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Old Vizquel Spahn League
4-1-2021
Rick Gessler Relief Pitcher
Retired (1998, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.39 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 193-130 Status Retired (1998) Option Years 0  
SV 16 Age 60 (OS 61) Date of Birth 12-23-1960
K 2334 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1978)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(27 games)
IP 3121.0
WHIP 1.20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship F 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity B-   Mentor Val C-
Speed C- Bunt F  Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1983 MIA
13
 12
33
33
8
2
0
 0
231.0
 223 101 96 5 86
173
1.34
3.74
1984 MIA
13
 12
32
32
4
2
0
 0
229.1
 232 100 95 5 88
170
1.40
3.73
1985 MIA
9
 13
31
31
3
0
0
 0
219.0
 214 111 102 2 59
145
1.25
4.19
1986 MIA
10
 17
33
33
7
1
0
 0
235.2
 238 124 117 1 82
169
1.36
4.47
1987 MIA
14
 7
33
33
7
0
0
 0
248.1
 222 104 98 1 64
194
1.15
3.55
1988 MIA
12
 8
26
26
8
3
0
 0
189.1
 172 79 71 2 42
140
1.13
3.38
1989 MIA
14
 9
28
28
7
0
0
 0
209.2
 191 80 74 0 59
157
1.19
3.18
1990 MIA-BRO
9
 12
25
25
6
3
0
 0
182.0
 158 76 67 0 49
141
1.14
3.31
1990 MIA
8
 10
21
21
6
3
0
 0
152.0
 137 68 59 0 43
118
1.18
3.49
1990 BRO
1
 2
4
4
0
0
0
 0
30.0
 21 8 8 0 6
23
0.90
2.40
1991 BRO
20
 5
36
36
2
0
0
 0
242.1
 232 88 82 0 69
168
1.24
3.05
1992 BRO
11
 8
30
28
3
2
0
 0
197.1
 165 69 65 0 50
158
1.09
2.96
1993 BRO
17
 3
35
34
3
0
0
 0
241.2
 187 80 78 0 63
176
1.03
2.90
1994 BRO
21
 7
34
34
2
1
0
 0
244.0
 199 70 65 2 54
188
1.04
2.40
1995 BRO
14
 7
33
33
4
2
0
 0
225.0
 196 80 74 2 70
171
1.18
2.96
1996 OAK
6
 3
71
0
0
0
8
 5
90.2
 74 32 31 0 23
71
1.07
3.08
1997 OAK
2
 4
61
0
0
0
4
 3
81.2
 82 41 38 1 30
60
1.37
4.19
1998 OAK
8
 3
40
0
0
0
4
 2
54.0
 46 22 22 0 20
53
1.22
3.67
2021
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
193
 130
581
406
64
16
16
 10
3121.0
 2831 1257 1175 21 908
2334
1.20
3.39
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Rick Gessler has retired from the Oakland BleacherBums
1998-04-22Rick Gessler of the Oakland BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1997-06-15Rick Gessler of the Oakland BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1996-06-05Rick Gessler of the Oakland BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1996-04-01Trade #1378342 has been completed between the Oakland BleacherBums and the Brooklyn Shadows. The Brooklyn Shadows receive Angel Morales, Bunny McCarthy, Ted Wilborn, Billy Howard, Toshimichi Natori, Nate Caballero, George Scharein, Draft Pick 1999 Round 2 OAK (Ivey Eason), Draft Pick 1998 Round 3 OAK (Ronnie Miller), Draft Pick 1998 Round 1 OAK (Frank Encarnacion), Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 OAK (Aaron Meara) from the Oakland BleacherBums in exchange for Jim Scheffing, Steve Scanlon, Gary Sutthoff, Rick Gessler, George Battin.
1995-05-01Rick Gessler of the Brooklyn Shadows is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1992-08-08Rick Gessler of the Brooklyn Shadows is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1992-05-27Rick Gessler of the Brooklyn Shadows is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1990-08-10Trade #1353165 has been completed between the Brooklyn Shadows and the Miami Marginals. The Miami Marginals receive Fred Lonborg, Johnny Bogart, Kirt Moolic, Carr Holke, Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 BRO (Bucky Bosetti) from the Brooklyn Shadows in exchange for Rick Gessler.
1990-08-07Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1990-07-20Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1989-05-05Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1988-06-08Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1988-04-13Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1985-05-16Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-09-26Rick Gessler of the Miami Marginals is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1983-03-25The Miami Marginals have promoted Rick Gessler to the major league team. The Miami Marginals have promoted Tommy Grasso to the major league team. The Miami Marginals have designated Bud Sandlock for assignment. The Miami Marginals have designated Art Gallego for assignment.