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Barry Zito League 3-28-2103 |
| Red Tessmer |  Second BaseRetired (1974, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .269 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .758 | Status | Deceased (2021) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1164 | Age at Death | 85 | Date of Birth | 12-26-1936 | |
| HR | 129 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1956) |
Majors Svc Time | 12 years (4 games) |
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| RBI | 557 | |||||
| SB | 90 | Salary | $0.50M | Final Contract Year | 1974 | |
| 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 | (1.7%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (5.0%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | (9.8%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | (83.3%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 2 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Red Tessmer has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1973-03-31 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ralph Ballinger to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Neal Baldwin to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Brad Aitchison to the major league team. |
| 1973-03-31 | Red Tessmer has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $1.2M per year for 1 year. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Mike Lanford to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Lee Escalera to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jack Schweitzer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Chick Felton to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Dave Shoun to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Steve Campfield to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Willie Burg to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Pete Barkley to the major league team. |
| 1972-03-29 | Red Tessmer has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $0.8M per year for 1 year. |
| 1970-07-16 | Red Tessmer of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1969-03-30 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Rod Ross to the major league team. |
| 1969-03-30 | Red Tessmer has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $2.7M per year for 3 years. |
| 1965-05-23 | Red Tessmer of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1965-03-29 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Gracie Walker to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Tiny Spencer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Stan Hegman to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jack Shanahan to the major league team. |
| 1965-03-29 | Red Tessmer has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $0.7M per year for 4 years. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. |
| 1958-03-28 | The Detroit Blazers have sent Frank Walker to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Paul Cassady to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Michael Mejias to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Red Tessmer to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Ken Klimchock to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Charlie Eaton to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Ed Donovan to the minors. |
| 1958-03-28 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Charlie Eaton to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jeff Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Charlie Doll to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Paul Cassady to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Royce Adams to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Michael Mejias to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ken Klimchock to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Jim Silverio to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted George Schlafly to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ed Donovan to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Harry Murcer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Ben Nelson to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Curt Pasquella to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Frank Walker to the major league team. |
| 1957-03-28 | The Detroit Blazers have sent George Schlafly to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Frank Walker to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Luis Leshnock to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Michael Mejias to the minors. The Detroit Blazers have sent Red Tessmer to the minors. |
| 1957-03-28 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Red Tessmer to the major league team. The Detroit Blazers have promoted Frank Walker to the major league team. |
| 1955-06-13 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Blazers and the Chicago Wildebeest. The Chicago Wildebeest receive Charlie Halliday, Hal Kirkwood, Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 DET (Dan Rodriguez) from the Detroit Blazers in exchange for Jeff Ockey, Draft Pick 1956 Round 2 CHA (Red Tessmer). |