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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Ed Sullivan Center Field
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .708 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 995 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 06-10-1949
HR 136 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1967)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(67 games)
RBI 588
SB 87 Salary $2.50M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR C 
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.8%) Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.0%)   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
1974 BRO
78
206
24
49
6
1
3
19
19
 44 0 1
7
 3 3
.621
.301
.320
.083
.238
1975 BRO
51
81
6
15
5
1
3
14
5
 18 0 0
0
 1 5
.615
.233
.383
.198
.185
1976 BRO
85
249
26
65
7
0
8
26
17
 57 2 1
7
 6 3
.698
.312
.386
.124
.261
1977 BRO
125
487
65
133
25
6
13
83
29
 99 3 3
7
 11 10
.745
.316
.429
.156
.273
1978 WAS
128
480
64
131
19
6
22
81
39
 95 1 2
7
 11 5
.803
.328
.475
.202
.273
1979 WAS
96
354
40
99
16
3
12
58
27
 75 2 1
5
 10 6
.777
.333
.444
.164
.280
1980 WAS
119
396
47
75
14
2
14
45
37
 86 1 1
7
 6 1
.601
.260
.341
.152
.189
1981 WAS
74
172
22
41
9
1
3
25
14
 41 1 0
6
 0 0
.654
.299
.355
.116
.238
1982 WAS
126
476
56
129
18
3
17
85
31
 89 0 4
13
 8 3
.742
.313
.429
.158
.271
1983 WAS
128
462
56
113
18
4
17
64
26
 105 3 4
16
 9 7
.698
.287
.411
.167
.245
1984 WAS
116
415
43
99
19
1
16
54
27
 94 2 0
10
 6 5
.693
.288
.405
.166
.239
1985 WAS
84
217
23
46
9
4
8
34
11
 44 0 1
2
 1 3
.650
.249
.401
.189
.212
Total
1210
3995
472
995
165
32
136
588
282
 847 15 18
87
 72 51
.708
.300
.409
.159
.249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Ed Sullivan has retired from the Washington Musketeers
1984-06-28Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1983-09-16Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1982-09-13Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-06-15Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1979-08-17Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-06-27Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1978-05-06Ed Sullivan of the Washington Musketeers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1978-03-31A trade has been completed between the New York Empires and the Washington Musketeers. The Washington Musketeers receive Ed Sullivan from the New York Empires in exchange for Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 WAS (Roger Beauchamp).
1978-03-28The New York Empires have promoted Whitey Johnson to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Joe Debus to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Ed Sullivan to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Mike Jones to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Dave Kile to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Matt Ramsay to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Julio Fox to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Tim McKeon to the major league team.
1978-03-28Ed Sullivan has signed with the New York Empires for $2.5M per year for 8 years.
1977-04-04Ed Sullivan of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1976-05-24Ed Sullivan of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1974-08-23Ed Sullivan of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1974-03-28The Brooklyn Legacy have promoted Ed Sullivan to the major league team.
1972-03-28A trade has been completed between the New York Empires and the Brooklyn Legacy. The Brooklyn Legacy receive William Grew, Bert Keener, Patsy Waslewski, Ham Johnson, Harry Sparks, Ewald Freigau, Pete Bautista, Hal Fisher, George Coolbaugh, Ed Sullivan, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 NYN (Johnny Stearns), Draft Pick 1974 Round 2 NYN (Jake Podres), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 NYN (Jim Vizquel) from the New York Empires in exchange for Scott Redmond, Tim Root.