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Name	Team	Age
Arlas Messersmith	Retired (1977, Age 38)	Died (2012, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1958)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	16 years (127 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	8/6/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	5
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (LF)
A  (86.0 %)	B+ (68.7 %)	C+ (51.2 %)

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Year

Type

Chances

Active

GS

Injured

Contact vs R

Power vs R

Contact vs L

Power vs L

Speed

Arm

Range

Total

1958

Minors

49.00

7 / 8

9 / 9

10 / 11

5 / 5

8 / 8

4 / 4

4 / 4

47 / 49

1959

Minors

47.00

8 / 8

8 / 11

5 / 7

5 / 7

4 / 4

6 / 7

3 / 3

39 / 47

1960

Minors

29.00

1 / 2

4 / 6

4 / 6

1 / 2

3 / 3

5 / 6

3 / 4

21 / 29

1961

Majors

71.26

162

135

0

5 / 9

3 / 8

8 / 10

4 / 8

5 / 10

9 / 15

6 / 11

40 / 71

1962

Majors

57.48

129

108

33

4 / 5

6 / 9

4 / 6

5 / 9

7 / 11

5 / 7

4 / 10

35 / 57

1963

Minors

4.00

1 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 1

1 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 0

1 / 1

3 / 4

1963

Majors

50.86

125

81

0

3 / 4

4 / 7

3 / 6

5 / 6

6 / 10

6 / 10

4 / 7

31 / 50

1964

Majors

71.93

162

135

0

1 / 14

2 / 10

6 / 12

4 / 9

2 / 6

5 / 14

4 / 6

24 / 71

1965

Majors

75.29

162

135

0

3 / 13

3 / 10

4 / 13

4 / 9

1 / 6

2 / 9

5 / 15

22 / 75

1966

Majors

72.29

162

135

0

0 / 5

1 / 7

1 / 11

3 / 16

2 / 8

2 / 13

4 / 12

13 / 72

1967

Majors

66.27

162

135

0

1 / 10

2 / 8

3 / 12

1 / 7

1 / 10

1 / 9

0 / 10

9 / 66

1968

Majors

67.32

162

135

0

0 / 10

2 / 8

0 / 6

0 / 10

1 / 8

0 / 13

1 / 12

4 / 67

1969

Majors

65.67

162

134

0

0 / 8

0 / 9

0 / 9

1 / 4

0 / 16

0 / 8

0 / 11

1 / 65

1970

Majors

65.12

162

134

0

1 / 9

0 / 7

0 / 10

0 / 8

0 / 8

0 / 12

0 / 11

1 / 65

1971

Majors

62.39

162

114

0

1 / 11

0 / 10

1 / 6

1 / 8

0 / 4

0 / 9

0 / 14

3 / 62

1972

Majors

64.75

162

129

0

2 / 6

0 / 10

1 / 7

2 / 13

2 / 6

0 / 14

2 / 8

9 / 64

1973

Majors

58.95

151

124

11

2 / 8

-2 / 9

0 / 9

0 / 7

-7 / 7

0 / 7

2 / 11

-5 / 58

1974

Majors

56.48

141

110

21

-3 / 7

0 / 4

-1 / 7

-2 / 13

-4 / 5

-2 / 8

0 / 12

-12 / 56

1975

Majors

47.76

142

109

18

1 / 5

1 / 10

-1 / 5

0 / 8

-7 / 4

-1 / 10

0 / 5

-7 / 47

1976

Majors

63.17

162

135

0

0 / 8

1 / 7

1 / 13

-3 / 11

-1 / 8

-2 / 3

2 / 13

-2 / 63

1977

Majors

53.55

162

94

0

1 / 10

-4 / 5

3 / 11

-6 / 5

0 / 6

-2 / 10

-1 / 6

-9 / 53

Total

2632

2082

83

39 / 161

40 / 164

52 / 178

31 / 166

23 / 148

38 / 188

44 / 186

267 / 1191

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Arlas Messersmith has retired from the New York Legends
1977-04-13	The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1975-06-18	Arlas Messersmith of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1974-06-23	Arlas Messersmith of the New York Legends is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1973-06-13	A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Arlas Messersmith, Barney Yukon, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 OAK (Adam Starr) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 NYA (Red Sommers). Protest This Trade.
1973-04-04	Arlas Messersmith of the Oakland River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1969-04-29	A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Jason Flinn, Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 OAK (Jim Kerr), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 OAK (Gary Quintana) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for Arlas Messersmith.
1969-04-29	The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1968-05-09	The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1968-04-28	The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1966-04-14	The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1965-05-13	The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1965-04-22	The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1965-04-20	The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1964-09-19	The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1964-08-29	The New York Legends have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1964-06-21	The New York Legends have removed Arlas Messersmith from the trade block.
1963-06-28	The New York Legends have promoted Arlas Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Legends have waived Marty Scott.
1963-05-17	The New York Legends have promoted Al Fariss to the major league team. The New York Legends have sent Arlas Messersmith to the minors.
1962-10-13	The Minnesota Creme have promoted Jouett Bowman to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have promoted Arlas Messersmith to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have sent Eric Billiard to the minors. The Minnesota Creme have sent Steve Malmberg to the minors.
1962-09-16	The Minnesota Creme have promoted Eric Billiard to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have promoted Steve Malmberg to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have sent Arlas Messersmith to the minors. The Minnesota Creme have sent Jouett Bowman to the minors.
1962-08-25	Arlas Messersmith of the Minnesota Creme is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1962-06-15	The Minnesota Creme have placed Arlas Messersmith on the trade block.
1961-04-01	The Minnesota Creme have promoted Arlas Messersmith to the major league team. The Minnesota Creme have designated Mackey Wheat for assignment.