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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Tony Roland Third Base
Retired (1985, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .755 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 700 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 12-14-1949
HR 60 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(113 games)
RBI 323
SB 99 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (98.2%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B F  (2.2%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B C+ (49.9%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) 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
1974 CHN
6
13
1
5
0
0
0
2
2
 1 0 0
1
 0 0
.851
.467
.385
.000
.385
1978 BRO
93
324
54
89
15
1
7
36
31
 59 1 1
20
 5 4
.731
.339
.392
.117
.275
1979 BRO
75
285
30
79
15
1
3
16
30
 42 0 0
13
 10 6
.714
.346
.368
.091
.277
1980 BRO
107
414
59
110
19
4
13
54
62
 89 0 1
22
 12 9
.786
.361
.425
.159
.266
1981 CIN
125
413
49
103
16
3
7
49
64
 64 0 5
11
 5 11
.700
.346
.354
.104
.249
1982 CIN
117
433
67
124
20
4
13
67
48
 57 2 4
11
 9 16
.798
.357
.441
.155
.286
1983 CIN
135
464
70
125
19
7
14
67
66
 75 2 1
13
 7 11
.793
.362
.431
.162
.269
1984 CIN
109
238
37
65
12
3
3
32
23
 33 0 2
8
 3 3
.721
.335
.387
.113
.273
Total
767
2584
367
700
116
23
60
323
326
 420 5 14
99
 51 60
.755
.352
.403
.132
.271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Tony Roland has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-05-24Tony Roland of the Cincinnati Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-03-29The Cincinnati Cyclones have promoted Tony Roland to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cyclones have promoted Larry Johnson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cyclones have promoted Bill Doran to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cyclones have promoted Harry Rath to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cyclones have sent Dick Smith to the minors. The Cincinnati Cyclones have sent Shawn Robson to the minors. The Cincinnati Cyclones have sent Tod Cardwell to the minors. The Cincinnati Cyclones have sent Dick Bourque to the minors.
1984-03-29Tony Roland has signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1983-04-01Tony Roland of the Cincinnati Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1982-06-20Tony Roland of the Cincinnati Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1981-03-29A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Cyclones and the Brooklyn Legacy. The Brooklyn Legacy receive Draft Pick 1983 Round 2 CIN (Ralph Burbach), Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 CIN (Abner Ezzell) from the Cincinnati Cyclones in exchange for Tony Roland, Ed Sanchez.
1980-09-18Tony Roland of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-04-23Tony Roland of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1979-08-28Tony Roland of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1979-06-29Tony Roland of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-04-10Tony Roland of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1978-08-27Tony Roland of the Brooklyn Legacy is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1978-03-31The Brooklyn Legacy have placed Tony Roland on the trade block.
1978-03-29The Brooklyn Legacy have promoted Tony Roland to the major league team.
1978-03-28Tony Roland has signed with the Brooklyn Legacy for $2.0M per year for 6 years.
1977-03-31The Chicago Cubs have promoted Andres Webb to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Rolling to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Roland to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Paul Minor to the minors.
1977-03-28The Chicago Cubs have promoted Enrique Humphries to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Roland to the major league team.
1975-03-31The Chicago Cubs have promoted Charlie Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Roland to the minors.
1974-08-16The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Roland to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Roger Nilsson to the minors.
1971-03-30A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Cyclones and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 CIN (Tony Roland) from the Cincinnati Cyclones in exchange for Lance Bengough.