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Name Team Age
Arne Metsala Retired (1989, Age 35) 73
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6
(1973)
LF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League 0 13 years (89 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 5/14/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.4 %) (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
1976 DET 142 586 66 139 22 3 18 73 44 123 0 0 6 .670 .293 .377 .237
1977 DET 145 546 67 139 22 3 16 74 50 106 0 0 1 .713 .319 .394 .255
1978 DET 144 561 71 171 24 3 28 111 52 116 4 8 2 .872 .363 .508 .305
1979 DET 144 564 79 147 28 3 26 87 53 110 9 9 5 .782 .323 .459 .261
1980 DET 144 550 62 132 19 2 16 76 68 125 5 9 3 .694 .325 .369 .240
1981 DET 131 499 86 144 18 7 27 87 42 103 12 6 3 .863 .348 .515 .289
1982 DET 143 536 70 141 31 3 25 86 38 130 0 4 4 .785 .313 .472 .263
1983 DET 141 543 86 155 35 5 22 104 55 130 0 1 1 .838 .348 .490 .285
1984 DET 146 563 97 140 33 5 26 90 49 97 5 2 2 .775 .312 .464 .249
1985 DET 144 569 74 161 30 5 20 90 50 120 0 2 3 .800 .341 .459 .283
1986 DET 144 580 88 173 31 2 30 106 46 114 5 2 5 .862 .348 .514 .298
1987 DET 98 348 51 89 12 3 13 57 27 73 2 4 2 .733 .313 .420 .256
1988 DET 124 265 31 76 12 4 12 59 24 49 4 0 2 .843 .345 .498 .287
1989 DET 114 369 32 81 17 2 10 48 26 84 1 1 1 .632 .274 .358 .220
Total 1904 7079 960 1888 334 50 289 1148 624 1480 47 48 40 .777 .327 .450 .267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Arne Metsala has retired from the Detroit Cougars
1988-09-02Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1987-07-04Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1981-05-29Arne Metsala of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1976-04-04The Detroit Cougars have promoted Arne Metsala to the major league team. The Detroit Cougars have sent Waddy Walters to the minors.
1974-04-08The Detroit Cougars have renamed Dave Gorman to Arne Metsala.