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Vince Coleman League 4-19-2178 |
| Desi Messi |  First BaseRetired (1982, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .310 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .912 | Status | Deceased (2017) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 1118 | |||||
| SB | 216 | |||||
| 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 | --- | Range | WS Rings | 4 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 9 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1970 | Majors | 25 | 48.43 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 6 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 19 / 48 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 26 | 54.35 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 5 / 10 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 6 | 20 / 54 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 27 | 56.04 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 7 | 16 / 56 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 28 | 52.38 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 8 / 52 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 29 | 56.20 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 14 | 5 / 56 | |||
| 1975 | Majors | 30 | 53.21 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 53 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 31 | 42.05 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 42 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 32 | 51.45 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 51 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 33 | 50.79 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 50 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 34 | 44.09 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 44 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 35 | 54.10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 54 | |||
| 1981 | Majors | 36 | 60.50 | 124 | 81 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 60 |
| 1982 | Majors | 37 | 38.61 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 38 |
| Total | 286 | 113 | 0 | 8 / 92 | 1 / 93 | 15 / 98 | 15 / 92 | 14 / 89 | 14 / 105 | 16 / 89 | 83 / 658 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1982-11-01 | Desi Messi has retired from the Florida Fins |
| 1979-09-20 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1979-07-20 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1978-05-15 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1977-09-11 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1976-05-23 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1973-09-02 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
| 1970-10-07 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1970-08-04 | Desi Messi of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1970-04-01 | The New York Mets have renamed Desi White to Desi Messi. |
| 1970-04-01 | The New York Mets have promoted Desi White to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent John Burke to the minors. |