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Don Newcombe League
5-5-2165
Matt Dessau Third Base
Retired (1998, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2049) Option Years 0  
H 780 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 03-29-1961
HR 97 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1985)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(65 games)
RBI 394
SB 97
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed A+ Bunt C- Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (75.3%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   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
1987 CLE
97
223
35
67
8
4
2
23
16
 41 0 2
11
 1 7
.744
.344
.399
.099
.300
1988 CLE
81
216
30
55
6
0
9
33
14
 49 0 0
9
 1 7
.707
.300
.407
.153
.255
1989 CLE
80
256
28
61
8
3
8
34
12
 48 0 2
15
 5 18
.657
.270
.387
.148
.238
1990 TEX
20
56
7
14
1
0
0
4
3
 13 1 0
2
 2 0
.568
.300
.268
.018
.250
1993 TEX
62
216
28
56
11
1
7
32
13
 50 0 1
5
 1 12
.717
.300
.417
.157
.259
1994 TEX
126
444
58
116
16
7
15
66
39
 86 1 7
10
 4 17
.748
.318
.430
.169
.261
1995 TEX
152
538
83
150
22
7
22
87
51
 104 2 4
18
 3 11
.810
.341
.468
.190
.279
1996 TEX
140
550
79
145
22
2
19
60
48
 128 2 1
14
 3 16
.739
.324
.415
.151
.264
1997 TEX
99
378
52
87
9
6
11
40
29
 87 1 0
9
 3 14
.660
.287
.373
.143
.230
1998 TEX
33
114
14
29
1
1
4
15
8
 32 0 0
4
 2 4
.689
.303
.386
.132
.254
Total
890
2991
414
780
104
31
97
394
233
 638 7 17
97
 25 106
.728
.314
.414
.153
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Matt Dessau has retired from the Texas Strangers
1994-09-22The Texas Strangers have removed Matt Dessau from the trade block.
1994-05-23Matt Dessau of the Texas Strangers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1994-04-30The Texas Strangers have placed Matt Dessau on the trade block.
1993-04-01The Texas Strangers have promoted Matt Dessau to the major league team.
1990-07-09The Texas Strangers have sent Matt Dessau to the minors.
1990-03-26The Texas Strangers have drafted Matt Dessau #118 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1987-04-08The Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets have promoted Matt Dessau to the major league team. The Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets have promoted Ken Pence to the major league team. The Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets have sent Reggie Morris to the minors. The Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets have sent Earl Garcia to the minors.