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Phil Roof
Philip Anthony Roof (born March 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phil Roof statistics )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phil Roof minor league managing statistics )〕 He played for 15 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball in and from to , most notably for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins.〔 Although Roof was a relatively weak hitter, he sustained a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities. He holds the distinction of being the first player acquired by the expansion Toronto Blue Jays.
==Early years==
Roof was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and is the cousin of Eddie Haas. The Milwaukee Braves acquired Haas in a trade with the Chicago Cubs before the 1958 season. A year later, Roof signed with the Braves as an amateur free agent upon graduation from St. Mary High School. His brother, Paul Roof, also signed with the Braves out of high school the following year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Braves Sign Another Roof )〕
After two minor league seasons in which he batted .236 with eleven home runs, Roof debuted with the Braves at just nineteen years of age as a September call-up in 1960, but did not appear in a game. The following season, he made his major league debut on April 29, catching the ninth inning of a 7-3 loss to Juan Marichal and the San Francisco Giants. He saw action immediately, as the Giants half of the ninth ended with Roof tagging out Jim Davenport on a play at the plate. However, he did not get the opportunity to bat, and was left standing in the on-deck circle when the game ended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=San Francisco Giants 7, Milwaukee Braves 3 )〕 After appearing in just the one game, he was optioned to the Yakima Braves of the Northwest League on the cutdown date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Majors Whittle Rosters )〕 Roof again appeared in a single game for the Braves in 1964, this time starting the game behind the plate and making two plate appearances.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 )〕 Roof finished the season with the Denver Bears, and was traded to the Los Angeles Angels with Ron Piché for a player to be named later at the end of the season. Though he appeared in just two games with the Braves, he provided his original franchise with a memorable moment off the field when he and future Baseball Hall of Fame member Warren Spahn were arrested at a Houston night club a week into the season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spahn, Roof Escape Fine for Late Stay at Night Club )〕
Roof appeared in nine games for the Angels in 1965 before he was shipped to the Cleveland Indians at the trade deadline for a player to be named later and cash.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Trading Deadline Brings Few Major League Roster Changes )〕 He finished the season with the Indians, batting .162 with three runs batted in between his two clubs. At the Winter meetings, he and Joe Rudi were traded to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage.
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