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Name Team Age
Bill Gessler Retired (2003, Age 36) Died (2036, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1984)
3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Sandberg Yingling League 0 16 years (153 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+ C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 12/23/1966
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 7
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D- (9.8 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1987 BOS 116 360 42 91 18 1 6 42 33 59 5 2 9 .673 .315 .358 .253
1988 BOS-STL 98 311 34 68 11 1 4 44 23 54 6 3 10 .573 .274 .299 .219
1989 STL 125 446 56 114 14 2 7 64 51 65 21 4 11 .674 .331 .343 .256
1990 STL 48 106 26 34 5 2 5 25 24 14 4 1 0 .998 .450 .547 .321
1991 STL 46 136 22 38 5 0 3 21 14 23 3 2 1 .722 .340 .382 .279
1992 STL 55 162 26 40 6 1 5 23 14 24 4 1 2 .698 .309 .389 .247
1993 STL 46 126 23 30 3 1 4 23 14 17 1 3 1 .683 .310 .373 .238
1994 STL 71 201 26 45 6 1 6 18 19 28 2 1 4 .646 .293 .353 .224
1995 STL 59 179 30 51 13 1 4 30 18 25 1 1 7 .781 .345 .436 .285
1996 STL 61 142 27 44 8 0 4 23 16 21 6 0 2 .830 .380 .451 .310
1997 STL 57 146 25 43 10 1 1 18 15 20 4 1 3 .758 .360 .397 .295
1998 STL 81 184 22 51 11 0 4 27 14 31 0 1 1 .726 .323 .402 .277
1999 STL 86 190 26 54 10 0 4 31 25 27 6 1 2 .765 .365 .400 .284
2000 STL 94 313 42 83 13 3 13 59 31 58 6 1 7 .778 .328 .450 .265
2001 STL 88 316 45 97 13 4 5 60 32 52 9 3 18 .790 .369 .421 .307
2002 STL 56 219 32 59 10 0 5 25 27 37 5 3 9 .738 .355 .384 .269
2003 STL 54 193 17 38 6 1 3 18 23 34 2 4 5 .565 .280 .285 .197
Total 1241 3730 521 980 162 19 83 551 393 589 85 32 92 .715 .332 .383 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Bill Gessler has retired from the St. Louis Perfectos
1990-04-05The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Bill Gessler to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have sent Jack Soto to the minors.
1989-09-29The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Angel Ray to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have sent Bill Gessler to the minors. The St. Louis Perfectos have sent Moose Boucher to the minors.
1988-05-13A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Perfectos and the Boston Cougars. The Boston Cougars receive Karl Murray, Bill Duran from the St. Louis Perfectos in exchange for Jeff Rogers, Bill Gessler, Mike Moore, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 2 (BOS).
1987-04-11The Boston Cougars have promoted Bill Gessler to the major league team. The Boston Cougars have promoted Lance Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Cougars have promoted Julio Ramirez to the major league team. The Boston Cougars have promoted Donnie Moeller to the major league team. The Boston Cougars have designated Darryl Waslewski for assignment. The Boston Cougars have sent Pop Heathcock to the minors. The Boston Cougars have designated Larry Rau for assignment. The Boston Cougars have designated Ollie Eastwick for assignment.
1985-06-22A trade has been completed between the Boston Cougars and the Washington Bums. The Washington Bums receive Draft Pick - 1986 Round 2 (BOS) from the Boston Cougars in exchange for Bill Gessler.