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Name Team Age
Karl Messersmith Retired (1990, Age 36) Died (2030, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1978)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League 0 12 years (94 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  B- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C  D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 8/6/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 5
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (97.5 %) C  (42.3 %) D- (6.1 %)

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
1978 BRO 66 277 31 58 6 1 13 37 14 60 9 4 3 .628 .249 .379 .209
1979 BRO 149 635 73 132 15 1 31 68 46 143 20 23 14 .644 .263 .381 .208
1980 BRO 138 496 81 131 31 1 23 72 37 105 20 14 10 .793 .323 .470 .264
1981 BRO 149 590 75 162 19 1 30 76 45 123 20 18 3 .791 .329 .463 .275
1982 BRO 149 594 74 151 21 3 25 79 47 124 20 17 8 .734 .308 .426 .254
1983 BAL 107 380 47 97 18 1 19 75 47 84 4 2 4 .794 .336 .458 .255
1984 BAL 128 338 42 101 11 3 18 60 18 64 2 3 4 .847 .338 .509 .299
1985 BAL 113 274 39 81 8 0 20 49 19 52 5 1 5 .884 .340 .544 .296
1986 BAL 110 225 27 56 5 0 11 40 22 69 2 5 5 .736 .319 .418 .249
1987 BAL 94 131 12 28 4 1 3 21 10 31 3 1 0 .599 .271 .328 .214
1988 BAL 137 287 55 92 13 2 25 56 20 50 3 2 4 1.005 .364 .641 .321
1989 BAL 139 389 67 113 22 3 20 76 41 70 1 3 4 .877 .360 .517 .290
1990 BAL 85 302 39 74 13 0 10 41 26 67 3 0 10 .695 .307 .387 .245
Total 1564 4918 662 1276 186 17 248 750 392 1042 112 93 74 .771 .316 .455 .259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Karl Messersmith has retired from the Baltimore Snake-Eyes
1978-07-16The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Karl Messersmith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have designated Ron Phelps for assignment.