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Ryan Doby League 5-29-2004 |
| Goat Esser |  Second BaseRetired (1981, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .282 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .823 | Status | Retired (1981) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1110 | Age | 60 (OS 60) | Date of Birth | 03-20-1944 | |
| HR | 141 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1962) |
Majors Svc Time | 12 years (138 games) |
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| RBI | 628 | |||||
| SB | 239 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (5.0%) | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (77.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | (44.6%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | (0.9%) | RF | (92.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1970 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1971 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1973 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1974 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 37 |
| 1976 | MIA | 84 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| 1977 | MIA-STL | 0 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 59 |
| 1978 | STL | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 1979 | STL | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 5 |
| 1980 | STL | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| 1981 | STL | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Larry Doby League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | Goat Esser has retired from the St. Louis Twisters |
| 1979-10-09 | Goat Esser of the St. Louis Twisters is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1978-09-20 | Goat Esser of the St. Louis Twisters is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1978-04-19 | Goat Esser of the St. Louis Twisters is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1977-09-17 | Goat Esser of the St. Louis Twisters is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1977-07-25 | Trade #1686689 has been completed between the St. Louis Twisters and the Miami Bombers. The Miami Bombers receive Artie Hulen, Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 STL (Ed Sutherland), Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 STL (Willie Riley) from the St. Louis Twisters in exchange for Goat Esser. |
| 1975-04-04 | The Miami Bombers have placed Goat Esser on the trade block. |
| 1973-06-28 | Goat Esser of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1972-08-05 | Goat Esser of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 44 days. |
| 1971-09-11 | Goat Esser of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1971-08-08 | Goat Esser of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1971-06-10 | Goat Esser of the Miami Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |