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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1961 Away 69 257 14 56 9 1 1 18 21 70 0 1 11 .547 .275 .272 .054 .218
1961 Home 66 241 22 44 4 1 4 24 17 60 1 1 10 .499 .241 .257 .075 .183
1962 Away 54 218 23 53 6 1 6 31 13 56 2 3 12 .651 .289 .362 .119 .243
1962 Home 54 201 28 50 6 1 8 27 15 58 4 2 11 .705 .297 .408 .159 .249
1963 Away 49 157 13 37 4 0 5 26 9 31 2 6 3 .637 .281 .357 .121 .236
1963 Home 49 151 20 34 5 2 7 20 12 35 7 7 7 .713 .289 .424 .199 .225
1964 Away 66 271 42 75 15 3 9 35 23 52 3 3 8 .787 .333 .454 .177 .277
1964 Home 69 273 31 65 10 1 7 30 23 73 0 0 8 .658 .299 .359 .121 .238
1965 Away 70 292 35 77 14 3 10 43 16 67 4 5 11 .738 .303 .435 .171 .264
1965 Home 65 249 27 72 14 4 4 36 22 56 5 2 9 .770 .344 .426 .137 .289
1966 Away 70 289 46 89 16 3 14 51 18 71 7 1 7 .880 .351 .529 .221 .308
1966 Home 65 253 33 63 18 2 8 27 20 59 4 1 4 .733 .302 .431 .182 .249
1967 Away 73 299 45 77 13 1 14 57 20 70 6 0 8 .753 .305 .448 .191 .258
1967 Home 62 224 34 54 8 4 5 25 32 41 1 3 5 .719 .340 .379 .138 .241
1968 Away 54 221 33 57 12 0 8 37 13 51 0 3 5 .720 .300 .421 .163 .258
1968 Home 81 312 52 84 18 2 17 60 29 62 3 1 9 .836 .332 .503 .234 .269
1969 Away 66 249 30 60 8 1 7 32 16 58 0 0 4 .652 .286 .365 .124 .241
1969 Home 71 260 30 70 9 1 6 30 22 60 0 0 9 .712 .331 .381 .112 .269
1970 Away 69 277 27 72 7 3 5 48 17 74 0 0 6 .664 .303 .361 .101 .260
1970 Home 69 242 25 67 10 3 4 34 27 52 0 0 7 .741 .348 .393 .116 .277
1971 Away 71 241 40 80 9 0 17 46 18 52 0 0 4 .960 .379 .581 .249 .332
1971 Home 71 224 27 60 5 4 9 32 20 50 0 0 5 .776 .329 .446 .179 .268
1972 Away 73 276 41 74 14 2 8 39 31 50 0 0 6 .764 .344 .420 .152 .268
1972 Home 64 219 34 57 8 3 10 38 27 45 0 0 8 .804 .343 .461 .201 .260
1973 Away 66 249 34 66 14 2 12 38 19 47 1 0 11 .799 .317 .482 .217 .265
1973 Home 60 223 47 73 12 1 18 63 23 43 1 0 5 1.016 .384 .632 .305 .327
1974 Away 65 242 23 67 7 2 8 38 13 53 0 0 4 .737 .315 .421 .145 .277
1974 Home 56 200 35 65 17 1 9 45 14 35 0 0 4 .922 .367 .555 .230 .325
1975 Away 56 192 27 50 8 1 10 38 21 43 0 0 1 .804 .335 .469 .208 .260
1975 Home 53 178 15 43 6 1 3 30 14 43 0 0 0 .635 .297 .337 .096 .242
1976 Away 54 203 31 70 20 2 11 46 17 38 0 0 1 1.020 .395 .626 .281 .345
1976 Home 81 284 50 79 17 3 11 46 29 51 0 0 2 .817 .342 .475 .197 .278
1977 Away 74 185 19 44 8 2 5 23 18 51 0 0 1 .691 .307 .384 .146 .238
1977 Home 63 177 16 37 8 0 4 16 17 38 0 0 1 .600 .278 .322 .113 .209
Total Away 1099 4118 523 1104 184 27 150 646 303 934 25 22 103 .754 .319 .435 .167 .268
Total Home 1099 3911 526 1017 175 34 134 583 363 861 26 17 104 .748 .323 .425 .165 .260
Total 2198 8029 1049 2121 359 61 284 1229 666 1795 51 39 207 .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.