1B Bob Messinger #27
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
04/03/1973
1B BOB MESSINGER #27 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 55 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 30
Errors: - 25 25
Arm: 25 20 30
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Spontaneous and carefree.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:07/28/1934
Born in:Hobbs, NM
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 10th Pick in Round 1
SOUTHERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 69 22 9 0 4 17 15 11 12 .319 .424 .623 1.047 .454 .304 181
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 85 3 1 0 0 0 2 43 13 0 0 0.0 20.1 11.07 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   520 146 38 2 26 99 106 98 133 6 0 10 .281 .401 .512 .912
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Montreal - MLB 21 8 29 6 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 .207 .207 .414 .621 73 71 0.0
1957 Montreal - MLB 22 7 24 6 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 10 0 0 .250 .269 .458 .728 100 97 0.1
1958 Montreal - MLB 23 21 28 8 2 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 10 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690 96 101 0.1
1959 Montreal - MLB 24 18 50 9 4 1 2 8 6 7 1 1 15 0 0 .180 .288 .420 .708 97 83 0.1
1960 Montreal - MLB 25 64 100 24 5 3 1 10 11 12 0 0 34 0 0 .240 .321 .380 .701 100 105 0.4
1961 Montreal - MLB 26 21 42 7 4 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 8 0 0 .167 .239 .262 .501 39 41 -0.3
1962 Montreal - MLB 27 120 229 55 14 3 6 36 26 24 4 2 63 0 1 .240 .320 .406 .727 102 103 0.3
1963 Montreal - MLB 28 137 383 104 18 0 24 70 57 37 6 2 73 0 0 .272 .343 .507 .850 149 153 2.9
1964 Montreal - MLB 29 145 428 113 21 3 24 86 59 42 3 6 95 0 0 .264 .330 .495 .825 143 145 2.9
1965 Montreal - MLB 30 121 357 76 18 1 15 57 36 24 3 1 89 1 0 .213 .268 .395 .662 95 98 0.3
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 31 155 560 145 29 3 44 105 99 57 2 2 101 1 0 .259 .329 .557 .886 153 159 4.8
1967 Denver - MLB 32 160 594 151 25 4 35 100 82 77 4 4 87 0 0 .254 .342 .487 .828 143 138 3.9
1968 Denver - MLB 33 157 572 150 31 1 27 93 83 80 0 5 99 0 0 .262 .350 .462 .812 146 147 3.9
1969 Denver - MLB 34 115 370 89 18 1 20 75 43 40 5 6 82 0 0 .241 .318 .457 .775 119 113 1.2
1970 Denver - MLB 35 36 42 11 0 0 6 11 7 4 0 0 8 0 0 .262 .326 .690 1.017 163 150 0.2
1971 Washington - MLB 36 103 230 52 10 0 5 21 24 22 2 1 50 0 0 .226 .298 .335 .633 82 84 -0.3
1972 Dallas - MLB 37 77 70 16 1 0 5 16 9 10 1 2 16 0 0 .229 .325 .457 .782 144 153 0.6
Total MLB 1465 4108 1022 202 20 217 709 552 443 31 33 852 2 1 .249 .324 .466 .790 130 131 21.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Oklahoma City - AAA 25 71 246 66 13 1 11 43 43 46 5 3 62 1 0 .268 .390 .463 .853 164 162 3.4
1961 Oklahoma City - AAA 26 88 205 58 16 1 11 39 48 41 2 1 59 0 0 .283 .406 .532 .937 168 167 3.2
1962 Oklahoma City - AAA 27 18 69 22 9 0 4 17 15 11 3 2 12 0 0 .319 .424 .623 1.047 183 181 0.7
Total SBL 177 520 146 38 2 26 99 106 98 10 6 133 1 0 .281 .401 .512 .912 168 166
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Montreal - MLB 27 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.6
1970 Denver - MLB 35 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.1
Total MLB 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Montreal - MLB 1B 8 8 66 2 8 71 3 .958 68.0 9.00 -0.6 .889
1957 Montreal - MLB 1B 6 6 50 4 1 54 0 1.000 53.0 9.17 +0.6 1.219
1958 Montreal - MLB 1B 4 3 33 1 2 34 0 1.000 27.0 11.33 +0.2 1.048
1959 Montreal - MLB 1B 14 12 106 13 8 120 1 .992 117.2 9.10 -0.1 .963
1960 Montreal - MLB 1B 19 16 130 12 12 142 0 1.000 136.0 9.40 +0.8 1.052
1961 Montreal - MLB 1B 9 8 60 8 4 69 1 .986 69.0 8.87 -0.7 .912
1962 Montreal - MLB 1B 52 45 395 23 36 423 5 .988 401.0 9.38 -1.7 .959
1962 Montreal - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Montreal - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.000
1963 Montreal - MLB 1B 100 93 775 50 61 837 12 .986 800.2 9.27 -3.0 .986
1964 Montreal - MLB 1B 113 106 919 62 92 996 15 .985 928.0 9.51 -3.7 .970
1965 Montreal - MLB 1B 89 80 777 57 78 844 10 .988 743.0 10.10 -0.9 .984
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 143 142 1247 119 137 1383 17 .988 1228.2 10.01 -1.9 .997
1967 Denver - MLB 1B 151 151 1425 81 114 1521 15 .990 1314.0 10.32 -2.2 1.003
1968 Denver - MLB 1B 155 155 1314 85 103 1410 11 .992 1185.1 10.62 -5.6 .971
1968 Denver - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.071
1969 Denver - MLB 1B 99 94 814 56 66 877 7 .992 739.0 10.60 -1.0 .993
1970 Denver - MLB 1B 4 3 33 2 1 36 1 .972 27.0 11.67 -0.5 .883
1971 Washington - MLB 1B 56 54 491 25 37 520 4 .992 446.0 10.41 -1.1 .965
1972 Dallas - MLB 1B 6 2 22 1 4 23 0 1.000 23.0 9.00 +0.0 1.027
TOTAL 1B 1028 978 8657 601 764 9360 102 .989 8306.1 10.03 -21.4 .984
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.071
TOTAL CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Montreal Habitants, out of college (Kentucky).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 30 (60); Eye: 30 (55).
04/10/1956 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
07/05/1956 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1956 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 35 (55).
04/16/1957 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
07/11/1957 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
05/16/1960 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
05/01/1961 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1961 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/04/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Oklahoma City Oilers!
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
07/16/1962 Wins the SBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
04/15/1963 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1963 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/26/1965 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/1965 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $225,000 with the Montreal Habitants organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
09/05/1966 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1966 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
10/20/1966 Declined his contract option.
11/08/1966 Became a free agent.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
02/06/1967 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $5,035,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
05/11/1967 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Industrials, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/11/1967 Earned 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/22/1968 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (55).
09/08/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1969 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
11/17/1970 Became a free agent.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
02/05/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $130,000 with the Washington Eagles organization.
11/13/1971 Became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
02/11/1972 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $160,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
11/12/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 151 6
1968 155 1
Year PA Rank
1967 679 3
1968 657 6
Year AB Rank
1967 594 4
Year TB Rank
1966 312 4
1967 289 3
1968 264 3
Year 2B Rank
1966 29 9
1968 31 6
Year HR Rank
1964 24 9
1966 44 3
1967 35 1
1968 27 2
Year RBI Rank
1964 86 9
1966 105 3
1967 100 1
1968 93 3
Year R Rank
1966 99 4
1967 82 8
1968 83 5
Year BB Rank
1967 77 2
1968 80 2
Year IBB Rank
1967 5 7
Year SF Rank
1969 6 7
Year EBH Rank
1966 76 2
1967 64 1
1968 59 1
Year OBP Rank
1968 .350 7
Year SLG Rank
1966 .557 4
1967 .487 3
1968 .462 5
Year RC Rank
1966 105.15 6
1967 101.17 3
1968 93.88 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1966 6.73 7
1967 5.96 4
1968 5.73 6
Year ISO Rank
1966 .298 3
1967 .232 1
1968 .199 3
Year wOBA Rank
1966 .385 4
1967 .372 3
1968 .370 4
Year OPS Rank
1966 .886 4
1967 .828 4
1968 .812 7
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