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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Darrell"K"Esser Relief Pitcher
Retired (1973, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.78 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 70-126 Status Retired (1973) Option Years 0  
SV 195 Age 66 (OS 66) Date of Birth 04-01-1938
K 1023 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(85 games)
IP 1463.0
WHIP 1.68
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship F 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A    Mentor Val D+
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1956 BAL
3
 20
32
32
1
0
0
 0
162.2
 233 172 162 8 97
120
2.03
8.96
1957 BAL
3
 10
94
5
0
0
0
 0
154.0
 227 149 139 7 91
98
2.06
8.12
1958 BAL
3
 14
28
28
0
0
0
 0
149.1
 187 120 117 4 99
85
1.92
7.05
1959 BAL
3
 16
42
19
1
0
2
 0
141.1
 182 108 107 6 72
102
1.80
6.81
1960 BAL
4
 16
78
1
0
0
8
 15
71.2
 106 68 67 4 40
51
2.04
8.41
1961 BAL
3
 10
57
0
0
0
33
 16
49.0
 63 42 41 3 35
43
2.00
7.53
1962 BAL
2
 1
30
7
1
0
21
 2
61.2
 56 21 21 1 32
41
1.43
3.06
1963 BAL
6
 2
66
5
0
0
0
 2
97.0
 90 40 39 1 41
74
1.35
3.62
1964 BAL
3
 6
65
0
0
0
7
 7
69.2
 69 43 42 2 32
47
1.45
5.43
1965 BAL
2
 1
8
0
0
0
0
 0
8.2
 4 2 2 0 5
7
1.04
2.08
1966 BAL
4
 4
55
0
0
0
37
 6
50.2
 56 23 21 0 14
34
1.38
3.73
1967 BAL
4
 4
65
0
0
0
45
 12
67.1
 61 35 33 3 47
49
1.60
4.41
1968 BAL
4
 4
58
0
0
0
6
 5
55.0
 57 27 26 2 17
39
1.35
4.25
1969 BAL
6
 5
86
0
0
0
13
 8
92.0
 88 38 36 0 37
68
1.36
3.52
1970 BAL
5
 1
54
0
0
0
15
 2
65.0
 53 10 10 1 25
48
1.20
1.38
1971 BAL
7
 5
47
0
0
0
5
 4
58.0
 60 21 20 0 17
32
1.33
3.10
1972 BAL
6
 4
64
0
0
0
2
 4
82.2
 94 47 46 3 44
67
1.67
5.01
1973 BAL-MIL
2
 3
22
0
0
0
1
 2
27.1
 26 11 10 0 8
18
1.24
3.29
2004
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
70
 126
951
97
3
0
195
 85
1463.0
 1712 977 939 45 753
1023
1.68
5.78
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Darrell"K"Esser has retired from the Milwaukee Madisonians
1973-06-29The Milwaukee Madisonians have designated Darrell"K"Esser for assignment.
1973-05-19The Milwaukee Madisonians have acquired Darrell"K"Esser from the waiver wire.
1973-05-15The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted Tom Stanley to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have promoted McKay Hasenmayer to the major league team. The Baltimore Time Bombs have designated Darrell"K"Esser for assignment. The Baltimore Time Bombs have designated Lou Blazier for assignment.
1970-05-31Darrell K Esser of the Baltimore Time Bombs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1968-03-01The Baltimore Time Bombs have renamed Darrell Esser to Darrell"K"Esser.
1956-04-11The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Darrell Esser to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have designated Greg Daly for assignment.