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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   Arm Range
C+ D+ C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C  C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ C+ C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 10/28/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
C+ (51.4 %) F  (3.1 %) F  (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
1958 CIN 10 24 2 6 3 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 1 .833 .333 .500 .250
1959 CIN 53 95 4 17 3 0 1 8 3 19 0 0 1 .446 .204 .242 .179
1960 CIN 56 103 12 29 5 0 2 8 8 13 0 1 2 .725 .336 .388 .282
1961 CIN-BOS-NYN-STL 70 82 12 25 5 1 5 11 9 22 0 0 1 .947 .374 .573 .305
1962 STL 68 83 13 18 5 0 4 13 16 14 0 0 1 .778 .356 .422 .217
1963 STL 49 80 7 18 2 0 3 5 4 14 0 0 0 .624 .262 .362 .225
1964 STL-NYN 11 23 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 .382 .208 .174 .174
Total 317 490 52 117 23 1 16 51 43 92 0 1 7 .693 .305 .388 .239
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Buddy Kessler has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1964-08-10The New York Red Foxx have waived Buddy Kessler.
1964-06-01The New York Red Foxx have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire.
1964-05-19The New York Red Foxx have waived Buddy Kessler.
1964-05-01The New York Red Foxx have promoted Jim Koshorek to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Buddy Kessler for assignment.
1964-04-30The New York Red Foxx have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire.
1964-04-23The St. Louis Stars have promoted Mitch Demaree to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have designated Buddy Kessler for assignment.
1963-07-30Buddy Kessler of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1961-06-15The St. Louis Stars have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire.
1961-06-08The New York Red Foxx have promoted Mike Blackwell to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have designated Buddy Kessler for assignment.
1961-05-30The New York Red Foxx have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire.
1961-05-30The New York Red Foxx have demoted Pete Browning to the minor leagues.
1961-05-23A 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.
1958-09-07The Cincinnati Tigers have promoted Buddy Kessler to the major league team.
1958-05-12The Cincinnati Tigers have acquired Buddy Kessler from the waiver wire.