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Vince Coleman League
4-21-2178
Desi Messi First Base
Retired (1982, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .310 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .912 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 1758 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 11-20-1945
HR 305 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(74 games)
RBI 1118
SB 216
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 4
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 LHP 38 48 18 1 0 2 9 3 4 .933 .412 .521 .146 .375
1970 RHP 119 383 124 15 5 23 89 42 69 .964 .395 .569 .245 .324
1971 LHP 46 50 17 1 1 2 7 5 11 .920 .400 .520 .180 .340
1971 RHP 128 455 151 35 4 25 101 42 85 .977 .386 .591 .259 .332
1972 LHP 50 62 12 1 1 2 11 3 10 .569 .231 .339 .145 .194
1972 RHP 133 449 150 29 6 27 104 32 77 .987 .381 .606 .272 .334
1973 LHP 48 56 15 2 0 2 8 8 10 .765 .354 .411 .143 .268
1973 RHP 124 405 118 22 2 19 76 41 80 .850 .354 .496 .205 .291
1974 LHP 51 61 10 1 0 2 9 3 9 .482 .203 .279 .115 .164
1974 RHP 132 450 168 29 5 32 103 41 76 1.099 .426 .673 .300 .373
1975 LHP 47 64 20 0 1 1 4 2 13 .724 .333 .391 .078 .312
1975 RHP 130 417 129 23 1 20 65 47 68 .894 .381 .513 .204 .309
1976 LHP 31 43 9 1 2 2 7 6 8 .759 .294 .465 .256 .209
1976 RHP 99 326 99 14 4 21 74 42 61 .946 .382 .564 .261 .304
1977 LHP 36 42 15 2 1 1 6 6 10 .961 .438 .524 .167 .357
1977 RHP 122 413 125 20 9 22 71 50 80 .931 .377 .554 .252 .303
1978 LHP 53 112 29 3 2 8 23 13 30 .877 .341 .536 .277 .259
1978 RHP 101 338 104 19 1 18 87 33 61 .893 .364 .530 .222 .308
1979 LHP 33 45 10 0 0 3 4 5 15 .722 .300 .422 .200 .222
1979 RHP 109 348 91 13 2 13 50 38 68 .762 .339 .422 .161 .261
1980 LHP 52 83 26 1 0 7 19 12 12 .980 .402 .578 .265 .313
1980 RHP 129 404 118 21 1 18 68 39 69 .836 .354 .483 .191 .292
1981 LHP 30 38 9 1 0 3 9 4 7 .810 .310 .500 .263 .237
1981 RHP 126 399 132 22 1 23 79 39 65 .955 .391 .564 .233 .331
1982 LHP 15 32 10 0 1 2 7 4 7 .951 .389 .562 .250 .312
1982 RHP 98 153 49 7 2 7 28 13 27 .906 .376 .529 .209 .320
Total LHP 530 736 200 14 9 37 123 74 146 .804 .338 .466 .194 .272
Total RHP 1550 4940 1558 269 43 268 995 499 886 .928 .378 .550 .235 .315
Total 1622 5676 1758 283 52 305 1118 573 1032 .912 .373 .539 .229 .310
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Desi Messi has retired from the Florida Fins
1979-09-20Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1979-07-20Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1978-05-15Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1977-09-11Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1976-05-23Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1973-09-02Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1970-10-07Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1970-08-04Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1970-04-01The New York Mets have renamed Desi White to Desi Messi.
1970-04-01The New York Mets have promoted Desi White to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent John Burke to the minors.