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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Tommy Velarde First Base
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .670 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
H 889 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 11-24-1936
HR 108 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(22 games)
RBI 404
SB 49 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1970
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (23.9%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B D+ (25.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 65% 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
1958 PIT
90
121
12
26
6
0
1
9
9
 25 1 1
0
 0 0
.562
.273
.289
.074
.215
1959 PIT
135
582
77
149
21
2
12
52
52
 138 0 3
0
 0 6
.676
.316
.361
.105
.256
1960 PIT
126
540
85
137
27
3
17
68
38
 104 5 1
1
 0 4
.717
.308
.409
.156
.254
1961 PIT
129
561
54
118
20
0
14
48
36
 116 6 2
0
 0 34
.585
.264
.321
.111
.210
1962 PIT
77
126
14
34
6
1
5
21
6
 26 0 1
0
 0 1
.753
.301
.452
.183
.270
1963 PIT
27
43
7
16
2
0
4
11
1
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
1.084
.386
.698
.326
.372
1964 PIT-BOS
19
43
4
9
2
0
1
7
3
 6 0 1
2
 0 0
.581
.255
.326
.116
.209
1965 BOS
16
56
12
16
3
0
6
16
3
 14 0 1
1
 1 0
.977
.317
.661
.375
.286
1966 BOS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1967 WAS
83
272
27
53
3
0
8
28
29
 53 0 2
10
 13 15
.565
.271
.294
.099
.195
1968 WAS
135
496
65
140
23
0
12
50
47
 83 1 1
18
 33 6
.746
.345
.401
.119
.282
1969 WAS
113
389
39
89
8
1
11
41
28
 79 2 4
6
 9 9
.621
.281
.339
.111
.229
1970 WAS
125
438
51
102
14
2
17
53
28
 91 0 0
11
 5 3
.669
.279
.390
.158
.233
Total
1075
3667
447
889
135
9
108
404
280
 742 15 17
49
 61 78
.670
.298
.373
.130
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Tommy Velarde has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-08-14Tommy Velarde of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1969-08-07Tommy Velarde of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1967-03-31The Washington Musketeers have promoted Bob Schmidt to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Junior Ray to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Don Snyder to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Tommy Velarde to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have promoted Allen McCleskey to the major league team. The Washington Musketeers have sent George Linke to the minors. The Washington Musketeers have sent Scott McColl to the minors.
1967-03-31Tommy Velarde has signed with the Washington Musketeers for $0.5M per year for 4 years.
1966-05-20The Boston Tea Party have designated Tommy Velarde for assignment.
1966-04-11The Boston Tea Party have promoted Tommy Velarde to the major league team.
1966-03-31Tommy Velarde has signed with the Boston Tea Party for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1965-07-06Tommy Velarde of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1965-03-29The Boston Tea Party have promoted Tommy Velarde to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have sent Jean-Pierre Beecher to the minors.
1965-03-29The Boston Tea Party have acquired Tommy Velarde from the waiver wire.
1964-06-10A trade has been completed between the Boston Tea Party and the Pittsburgh Pioneers. The Pittsburgh Pioneers receive Tom Heath from the Boston Tea Party in exchange for Richard Carol, Tommy Velarde, William Grew.
1963-05-09Tommy Velarde of the Pittsburgh Pioneers is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1962-09-29The Pittsburgh Pioneers have sent Tommy Velarde down to the minors.
1962-04-14The Pittsburgh Pioneers have promoted Tommy Velarde to the major league team.
1961-07-29Tommy Velarde of the Pittsburgh Pioneers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1960-08-16Tommy Velarde of the Pittsburgh Pioneers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1958-06-05Tommy Velarde of the Pittsburgh Pioneers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1958-03-27The Pittsburgh Pioneers have promoted Tommy Velarde to the major league team.