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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Arne Metsala Left Field
Retired (1989, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .777 Status Retired (1989) Option Years 0  
H 1888 Age 73 (OS 74) Date of Birth 05-14-1954
HR 289 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(89 games)
RBI 1148
SB 47
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1976 RF DET 142 142 1264.2 231 223 2 6 2 -3 1.60 .974
1977 RF DET 145 144 1295.2 256 253 2 1 2 -1 1.77 .996
1978 RF DET 144 144 1295.1 273 271 0 2 0 -2 1.88 .993
1979 LF DET 141 141 1262.2 323 318 0 5 0 +1 2.27 .985
RF DET 3 3 27.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.33 1.000
1980 LF DET 144 144 1272.1 277 274 0 3 0 -3 1.94 .989
1981 LF DET 101 100 900.0 214 209 2 3 2 +2 2.11 .986
RF DET 25 25 218.0 52 51 1 0 1 +1 2.15 1.000
1982 LF DET 113 113 1022.0 242 236 4 2 1 +3 2.11 .992
1B DET 13 13 113.0 117 112 4 1 7 0 9.24 .991
RF DET 10 10 83.0 17 16 0 1 0 0 1.73 .941
2B DET 1 1 9.0 5 3 2 0 1 0 5.00 1.000
1983 LF DET 122 120 1087.2 237 234 2 1 0 -1 1.95 .996
RF DET 18 18 166.0 32 30 2 0 1 +1 1.73 1.000
1984 LF DET 145 144 1275.2 295 285 8 2 5 +3 2.07 .993
1985 LF DET 144 144 1274.1 239 233 3 3 2 -1 1.67 .987
1986 LF DET 144 144 1292.2 321 308 8 5 2 +2 2.20 .984
1987 LF DET 87 81 722.2 168 162 4 2 2 +3 2.07 .988
CF DET 2 2 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1988 LF DET 66 42 419.2 102 98 2 2 2 0 2.14 .980
RF DET 5 5 43.2 13 13 0 0 0 0 2.68 1.000
CF DET 4 4 37.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 3.41 1.000
1989 LF DET 67 67 606.0 137 133 4 0 2 +3 2.03 1.000
RF DET 21 21 190.0 44 42 1 1 0 0 2.04 .977
Pos Total LF 1274 1240 11135.2 2555 2490 37 28 18 +12 2.04 .989
RF 513 512 4583.1 925 906 8 11 6 -4 1.79 .988
1B 13 13 113.0 117 112 4 1 7 0 9.24 .991
CF 6 6 55.0 20 20 0 0 0 0 3.27 1.000
2B 1 1 9.0 5 3 2 0 1 0 5.00 1.000
Total 1807 1772 15896.0 3622 3531 51 40 32 +8 2.03 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Arne Metsala has retired from the Detroit Cougars
1988-09-02Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1987-07-04Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1981-05-29Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1976-04-04The Detroit Cougars have promoted Arne Metsala to the major league team. The Detroit Cougars have sent Waddy Walters to the minors.
1974-04-08The Detroit Cougars have renamed Dave Gorman to Arne Metsala.