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Goose Goslin League 4-11-2063 |
| Joe Messenger |  CatcherRetired (1957, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .267 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .720 | Status | Deceased (1997) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 832 | Age at Death | 75 | Date of Birth | 03-19-1922 | |
| HR | 49 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 6 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (136 games) |
|
| RBI | 388 | |||||
| SB | 9 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PHI | 149 |
529 |
63 |
159
|
23 |
3 |
9 |
75 |
62 |
66 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
0 | 5 | .780 |
.374 |
.406 |
.106 |
.301 |
|
| 1951 | PHI-STL | 129 |
354 |
38 |
82
|
16 |
2 |
6 |
41 |
48 |
53 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1 | 4 | .662 |
.323 |
.339 |
.107 |
.232 |
|
| 1952 | STL | 153 |
527 |
54 |
134
|
25 |
3 |
7 |
50 |
75 |
77 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2 | 9 | .698 |
.345 |
.353 |
.099 |
.254 |
|
| 1953 | STL | 151 |
550 |
60 |
151
|
24 |
3 |
10 |
77 |
70 |
76 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
7 | 7 | .740 |
.356 |
.384 |
.109 |
.275 |
|
| 1954 | STL | 130 |
496 |
56 |
133
|
23 |
1 |
5 |
56 |
47 |
64 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 6 | .684 |
.335 |
.349 |
.081 |
.268 |
|
| 1955 | STL | 151 |
553 |
81 |
144
|
37 |
1 |
10 |
75 |
59 |
75 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
0 | 7 | .718 |
.333 |
.385 |
.125 |
.260 |
 |
| 1956 | STL | 29 |
88 |
15 |
24
|
5 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
13 |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .787 |
.366 |
.420 |
.148 |
.273 |
|
| 1957 | STL-BRO | 9 |
16 |
3 |
5
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .825 |
.450 |
.375 |
.062 |
.312 |
|
| Total | 901 |
3113 |
370 |
832
|
154 |
14 |
49 |
388 |
378 |
422 | 12 | 20 | 9 |
10 | 40 | .720 |
.347 |
.373 |
.106 |
.267 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1957-11-01 | Joe Messenger has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1957-10-23 | The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have designated Joe Messenger for assignment. |
| 1957-10-23 | The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have acquired Joe Messenger from the waiver wire. |
| 1957-10-03 | The St. Louis Redlegs have sent Ralph McGinn to the minors. The St. Louis Redlegs have designated Joe Messenger for assignment. |
| 1951-04-08 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Redlegs and the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks receive Bill Jackson, Art Brannan, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis Redlegs in exchange for Joe Messenger. |