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Willie Mays League
9-16-2085
Jake Bessent Right Field
Retired (1957, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .195 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .542 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 26 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 03-13-1924
HR 1 Drafted Round 24, Pick 381
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 11
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1951 BRO-PHI
64
133
15
26
6
2
1
11
9
23 1 2
1
1 2
.542
.248
.293
.098
.195
Total
64
133
15
26
6
2
1
11
9
23 1 2
1
1 2
.542
.248
.293
.098
.195
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Jake Bessent has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-04-01The Pittsburgh Crawfords have waived Jake Bessent.
1956-04-29The Pittsburgh Crawfords have acquired Jake Bessent from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Brooklyn Brawlers have acquired Ollie Kolb from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Brawlers have waived Jake Bessent.
1955-04-01The Brooklyn Brawlers have acquired Jake Bessent from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Brawlers have waived Ollie Kolb.
1955-03-07The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have acquired Martin Balsam from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have waived Jake Bessent.
1951-09-18The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Jeff Cusack to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Jake Bessent to the minors.
1951-08-19The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Jake Bessent to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Travis Reese to the minors.
1951-08-03The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have promoted Travis Reese to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes have sent Jake Bessent to the minors.
1951-05-06A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Turk Wendell, Slap Nichols from the Philadelphia Shoeless Foxxes in exchange for Jerry Ross, Jake Bessent.
1951-05-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Gilbert to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Jake Bessent to the minors.
1951-04-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Jake Bessent to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Joe Gilbert to the minors.