Phil Roof

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: March 5, 1941 in Paducah, KY us

High School: St. Mary's HS (Paducah, KY)

Debut: April 29, 1961 (Age 20-055d, 9,451st in MLB history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1977 (Age 36-086d)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Phillip Anthony Roof

Nicknames: Babe or The Duke of Paducah

Relatives: Brother of Gene Roof; Cousin of Eddie Haas

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

AB

2151

H

463

HR

BA

.215

R

190

RBI

210

SB

OBP

.283

SLG

.319

OPS

.603

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1959	18	MLN-min	D	52	155	140	22	36	6	0	3	18	0		12	20	.257	.318	.364	.682		51	3	1	1	1			MDL · SOPH
1960	19	MLN-min	B	123	467	429	41	98	13	2	8	42	2		28	95	.228	.278	.324	.602		139		3	3	4	4		CDR · IIIL
1961	20	MLN-min	B	114	421	379	43	99	17	3	6	49	1	1	33	76	.261	.326	.369	.696		140		5	1	3			YAK · NORW
1961	20	MLN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/2

1962	21	MLN-min	AAA	125	465	390	45	89	12	2	8	34	3		62	76	.228	.336	.331	.666		129		2	9	2	8		LOU · AA
1963	22	MLN-min	AAA	130	465	408	56	85	19	2	11	56	0	1	39	128	.208	.290	.346	.636		141		11	0	7			DEN,TTO · PCL,IL
1964	23	MLN-LAA-min	AAA,WRk	91	293	265	30	56	13	2	6	34	2	1	21	72	.211	.280	.343	.623		91		5	0	2			DEN,ANG · PCL,AZIL
1964	23	MLN	NL	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1965	24	TOT	AL	52	83	74	4	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	19	.162	.225	.176	.401	16	13	2	1	3	0	1	2
1965	24	CAL	AL	9	22	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.136	.136	.136	.273	-21	3	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1965	24	CLE	AL	43	61	52	3	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	13	.173	.259	.192	.451	30	10	1	1	3	0	1	2
1966	25	KCA	AL	127	419	369	33	77	14	3	7	44	2	5	37	95	.209	.285	.320	.604	76	118	15	3	8	2	6	*2/3
1967	26	KCA	AL	114	361	327	23	67	14	5	6	24	4	1	23	85	.205	.266	.333	.599	78	109	3	5	3	2	5	*2
1968	27	OAK	AL	34	67	64	5	12	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	15	.188	.212	.234	.446	39	15	2	0	1	0	0	2
1969	28	OAK	AL	106	288	247	19	58	6	1	2	19	1	0	33	55	.235	.337	.291	.628	82	72	9	5	4	0	3	2
1970	29	MIL	AL	110	362	321	39	73	7	1	13	37	3	2	32	72	.227	.306	.377	.683	88	121	10	5	3	1	1	2/3
1971	30	TOT	AL	72	219	201	12	43	6	1	1	16	0	1	16	46	.214	.275	.269	.544	55	54	11	1	1	0	1	2
1971	30	MIL	AL	41	124	114	6	22	2	1	1	10	0	0	8	28	.193	.252	.254	.506	46	29	5	1	1	0	1	2
1971	30	MIN	AL	31	95	87	6	21	4	0	0	6	0	1	8	18	.241	.305	.287	.593	67	25	6	0	0	0	0	2
1972	31	MIN	AL	61	158	146	16	30	11	1	3	12	0	1	6	27	.205	.235	.356	.591	71	52	1	0	5	1	0	2
1973	32	MIN	AL	47	131	117	10	23	4	1	1	15	0	0	13	27	.197	.277	.274	.550	54	32	4	0	1	0	0	2
1974	33	MIN	AL	44	110	97	10	19	1	0	2	13	0	0	6	24	.196	.257	.268	.525	49	26	7	2	5	0	0	2
1975	34	MIN	AL	63	142	126	18	38	2	0	7	21	0	0	9	28	.302	.353	.484	.837	133	61	2	1	6	0	1	2
1976	35	CHW-min	AAA	10	26	25	2	6	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	4	.240	.269	.520	.789		13		0	0	0			IWA · AA
1976	35	TOT	AL	22	57	55	1	11	3	0	0	4	0	0	2	9	.200	.228	.255	.483	40	14	2	0	0	0	0	2/D
1976	35	MIN	AL	18	48	46	1	10	3	0	0	4	0	0	2	6	.217	.250	.283	.533	54	13	1	0	0	0	0	2/D
1976	35	CHW	AL	4	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.111	.222	-35	1	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1977	36	TOR	AL	3	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
15 Yrs				857	2404	2151	190	463	69	13	43	210	11	10	184	504	.215	.283	.319	.603	73	687	68	23	40	6	18
162 Game Avg.				162	454	407	36	88	13	2	8	40	2	2	35	95	.215	.283	.319	.603	73	130	13	4	8	1	3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
MIN (6 yrs)				264	684	619	61	141	25	2	13	71	0	2	44	130	.228	.282	.338	.620	75	209	21	3	17	1	1
OAK (4 yrs)				381	1135	1007	80	214	34	9	16	89	8	6	95	250	.213	.288	.312	.600	76	314	29	13	16	4	14
MLN (2 yrs)				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (2 yrs)				151	486	435	45	95	9	2	14	47	3	2	40	100	.218	.293	.345	.637	77	150	15	6	4	1	2
CLE (1 yr)				43	61	52	3	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	13	.173	.259	.192	.451	30	10	1	1	3	0	1
CAL (1 yr)				9	22	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.136	.136	.136	.273	-21	3	1	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				3	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				4	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.111	.222	-35	1	1	0	0	0	0

AL (13 yrs)				855	2402	2149	190	463	69	13	43	210	11	10	184	503	.215	.284	.320	.603	73	687	68	23	40	6	18
NL (2 yrs)				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

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