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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Bruce Meier First Base
Retired (1985, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .293 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .803 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 1948 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 03-30-1948
HR 156 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(74 games)
RBI 785
SB 224 Salary $3.50M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* 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
1972 MON
131
459
64
133
24
4
5
51
58
 61 2 1
22
 7 8
.763
.371
.392
.102
.290
1973 MON
135
561
103
167
21
9
13
58
72
 78 2 2
10
 6 8
.815
.378
.437
.139
.298
1974 MON
98
392
64
118
21
7
4
31
48
 54 1 1
14
 8 3
.799
.378
.421
.120
.301
1975 NYN
138
507
96
154
25
6
10
59
53
 81 1 3
8
 3 3
.805
.369
.436
.132
.304
1976 NYN
112
465
67
129
12
5
11
32
57
 69 3 0
9
 4 2
.756
.360
.396
.118
.277
1977 BOS
135
533
82
154
24
10
5
58
69
 94 1 4
23
 16 6
.769
.369
.400
.111
.289
1978 BOS
100
414
71
126
20
3
9
56
55
 51 3 2
36
 7 4
.821
.388
.432
.128
.304
1979 BOS
135
558
115
186
39
4
14
61
68
 77 2 1
29
 10 3
.900
.407
.493
.159
.333
1980 BOS-NYA
108
439
62
132
23
6
12
61
48
 71 0 2
19
 9 2
.831
.368
.462
.162
.301
1981 NYA
135
563
93
171
28
6
23
91
57
 90 0 3
12
 4 6
.863
.366
.497
.194
.304
1982 NYA
135
537
90
148
37
4
24
85
62
 89 1 2
9
 4 5
.844
.350
.493
.218
.276
1983 NYA
135
544
89
145
13
10
14
73
61
 96 1 8
12
 3 5
.742
.337
.404
.138
.267
1984 NYA
94
382
72
117
20
2
8
47
56
 59 1 0
14
 6 0
.828
.396
.432
.126
.306
1985 SEA
94
305
25
68
6
1
4
22
50
 55 2 2
7
 5 2
.623
.334
.289
.066
.223
Total
1685
6659
1093
1948
313
77
156
785
814
 1025 20 31
224
 92 57
.803
.370
.433
.140
.293
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Bruce Meier has retired from the Seattle Emeralds
1985-04-10Bruce Meier of the Seattle Emeralds is injured and is expected to be out 53 days.
1985-03-28The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Bill Lint to the major league team. The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team.
1985-03-28Bruce Meier has signed with the Seattle Emeralds for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1984-09-20Bruce Meier of the New York Leathernecks is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1984-04-22Bruce Meier of the New York Leathernecks is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1980-06-12Bruce Meier of the New York Leathernecks is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1980-04-28A trade has been completed between the New York Leathernecks and the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party receive Jack Tenace, Jimmie Ingram, Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 NYA (Kim Kaufmann) from the New York Leathernecks in exchange for Bruce Meier.
1978-08-19Bruce Meier of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1978-04-25Bruce Meier of the Boston Tea Party is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1977-03-29The Boston Tea Party have promoted Jim Davis to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Hal Fields to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Ray Law to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Jack Hassler to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Paul Merewether to the major league team.
1977-03-29Bruce Meier has signed with the Boston Tea Party for $6.8M per year for 8 years.
1976-06-09Bruce Meier of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-03-30A trade has been completed between the New York Empires and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive Helmut Schenk, Oris Tubbs, Glenn Goldstien, Joe Simpson from the New York Empires in exchange for Bruce Meier, Hal Fields, Nick Canale.
1975-03-30The Montreal Expos have placed Bruce Meier on the trade block.
1974-09-07Bruce Meier of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1974-07-25Bruce Meier of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1974-04-01Bruce Meier of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-06-29Bruce Meier of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1971-10-08The Montreal Expos have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team.
1970-10-13The Montreal Expos have sent John Smith to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Whammy Bradley to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bruce Meier to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Steve Holland to the minors.
1970-10-13The Montreal Expos have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Steve Holland to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Whammy Bradley to the major league team.
1970-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Roger Peters to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Brown to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dick Bell to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Pat Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Bob Herr to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bruce Meier to the minors.
1970-03-28The Montreal Expos have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team.
1969-10-20The Montreal Expos have sent Bob Herr to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Minnie Fluhrer to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Pat Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Steve Holland to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bruce Meier to the minors.
1969-10-20The Montreal Expos have promoted Pat Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team.
1969-10-19The Montreal Expos have sent Bob Herr to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Minnie Fluhrer to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Pat Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Pete Little to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bruce Meier to the minors.
1969-10-19The Montreal Expos have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Minnie Fluhrer to the major league team.
1969-10-19The Montreal Expos have promoted Bob Herr to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Pat Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Pete Little to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Minnie Fluhrer to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bruce Meier to the minors.
1969-10-03The Montreal Expos have promoted Bruce Meier to the major league team.