Phil Roof Stats

Phil Roof was born on Wednesday, March 5, 1941, in Paducah, Kentucky. Roof was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1961, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Phil Roof baseball stats page.

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Phil Roof

Phil Roof Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#576 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1975top01' title='1975 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Phil Roof Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#576 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Phillip Anthony Roof
Nickname:   Phil
Born On:   03-05-1941  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Paducah, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   St. Mary's High School (Paducah, KY)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-29-1961 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-30-1977
Draft:   Not Applicable

Phil Roof

Phil Roof Pitching Stats

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Phil Roof

Phil Roof Hitting Stats

1961 20 Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1964 23 Braves 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1965 24 Angels 9 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 .136 .136 .136
1965 24 Indians 43 52 3 9 1 0 0 0 3 5 1 13 3 0 1 1 .173 .259 .192
1966 25 Athletics 127 369 33 77 14 3 7 0 44 37 6 95 8 2 3 15 .209 .285 .320
1967 26 Athletics 114 327 23 67 14 5 6 0 24 23 5 85 3 2 5 3 .205 .266 .333
1968 27 Athletics 34 64 5 12 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 15 1 0 0 2 .188 .212 .234
1969 28 Athletics 106 247 19 58 6 1 2 0 19 33 3 55 4 0 5 9 .235 .337 .291
1970 29 Brewers 110 321 39 73 7 1 13 0 37 32 1 72 3 1 5 10 .227 .306 .377
1971 30 Brewers 41 114 6 22 2 1 1 0 10 8 1 28 1 0 1 5 .193 .252 .254
1971 30 Twins 31 87 6 21 4 0 0 0 6 8 0 18 0 0 0 6 .241 .305 .287
1972 31 Twins 61 146 16 30 11 1 3 0 12 6 0 27 5 1 0 1 .205 .235 .356
1973 32 Twins 47 117 10 23 4 1 1 0 15 13 0 27 1 0 0 4 .197 .277 .274
1974 33 Twins 44 97 10 19 1 0 2 1 13 6 0 24 5 0 2 7 .196 .257 .268
1975 34 Twins 63 126 18 38 2 0 7 0 21 9 1 28 6 0 1 2 .302 .353 .484
1976 35 Twins 18 46 1 10 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 .217 .250 .283
1976 35 White Sox 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111
1977 36 Blue Jays 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
15 Years 857 2,151 190 463 69 13 43 1 210 184 18 504 40 6 23 68 .215 .283 .319

Phil Roof

Phil Roof Fielding Stats

1961 Braves C 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 18.00
1964 Braves C 1 1 18 8 8.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 12.00
1965 Angels C 9 9 189 59 6.6 58 52 6 1 1 0 1 2 .983 8.29
1965 Indians C 41 14 508 180 4.4 179 162 17 1 2 2 5 7 .994 9.51
1966 Athletics 1B 2 0 21 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
1966 Athletics C 123 119 3,051 743 6.0 732 680 52 11 7 12 51 30 .985 6.48
1967 Athletics C 113 107 2,721 739 6.5 732 677 55 7 6 10 31 21 .991 7.26
1968 Athletics C 32 17 507 126 3.9 122 116 6 4 2 2 12 3 .968 6.50
1969 Athletics C 106 83 2,155 542 5.1 533 493 40 9 4 12 33 20 .983 6.68
1970 Brewers 1B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1970 Brewers C 107 104 2,550 651 6.1 643 596 47 8 6 5 59 28 .988 6.81
1971 Brewers C 39 32 836 201 5.2 196 174 22 5 3 0 7 14 .975 6.33
1971 Twins C 29 28 702 204 7.0 201 185 16 3 2 5 10 6 .985 7.73
1972 Twins C 61 48 1,224 274 4.5 268 257 11 6 0 1 16 10 .978 5.91
1973 Twins C 47 36 984 237 5.0 235 218 17 2 4 1 22 12 .992 6.45
1974 Twins C 44 36 876 224 5.1 224 200 24 0 3 1 22 21 1.000 6.90
1975 Twins C 63 40 1,107 278 4.4 275 245 30 3 4 6 31 19 .989 6.71
1976 Twins C 12 10 264 80 6.7 77 68 9 3 2 0 17 8 .963 7.88
1976 White Sox C 4 3 73 11 2.8 11 8 3 0 1 0 0 2 1.000 4.07
1977 Blue Jays C 3 2 54 11 3.7 11 10 1 0 1 0 4 2 1.000 5.50
C Totals 835 689 17,822 4,570 5.5 4,507 4,151 356 63 48 57 321 205 .986 6.83
1B Totals 3 0 21 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
15 Years 838 689 17,843 4,574 5.5 4,511 4,155 356 63 49 57 321 205 .986 6.83

Phil Roof

Phil Roof Miscellaneous Stats

1961 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1964 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1965 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 - - -
1965 Indians 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 17.3 - - -
1966 Athletics 2 5 .286 4 0 n/a 52.7 3.9 8.4 - - -
1967 Athletics 4 1 .800 2 0 n/a 54.5 3.8 13.6 - - -
1968 Athletics 1 0 1.000 2 0 n/a 64.0 4.3 32.0 - - -
1969 Athletics 1 0 1.000 1 0 n/a 123.5 4.5 13.0 - - -
1970 Brewers 3 2 .600 3 0 n/a 24.7 4.5 8.7 - - -
1971 Brewers 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 114.0 4.1 11.4 - - -
1971 Twins 0 1 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 14.5 - - -
1972 Twins 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 48.7 5.4 12.2 - - -
1973 Twins 0 0 .000 0 1 0 117.0 4.3 7.8 - - -
1974 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 48.5 4.0 7.5 - - -
1975 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 18.0 4.5 6.0 - - -
1976 Twins 0 0 .000 6 0 1 0.0 7.7 11.5 - - -
1976 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1977 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
15 Years 11 10 .524 27 1 1 50.0 4.3 10.2 - - -

Phil Roof

Phil Roof Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1961 Milwaukee Braves 40 Undetermined - -
1964 Milwaukee Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1965 Los Angeles Angels 16 Undetermined - -
1965 Cleveland Indians 7 $7,000.00 - -
1966 Kansas City Athletics 4 $8,500.00 - -
1967 Kansas City Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1968 Oakland Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1969 Oakland Athletics 4 $15,000.00 - -
1970 Milwaukee Brewers 5 $20,000.00 - -
1971 Milwaukee Brewers 5 Undetermined - -
1971 Minnesota Twins 8 $28,000.00 - -
1972 Minnesota Twins 8 $27,000.00 - -
1973 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1974 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1975 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1976 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago White Sox 17 Undetermined - -
1977 Toronto Blue Jays 4 Undetermined - -

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