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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.
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | ||||||||
| Year | OS Age | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| 1970 | 25 | |||||||
| 1971 | 26 | |||||||
| 1972 | 27 | |||||||
| 1973 | 28 | |||||||
| 1974 | 29 | |||||||
| 1975 | 30 | |||||||
| 1976 | 31 | |||||||
| 1977 | 32 | |||||||
| 1978 | 33 | |||||||
| 1979 | 34 | |||||||
| 1980 | 35 | |||||||
| 1981 | 36 | |||||||
| 1982 | 37 | |||||||
| 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. |