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Ron Santo League
4-1-2316
Steve Messersmith Catcher
Retired (2236, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .789 Status Deceased (2278) Option Years 0  
H 2239 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 08-06-2197
HR 279 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(2216)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(92 games)
RBI 951
SB 388
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed C  Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
2219 Away 10 31 6 8 2 0 1 4 5 5 2 0 1 .780 .361 .419 .161 .258
2219 Home 9 35 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 9 2 0 1 .593 .250 .343 .114 .229
2220 Away 63 249 27 59 7 1 3 22 17 58 9 8 5 .597 .287 .309 .072 .237
2220 Home 61 227 30 62 8 3 9 20 27 42 11 6 7 .814 .360 .454 .181 .273
2221 Away 64 247 34 67 13 3 6 29 22 44 10 12 9 .758 .337 .421 .150 .271
2221 Home 66 253 43 72 11 2 15 39 20 48 14 17 5 .864 .342 .522 .237 .285
2222 Away 64 248 36 72 10 3 11 40 23 56 12 5 3 .836 .348 .488 .198 .290
2222 Home 66 235 39 79 16 4 9 38 32 46 13 8 5 .970 .416 .553 .217 .336
2223 Away 55 218 31 45 5 0 6 19 14 57 15 5 4 .565 .253 .312 .106 .206
2223 Home 58 240 41 73 9 0 13 30 12 42 19 9 0 .840 .336 .504 .200 .304
2224 Away 66 253 29 63 10 1 6 27 30 56 14 11 2 .694 .326 .368 .119 .249
2224 Home 64 240 51 77 10 6 14 40 29 49 16 9 2 .980 .393 .588 .267 .321
2225 Away 64 260 40 70 10 6 6 23 28 45 21 7 1 .766 .343 .423 .154 .269
2225 Home 66 251 49 80 9 5 10 36 32 44 18 10 1 .908 .394 .514 .195 .319
2226 Away 65 263 32 74 11 3 7 31 30 49 23 9 1 .778 .353 .426 .144 .281
2226 Home 65 264 35 73 10 1 17 31 27 36 21 7 1 .861 .346 .515 .239 .277
2227 Away 66 284 45 77 5 6 9 27 19 49 14 11 2 .747 .321 .426 .155 .271
2227 Home 64 248 43 77 10 1 8 25 28 47 23 7 1 .838 .383 .456 .145 .310
2228 Away 66 271 45 95 14 2 11 37 30 59 20 13 1 .955 .416 .539 .188 .351
2228 Home 64 246 41 72 8 3 10 32 29 38 18 9 0 .835 .363 .472 .179 .293
2229 Away 62 236 38 79 14 3 11 37 23 42 9 4 2 .952 .392 .559 .225 .335
2229 Home 60 203 32 61 10 1 11 37 21 42 7 3 1 .891 .368 .522 .222 .300
2230 Away 66 248 33 55 11 0 8 24 30 47 8 4 2 .670 .307 .363 .141 .222
2230 Home 64 239 41 57 8 0 7 24 25 43 5 2 2 .668 .308 .360 .121 .238
2231 Away 66 258 45 75 14 4 13 36 36 37 10 4 5 .909 .382 .527 .236 .291
2231 Home 64 249 52 83 10 7 6 28 19 37 15 5 0 .881 .379 .502 .169 .333
2232 Away 64 255 36 72 13 7 6 24 29 54 11 4 2 .818 .359 .459 .176 .282
2232 Home 66 237 34 67 9 2 8 24 22 37 6 7 0 .786 .347 .439 .156 .283
2233 Away 65 247 35 70 11 0 8 31 20 45 7 0 2 .760 .335 .425 .142 .283
2233 Home 65 215 22 49 9 3 4 19 22 46 5 3 3 .653 .300 .353 .126 .228
2234 Away 60 202 29 45 7 1 7 25 31 28 2 3 2 .700 .329 .371 .149 .223
2234 Home 61 209 22 55 14 1 4 27 18 42 6 4 2 .720 .323 .397 .134 .263
2235 Away 41 150 5 38 5 1 2 14 9 34 2 1 3 .640 .300 .340 .087 .253
2235 Home 38 126 10 31 5 0 4 10 8 24 0 1 1 .682 .301 .381 .135 .246
2236 Away 65 202 18 55 3 0 6 19 19 45 0 2 0 .717 .341 .376 .104 .272
2236 Home 65 206 16 44 9 1 3 20 16 41 0 1 1 .580 .269 .311 .097 .214
Total Away 1072 4122 564 1119 165 41 127 469 415 810 189 103 47 .763 .339 .424 .152 .271
Total Home 1066 3923 603 1120 167 41 152 482 388 713 199 108 33 .816 .351 .465 .180 .285
Total 2138 8045 1167 2239 332 82 279 951 803 1523 388 211 80 .789 .345 .444 .166 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2236-11-01Steve Messersmith has retired from the Minnesota Grinders
2235-08-26Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
2235-06-03Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
2234-06-13Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2229-04-25Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2229-04-01Trade #1289003 has been completed between the Minnesota Grinders and the Colorado HIflyers. The Colorado HIflyers receive Matt Agosto, Jeff Estelle, Les Gregory, Adam Leitner, Draft Pick 2230 Round 2 MIN (Jim Hawkins), Draft Pick 2231 Round 1 MIN (Eddie Riggert) from the Minnesota Grinders in exchange for Tom Lipetri, Fred Allen, Steve Messersmith.
2223-09-27Steve Messersmith of the Colorado HIflyers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2223-04-19Steve Messersmith of the Colorado HIflyers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2219-07-13The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Messersmith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Shovel Mack to the minors.
2216-04-04The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Art Dugas to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Albury to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Calhoun for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Messersmith to the minors.
2216-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have auto-promoted Steve Messersmith to the major leagues.