Gene Roof
Eugene Lawrence Roof
Born: January 13, 1958
Paducah, KY US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, C, P, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 12 (1976 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: St. Mary's HS (Paducah, KY)
Career: 1976-1987
Major League Statistics
Gene Roof compiled a career batting average of .284 with 51 home runs and 409 RBI in his 1042-game career with the Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds, Louisville Redbirds, Indianapolis Indians, Richmond Braves, Nashville Sounds and Toledo Mud Hens. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
 Johnson City Cardinals |
 Gastonia Cardinals |
 St. Petersburg Cardinals |
 Arkansas Travelers |
 Springfield Redbirds |
 Louisville Redbirds |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Richmond Braves |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 53 | 195 | 174 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 29 | .224 | .272 | .282 | .554 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1976 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 5 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .227 | .238 | .465 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 59 | 250 | 219 | 43 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | .361 | .434 | .498 | .931 | 109 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | 42 | 157 | 138 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | .203 | .290 | .261 | .551 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 101 | 398 | 360 | 50 | 93 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 20 | .258 | .322 | .328 | .650 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 128 | 559 | 478 | 86 | 145 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 49 | .303 | .401 | .431 | .832 | 206 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 133 | 557 | 481 | 68 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 26 | 13 | 56 | 64 | .258 | .347 | .368 | .715 | 177 | 11 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 96 | 387 | 322 | 65 | 112 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 54 | 50 | .348 | .451 | .528 | .978 | 170 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 119 | 542 | 458 | 78 | 140 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 64 | .306 | .402 | .406 | .808 | 186 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 114 | 527 | 450 | 74 | 139 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 54 | .309 | .395 | .402 | .797 | 181 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Louisville Redbirds | 134 | 566 | 496 | 67 | 150 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 17 | 8 | 47 | 74 | .302 | .363 | .448 | .810 | 222 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Indianapolis Indians | 134 | 566 | 496 | 67 | 150 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 17 | 8 | 47 | 74 | .302 | .363 | .448 | .810 | 222 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 17 | 76 | 68 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .206 | .280 | .265 | .545 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 86 | 306 | 263 | 28 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 39 | .221 | .298 | .266 | .564 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 59 | 163 | 141 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | .277 | .362 | .348 | .710 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1017 | 4144 | 3578 | 558 | 1015 | 152 | 27 | 51 | 409 | 112 | 70 | 454 | 441 | .284 | .369 | .384 | .753 | 1374 | 0 | 49 | 34 | 29 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 3B | 50 | 35 | 103 | 12 | 11 | .920 | 2.760 |
| 1976 | R | GULF | Cardinals | SS | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1976 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1976 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | OF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 3B | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .818 | 3.000 |
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 1B | 29 | 212 | 12 | 1 | 13 | .996 | 7.724 |
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Cardinals | 3B | 29 | 34 | 62 | 5 | 5 | .950 | 3.310 |
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | OF | 17 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 1.412 |
| 1978 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | OF | 91 | 181 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .974 | 2.055 |
| 1979 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | OF | 126 | 217 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .970 | 1.817 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | OF | 122 | 226 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 1.910 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | OF | 81 | 126 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .970 | 1.593 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | OF | 117 | 220 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 1.940 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | OF | 111 | 221 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 2.018 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | OF | 128 | .000 | |||||
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.333 |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | OF | 57 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 1.456 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | OF | 16 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 1.688 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 27 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.296 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 8.000 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1042 | 1713 | 249 | 52 | 50 | .974 | 1.883 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1976 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1977 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1977 | A | Western Carolinas League | Gastonia Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1978 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1979 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | MON | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET |
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