C
| 123
| 119
| 1017
| 680
| 52
| 11
| 7
| 1
| 12
| 51
| 30
| 2
| .985
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| C
| 113
| 107
| 907
| 677
| 55
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 40
| 19
| 5
| .991
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| C
| 32
| 17
| 169
| 116
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .968
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| C
| 106
| 83
| 718.1
| 493
| 40
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 33
| 20
| 1
| .983
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| C
| 107
| 104
| 850
| 596
| 47
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 59
| 28
| 1
| .988
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| C
| 29
| 28
| 234
| 185
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 6
| 0
| .985
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| C
| 39
| 32
| 278.2
| 174
| 22
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 1
| .975
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| C
| 68
| 60
| 512.2
| 359
| 38
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 20
| 1
| .980
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| C
| 61
| 48
| 408
| 257
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 10
| 0
| .978
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| C
| 47
| 36
| 328
| 218
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 12
| 1
| .992
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| C
| 44
| 36
| 292
| 200
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 21
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| C
| 63
| 40
| 369
| 245
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 31
| 19
| 1
| .989
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| C
| 12
| 10
| 88
| 68
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 8
| 1
| .962
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| C
| 4
| 3
| 24.1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| C
| 16
| 13
| 112.1
| 76
| 12
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 10
| 1
| .967
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| C
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 835
| 689
| 5941.2
| 4151
| 356
| 63
| 48
| 1
| 57
| 330
| 203
| 15
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 7.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (May 26, 1959).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Ron Piche to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later (October 14, 1964); Milwaukee Braves received Dan Osinski (November 29, 1964).
- Traded by California Angels to Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (June 15, 1965); California Angels received Bubba Morton (September 15, 1965).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Joe Rudi to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage (December 1, 1965).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse and Ken Sanders to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Don Mincher and Ron Clark (January 15, 1970).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Paul Ratliff (July 8, 1971).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Minnesota Twins (August 9, 1976).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later (October 21, 1976); Chicago White Sox received Larry Anderson (January 5, 1977).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (October 25, 1977).
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