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Ryan Doby League 5-26-2004 |
| 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 | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1970 | Away | 68 | 250 | 33 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 11 | .742 | .326 | .416 | .180 | .236 |
| 1970 | Home | 68 | 238 | 46 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 16 | .961 | .428 | .534 | .193 | .340 |
| 1971 | Away | 46 | 193 | 37 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 9 | .891 | .373 | .518 | .212 | .306 |
| 1971 | Home | 45 | 157 | 33 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1.070 | .389 | .682 | .350 | .331 |
| 1972 | Away | 41 | 143 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .695 | .331 | .364 | .098 | .266 |
| 1972 | Home | 61 | 224 | 39 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .795 | .340 | .455 | .183 | .272 |
| 1973 | Away | 54 | 185 | 25 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .761 | .345 | .416 | .146 | .270 |
| 1973 | Home | 57 | 191 | 49 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1.049 | .446 | .602 | .251 | .351 |
| 1974 | Away | 69 | 260 | 41 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 51 | 20 | 9 | 5 | .928 | .416 | .512 | .177 | .335 |
| 1974 | Home | 66 | 241 | 40 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .748 | .345 | .402 | .145 | .257 |
| 1975 | Away | 71 | 130 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .913 | .383 | .531 | .223 | .308 |
| 1975 | Home | 78 | 146 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .750 | .345 | .404 | .137 | .267 |
| 1976 | Away | 75 | 138 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .937 | .387 | .551 | .217 | .333 |
| 1976 | Home | 74 | 102 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .882 | .382 | .500 | .235 | .265 |
| 1977 | Away | 59 | 134 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .612 | .335 | .276 | .052 | .224 |
| 1977 | Home | 61 | 138 | 26 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 8 | .917 | .344 | .572 | .283 | .290 |
| 1978 | Away | 46 | 157 | 23 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .795 | .356 | .439 | .159 | .280 |
| 1978 | Home | 51 | 128 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .702 | .319 | .383 | .141 | .242 |
| 1979 | Away | 70 | 251 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 7 | .621 | .306 | .315 | .092 | .223 |
| 1979 | Home | 65 | 231 | 36 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 6 | .823 | .364 | .459 | .186 | .273 |
| 1980 | Away | 46 | 86 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .830 | .388 | .442 | .163 | .279 |
| 1980 | Home | 53 | 93 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .597 | .275 | .323 | .118 | .204 |
| 1981 | Away | 28 | 58 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .918 | .418 | .500 | .172 | .328 |
| 1981 | Home | 26 | 60 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .740 | .323 | .417 | .150 | .267 |
| Total | Away | 673 | 1985 | 292 | 552 | 106 | 23 | 53 | 304 | 244 | 361 | 121 | 52 | 56 | .793 | .359 | .435 | .157 | .278 |
| Total | Home | 705 | 1949 | 341 | 558 | 91 | 17 | 88 | 324 | 248 | 333 | 118 | 47 | 61 | .853 | .367 | .486 | .200 | .286 |
| Total | 1378 | 3934 | 633 | 1110 | 197 | 40 | 141 | 628 | 492 | 694 | 239 | 99 | 117 | .823 | .363 | .460 | .178 | .282 |
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. |