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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Luke Garibay Right Field
Retired (1996, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .294 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .831 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1575 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 02-14-1959
HR 170 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(120 games)
RBI 782
SB 103 Salary $1.31M Final Contract Year 1996
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR B+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B F  (1.7%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF F  (1.9%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1977 MON
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1982 MIN
19
29
6
13
1
0
1
9
2
 4 0 2
1
 1 0
1.041
.455
.586
.138
.448
1983 MIN
132
425
46
113
15
3
11
49
45
 73 2 2
15
 4 3
.730
.338
.393
.127
.266
1984 MIN-MON
107
309
40
78
10
0
10
44
39
 43 1 2
14
 6 4
.718
.336
.382
.129
.252
1985 MON
124
525
96
157
27
9
12
51
53
 81 0 1
11
 8 4
.816
.363
.453
.154
.299
1986 MON
134
540
122
166
27
5
19
74
69
 86 4 3
22
 3 0
.869
.388
.481
.174
.307
1987 MON
91
253
52
65
14
3
1
28
34
 49 0 1
10
 0 1
.692
.344
.348
.091
.257
1988 CLE
119
324
54
91
10
6
9
47
43
 48 1 1
2
 1 1
.798
.366
.432
.151
.281
1989 CLE
112
437
71
128
30
2
8
71
64
 47 2 5
2
 0 4
.808
.382
.426
.133
.293
1990 CLE
104
376
68
119
24
6
15
69
39
 53 0 1
2
 1 0
.912
.380
.532
.215
.316
1991 CLE
111
354
69
104
22
5
17
61
45
 42 3 3
1
 0 1
.904
.375
.528
.234
.294
1992 CLE
113
385
69
130
26
3
16
70
53
 49 1 2
0
 0 3
.963
.417
.545
.208
.338
1993 CLE
130
517
91
150
25
5
20
78
69
 66 2 6
6
 5 6
.846
.372
.474
.184
.290
1994 CLE
117
421
72
121
18
5
11
55
46
 57 0 3
14
 7 6
.788
.355
.432
.145
.287
1995 CLE
110
314
62
103
15
5
18
66
41
 46 1 2
2
 3 2
.985
.405
.580
.252
.328
1996 MIN
99
155
18
37
6
1
2
10
19
 32 0 0
1
 0 1
.651
.322
.329
.090
.239
Total
1622
5364
936
1575
270
58
170
782
661
 776 17 34
103
 39 36
.831
.371
.461
.167
.294
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Luke Garibay has retired from the Oakland North Stars
1996-03-31The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Joe Thompson to the major league team.
1996-03-30Luke Garibay has signed with the Minnesota North Stars for $1.31M per year for 1 year.
1995-06-02Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1995-03-29The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Baker Stone to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Roger Murray to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team.
1995-03-29Luke Garibay has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $2.2M per year for 1 year.
1994-05-21Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1994-03-28The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Ted Wetherby to the major league team.
1994-03-28Luke Garibay has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $3.0M per year for 1 year.
1992-09-04Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1992-05-10Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1991-08-11Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1991-05-07Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1990-07-04Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1990-05-27Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1989-05-14Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1988-04-21Luke Garibay of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1988-03-28The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Jerry Lum to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Bobby Thomson to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Larry Belden to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team.
1988-03-28Luke Garibay has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $4.0M per year for 6 years.
1987-07-09Luke Garibay of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1987-06-12Luke Garibay of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1987-04-15Luke Garibay of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1985-05-05Luke Garibay of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1984-10-23A trade has been completed between the Minnesota North Stars and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive Luke Garibay, Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 MIN (Delos Conroy) from the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Jeff Blake, Terry George.
1984-10-08Luke Garibay of the Minnesota North Stars is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1984-08-18Luke Garibay of the Minnesota North Stars is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1983-03-30The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Ted Larsen to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Sal Holden to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Harvey Hathaway to the minors. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Ed Adkins to the minors. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Elmer Allison to the minors.
1982-10-13The Minnesota North Stars have sent Luke Garibay to the minors.
1982-09-02The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team.
1982-03-30The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Art Paris to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Luke Garibay to the minors.
1982-03-30The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Rob Somerlott to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Ted Larsen to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Doc McCarthy to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Doug Roberts to the minors. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Dave Jensen to the minors.
1981-04-01The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Ed Rutner to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Art Paris to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Joe Green to the minors. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Luke Garibay to the minors.
1981-03-31The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team.
1978-06-18A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Minnesota North Stars. The Minnesota North Stars receive John Henry, Earle Almonte, Cecil Rojas, Luke Garibay, Draft Pick 1979 Round 1 MON (Jason McLaughlin) from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Ed Lombardo, Rollie Crabtree, Fred Thompson, Jack Hunt.
1978-03-30The Montreal Expos have sent Bob Loughlin to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Weldon May to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bill Lovelace to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Frank Pepper to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Luke Garibay to the minors.
1978-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted Weldon May to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bob Loughlin to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Frank Pepper to the major league team.
1977-10-13The Montreal Expos have sent Luke Garibay to the minors.
1977-10-13The Montreal Expos have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team.
1977-07-20The Montreal Expos have promoted Ray Shiver to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Luke Garibay to the minors.
1977-07-18The Montreal Expos have auto-promoted Luke Garibay to the major leagues.
1977-03-30The Montreal Expos have sent Luke Garibay to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Frank Pepper to the minors.
1977-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted Jason Knerr to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Luke Garibay to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Frank Pepper to the major league team.
1975-04-25A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Cincinnati Cyclones receive Helmut Schenk from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Leroy Javery, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 CIN (Dave Cooper), Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 CIN (Luke Garibay).