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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Arlas Messersmith Shortstop
Retired (1977, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .751 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 2121 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 08-06-1939
HR 284 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(127 games)
RBI 1229
SB 51
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF C+ (51.2%) Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B A  (86.0%) CF F  (2.3%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1961 LHP 35 89 18 2 0 1 3 7 25 .519 .260 .258 .056 .202
1961 RHP 122 409 82 11 2 4 39 31 105 .525 .258 .267 .066 .200
1962 LHP 46 92 21 2 0 2 6 6 23 .591 .276 .315 .087 .228
1962 RHP 101 327 82 10 2 12 52 22 91 .701 .297 .404 .153 .251
1963 LHP 39 81 17 0 0 4 13 3 21 .599 .241 .358 .148 .210
1963 RHP 81 227 54 9 2 8 33 18 45 .701 .300 .401 .163 .238
1964 LHP 67 160 49 11 3 4 29 11 36 .834 .347 .487 .181 .306
1964 RHP 126 384 91 14 1 12 36 35 89 .676 .303 .372 .135 .237
1965 LHP 64 166 54 16 3 1 21 13 31 .852 .376 .476 .151 .325
1965 RHP 119 375 95 12 4 13 58 25 92 .709 .299 .411 .157 .253
1966 LHP 62 151 42 8 2 4 18 11 36 .762 .325 .437 .159 .278
1966 RHP 117 391 110 26 3 18 60 27 94 .830 .329 .501 .220 .281
1967 LHP 62 139 34 8 1 3 14 20 29 .721 .340 .381 .137 .245
1967 RHP 125 384 97 13 4 16 68 32 82 .745 .313 .432 .180 .253
1968 LHP 57 142 36 10 1 5 24 9 36 .746 .303 .444 .190 .254
1968 RHP 120 391 105 20 1 20 73 33 77 .803 .325 .478 .210 .269
1969 LHP 62 155 42 4 0 4 19 11 31 .702 .327 .374 .103 .271
1969 RHP 119 354 88 13 2 9 43 27 87 .674 .302 .373 .124 .249
1970 LHP 62 135 40 8 0 1 23 10 28 .725 .347 .378 .081 .296
1970 RHP 125 384 99 9 6 8 59 34 98 .692 .317 .375 .117 .258
1971 LHP 55 77 23 1 1 4 17 9 15 .873 .379 .494 .195 .299
1971 RHP 126 388 117 13 3 22 61 29 87 .871 .350 .521 .219 .302
1972 LHP 72 161 41 8 1 6 23 19 26 .762 .333 .429 .174 .255
1972 RHP 124 334 90 14 4 12 54 39 69 .792 .348 .443 .174 .269
1973 LHP 50 127 36 4 0 6 24 18 24 .824 .367 .457 .173 .283
1973 RHP 114 345 103 22 3 24 77 24 66 .931 .342 .588 .290 .299
1974 LHP 45 98 21 4 0 1 16 5 13 .538 .252 .286 .071 .214
1974 RHP 109 344 111 20 3 16 67 22 75 .901 .363 .538 .215 .323
1975 LHP 47 115 28 5 2 2 22 11 29 .681 .307 .374 .130 .243
1975 RHP 97 255 65 9 0 11 46 24 57 .741 .322 .420 .165 .255
1976 LHP 72 181 56 12 2 12 40 15 31 .955 .358 .597 .287 .309
1976 RHP 121 306 93 25 3 10 52 31 58 .870 .367 .503 .199 .304
1977 LHP 68 173 39 6 2 3 19 26 41 .662 .327 .335 .110 .225
1977 RHP 95 189 42 10 0 6 20 9 48 .630 .260 .370 .148 .222
Total LHP 965 2242 597 109 18 63 331 204 475 .743 .328 .415 .149 .266
Total RHP 1941 5787 1524 250 43 221 898 462 1320 .754 .318 .436 .173 .263
Total 2198 8029 2121 359 61 284 1229 666 1795 .751 .321 .430 .166 .264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Arlas Messersmith has retired from the New York Legends
1977-04-13The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1975-06-18Arlas Messersmith of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1974-06-23Arlas Messersmith of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1973-06-13A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Arlas Messersmith, Barney Yukon, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 OAK (Adam Starr) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 NYA (Red Sommers). Protest This Trade.
1973-04-04Arlas Messersmith of the Oakland River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1969-04-29A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Jason Flinn, Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 OAK (Jim Kerr), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 OAK (Gary Quintana) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for Arlas Messersmith.
1969-04-29The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1968-05-09The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1968-04-28The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1966-04-14The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1965-05-13The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1965-04-22The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1965-04-20The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1964-09-19The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1964-08-29The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1964-06-21The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1963-06-28The New York Legends have promoted Arlas Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Legends have waived Marty Scott.
1963-05-17The New York Legends have promoted Al Fariss to the major league team. The New York Legends have sent Arlas Messersmith to the minors.
1962-10-13The Minnesota Creme have promoted Jouett Bowman to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have promoted Arlas Messersmith to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have sent Eric Billiard to the minors. The Minnesota Creme have sent Steve Malmberg to the minors.
1962-09-16The Minnesota Creme have promoted Eric Billiard to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have promoted Steve Malmberg to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have sent Arlas Messersmith to the minors. The Minnesota Creme have sent Jouett Bowman to the minors.
1962-08-25Arlas Messersmith of the Minnesota Creme is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1962-06-15The Minnesota Creme have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1961-04-01The Minnesota Creme have promoted Arlas Messersmith to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have designated Mackey Wheat for assignment.