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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Bill Lovelace Center Field
Retired (1994, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .309 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .833 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 1775 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 10-19-1956
HR 113 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1978)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(134 games)
RBI 700
SB 90 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1994
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 1
1B A+ (99.0%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF D- (10.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1981 MON
107
392
60
130
21
7
5
35
44
 52 1 0
19
 3 4
.860
.400
.459
.128
.332
1982 MON
116
449
65
119
23
2
8
42
52
 54 2 4
13
 5 2
.720
.341
.379
.114
.265
1983 MON
130
559
116
170
36
7
16
69
63
 73 3 1
13
 4 3
.856
.377
.479
.175
.304
1984 MON
130
548
79
163
32
5
8
51
68
 79 0 1
15
 4 4
.792
.374
.418
.120
.297
1985 CLE
130
544
92
164
34
4
11
61
68
 76 0 2
7
 2 4
.817
.378
.439
.138
.301
1986 CLE
131
551
102
199
29
16
10
82
69
 77 3 3
5
 4 6
.959
.433
.526
.165
.361
1987 CLE
130
548
121
174
28
10
16
80
67
 73 4 4
6
 0 5
.886
.393
.493
.175
.318
1988 CLE
107
421
80
138
28
7
12
71
51
 62 1 2
3
 0 0
.913
.400
.513
.185
.328
1989 CLE
117
442
87
146
22
6
11
58
56
 59 1 3
4
 0 2
.886
.404
.482
.152
.330
1990 CLE
114
449
64
140
25
7
9
65
49
 55 0 2
2
 1 0
.837
.378
.459
.147
.312
1991 CLE
101
291
40
79
12
1
4
31
32
 44 0 1
1
 0 1
.703
.343
.361
.089
.271
1992 CLE
98
329
52
99
18
2
1
31
33
 44 0 3
0
 0 2
.739
.362
.377
.076
.301
1993 CIN
64
217
24
54
8
1
2
24
39
 33 1 2
2
 3 0
.686
.363
.323
.074
.249
Total
1475
5740
982
1775
316
75
113
700
691
 781 16 28
90
 26 33
.833
.383
.449
.140
.309
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01Bill Lovelace has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-07-30Bill Lovelace of the Cincinnati Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1993-05-15The Cincinnati Cyclones have placed Bill Lovelace on the trade block.
1993-04-08Bill Lovelace of the Cincinnati Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1993-03-31The Cincinnati Cyclones have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Cincinnati Cyclones have sent Bob Taylor to the minors.
1993-03-29Bill Lovelace has signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones for $0.6M per year for 1 year.
1992-06-06Bill Lovelace of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1992-03-29The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Mordecai Vuckovich to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Cecil Ainsmith to the major league team.
1992-03-29Bill Lovelace has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $0.65M per year for 1 year.
1991-08-06Bill Lovelace of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1991-04-02Bill Lovelace of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1991-03-31The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have sent Joe Rosenthal to the minors.
1991-03-31Bill Lovelace has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $4.0M per year for 1 year.
1990-08-14Bill Lovelace of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1989-05-06Bill Lovelace of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1988-06-21Bill Lovelace of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1985-03-30The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Brian Karsay to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Fritz Caulfield to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted John Patterson to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Mike Ricketts to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Mickey Weston to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have promoted George Thornton to the major league team.
1985-03-29Bill Lovelace has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $3.6M per year for 6 years.
1982-06-20Bill Lovelace of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1981-03-28The Montreal Expos have promoted Jason McLaughlin to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team.
1980-03-29The Montreal Expos have sent Jose Jurisich 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 Jim Bishop to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Mark Short to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Jason McLaughlin to the minors.
1980-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Terry George to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jim Bishop to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jason McLaughlin to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jose Jurisich to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Frank Pepper to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Mark Short to the major league team.
1979-03-31The Montreal Expos have promoted Bob Dernier to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Scot Pena to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Freddy Taylor to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Alfonso Pasley to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Mark Short to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bill Lovelace to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Al Shinners to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Dick Blankenship to the minors.
1979-03-31The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team.
1979-03-28The Montreal Expos have promoted Leroy Javery to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Jim Bishop to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Eric Bennett to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Dick Blankenship to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Gerry Lynch to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bill Lovelace to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Jason McLaughlin to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Al Shinners to the minors.
1979-03-28The Montreal Expos have promoted Jim Bishop to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Eric Bennett to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Gerry Lynch to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jason McLaughlin to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Mike Mingori to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dick Blankenship to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Al Shinners to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team.
1978-03-31The Montreal Expos have sent Weldon May to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bill Lovelace to the minors.
1978-03-31The Montreal Expos have promoted Weldon May to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team.
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.
1978-03-28The Montreal Expos have sent Weldon May to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bill Lovelace to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Babe Barton to the minors.
1978-03-28The Montreal Expos have promoted Jerry Pilarcik to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dan Meadows to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Paul Johnson to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Ditmar to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dean Beckmann to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bill Lovelace to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Woodie Moschitto to the major league team.
1977-03-29A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party receive Chris Hook, Johnny Smith, Augie Torres, Joe Middleton, Dan Springer, Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 BOS (George Moryn) from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Charles Cates, Hal Fields, Jack Hassler, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 BOS (Bill Lovelace).