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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
George Ortenzio Second Base
Retired (1989, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .742 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 2109 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 02-24-1952
HR 101 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(105 games)
RBI 774
SB 277 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1989
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A 
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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
1970 PIT
5
18
2
5
0
0
0
2
2
 1 0 0
0
 0 1
.628
.350
.278
.000
.278
1975 MON
142
593
92
160
28
6
0
46
66
 110 2 1
8
 1 3
.682
.344
.337
.067
.270
1976 MON
141
581
92
171
25
10
6
62
84
 81 1 2
17
 3 1
.786
.383
.403
.108
.294
1977 MON
142
586
90
163
31
6
4
41
81
 79 3 0
10
 2 26
.741
.369
.372
.094
.278
1978 MON
126
521
81
148
32
8
2
50
63
 89 0 0
9
 2 20
.749
.361
.388
.104
.284
1979 MON
142
549
64
136
14
5
6
57
60
 85 3 2
22
 7 15
.648
.324
.324
.077
.248
1980 MON
132
527
86
150
27
7
5
48
74
 74 0 2
20
 9 14
.762
.371
.391
.106
.285
1981 DET
114
440
70
116
17
3
8
48
54
 60 3 1
15
 6 9
.718
.347
.370
.107
.264
1982 DET
127
499
72
154
38
8
5
45
65
 70 3 4
22
 4 13
.836
.389
.447
.138
.309
1983 DET
142
590
78
156
24
6
9
66
67
 84 2 4
22
 12 11
.711
.339
.371
.107
.264
1984 DET
142
601
112
188
33
5
18
77
74
 86 1 2
29
 11 13
.862
.388
.474
.161
.313
1985 DET
133
549
79
137
16
4
9
48
69
 78 4 2
32
 11 19
.679
.337
.342
.093
.250
1986 DET
142
595
95
149
18
4
15
76
72
 79 2 2
23
 12 14
.702
.332
.370
.119
.250
1987 DET
121
485
80
136
34
7
7
39
76
 75 1 0
25
 10 14
.802
.379
.423
.142
.280
1988 DET
142
510
74
140
16
4
7
69
72
 71 3 4
23
 3 17
.728
.365
.363
.088
.275
1989 MON
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.250
.250
.000
.000
.000
Total
1898
7647
1168
2109
353
83
101
774
980
 1123 28 26
277
 93 190
.742
.359
.383
.107
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01George Ortenzio has retired from the Montreal Expos
1989-08-17The Montreal Expos have promoted Jason Knerr to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated George Ortenzio for assignment.
1989-07-20The Montreal Expos have re-claimed George Ortenzio from the waiver wire.
1989-07-13The Montreal Expos have designated George Ortenzio for assignment.
1989-04-21The Montreal Expos have promoted George Ortenzio to the major league team.
1989-03-28George Ortenzio has signed with the Montreal Expos for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1987-04-26George Ortenzio of the Detroit Drive is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1985-06-03George Ortenzio of the Detroit Drive is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1982-09-12George Ortenzio of the Detroit Drive is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1981-08-26George Ortenzio of the Detroit Preachers is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1981-03-31The Detroit Preachers have promoted George Ortenzio to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Kevin Biggs to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Jeff Lovenguth to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Glen Garrido to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Elmer Pearce to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Yank Pedre to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Tom Clary to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Hank Jones to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have sent Kid Johnson to the minors.
1981-03-28George Ortenzio has signed with the Detroit Preachers for $3.65M per year for 8 years.
1980-09-18George Ortenzio of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1978-09-30George Ortenzio of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1978-04-11George Ortenzio of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1975-03-30A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi receive Weldon Thompson, John Smith from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Bob Robinson, Jimmy Bremer, George Ortenzio, Jim Beck, Clarence Crutcher.
1974-10-23The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have promoted Noe Fisher to the major league team. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have promoted Ted Huhn to the major league team. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have promoted Tony Page to the major league team. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have promoted George Ortenzio to the major league team. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have sent Clarence Mccormick to the minors. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have sent Charles Cates to the minors. The San Francisco Psychedelic Colossi have sent Lee Luebber to the minors.
1970-04-25The Pittsburgh Pioneers have promoted Edward Morawski to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pioneers have promoted Ron McDougal to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pioneers have promoted Don Kreitner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pioneers have sent Clancy Sullivan to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pioneers have sent George Ortenzio to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pioneers have sent Ben Gunther to the minors.
1970-04-05The Pittsburgh Pioneers have auto-promoted George Ortenzio to the major leagues.
1967-05-22A trade has been completed between the Boston Tea Party and the Pittsburgh Pioneers. The Pittsburgh Pioneers receive Bud Bowden, Harvey Griffin, Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 BOS (Charles Cates), Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 BOS (George Ortenzio), Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 NYN (Emmett Ducharme) from the Boston Tea Party in exchange for Bill Ryan.