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Vida Blue League 3-25-2028 |
| Arne Metsala |  Left FieldRetired (1989, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .267 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .777 | Status | Retired (1989) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 1148 | |||||
| SB | 47 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (98.4%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1976 | AL | Rookie of the Year |
| 1977 | AL | Gold Glove (RF) |
| 1984 | AL | All Star Starter (LF); Gold Glove (LF) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1989-11-01 | Arne Metsala has retired from the Detroit Cougars |
| 1988-09-02 | Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1987-07-04 | Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1981-05-29 | Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1976-04-04 | The Detroit Cougars have promoted Arne Metsala to the major league team. The Detroit Cougars have sent Waddy Walters to the minors. |
| 1974-04-08 | The Detroit Cougars have renamed Dave Gorman to Arne Metsala. |