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| Name | Team | Age |
| Buddy Kessler | Retired (1966, Age 34) | Died (2006, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 15 (1954) |
LF | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Don Newcombe League | 0 | 5 years (68 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 10/28/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (51.4 %) | (3.1 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1958 | LF | CIN | 5 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.03 | .800 | ||||
| RF | CIN | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1959 | LF | CIN | 44 | 13 | 154.0 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | .971 | ||||
| RF | CIN | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.69 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1960 | SS | CIN | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 | ||||
| LF | CIN | 46 | 14 | 171.0 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.68 | .941 | |||||
| RF | CIN | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1961 | C | CIN-BOS-NYN-STL | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 |
| 1B | CIN-BOS-NYN-STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| LF | CIN-BOS-NYN-STL | 8 | 6 | 50.0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3.06 | .944 | |||||
| RF | CIN-BOS-NYN-STL | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.50 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1962 | 1B | STL | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.80 | 1.000 | ||||
| SS | STL | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | |||||
| LF | STL | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 | 1.000 | |||||
| RF | STL | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .857 | |||||
| 1963 | 1B | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 1.000 | ||||
| LF | STL | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 1.000 | |||||
| RF | STL | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1.80 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1964 | 1B | STL-NYN | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.18 | 1.000 | ||||
| LF | STL-NYN | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | .667 | |||||
| RF | STL-NYN | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | 8 | 8 | 70.0 | 87 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.19 | 1.000 | ||||||
| SS | 4 | 1 | 17.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | 112 | 46 | 489.0 | 117 | 111 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 2.04 | .949 | ||||||
| RF | 20 | 20 | 173.0 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1.77 | .971 | ||||||
| Total | 145 | 75 | 750.0 | 248 | 235 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | -8 | 2.89 | .972 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1966-11-01 | Buddy Kessler has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1964-08-10 | The New York Red Foxx have waived Buddy Kessler. |
| 1964-06-01 | The New York Red Foxx have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-05-19 | The New York Red Foxx have waived Buddy Kessler. |
| 1964-05-01 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Jim Koshorek to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Buddy Kessler for assignment. |
| 1964-04-30 | The New York Red Foxx have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-04-23 | The St. Louis Stars have promoted Mitch Demaree to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have designated Buddy Kessler for assignment. |
| 1963-07-30 | Buddy Kessler of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1961-06-15 | The St. Louis Stars have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-06-08 | The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Blackwell to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Buddy Kessler for assignment. |
| 1961-05-30 | The New York Red Foxx have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-05-30 | The New York Red Foxx have demoted Pete Browning to the minor leagues. |
| 1961-05-23 | A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Tigers and the Boston Beantown. The Boston Beantown receive Buddy Kessler (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Tigers in exchange for Chuck Alcantara. |
| 1958-09-07 | The Cincinnati Tigers have promoted Buddy Kessler to the major league team. |
| 1958-05-12 | The Cincinnati Tigers have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire. |