P Larry Messenger #48
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/03/1972
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P LARRY MESSENGER #48 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
18 18 8-7 0 3.02 122.1 120 5 47 65 1.37 1.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 55
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 60
Curveball 45 65
Cutter 55 65
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 65
Defense 25
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/01/1972 CHI Win, 4-3 X 6.1 5 1 1 1 0
06/27/1972 STL Win, 7-4 X 6.1 8 4 4 2 5 Win
06/22/1972 @ CHI Loss, 2-3 X 8.0 5 3 3 3 4 Loss
06/17/1972 BRO Loss, 1-4 X 8.2 9 4 4 2 4 Loss
06/12/1972 PHI Win, 8-0 X 5.2 5 0 0 5 7 Win
06/07/1972 @ SDC Loss, 4-7 X 4.1 11 5 5 2 1 Loss
06/02/1972 @ STL Win, 11-4 X 7.0 4 4 1 6 3 Win
05/27/1972 @ KCB Win, 12-4 X 6.2 6 1 1 2 4 Win
05/21/1972 CHI Win, 5-2 X 6.0 2 0 0 1 5 Win
05/17/1972 KCB Win, 4-3 X 7.0 9 3 2 3 3
PERSONALITY
Leader-type. Never gets ruffled.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/15/1946
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 7th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 18 18 8 7 0 3.02 122.1 120 55 41 5 47 65 2 11.1 0 10 55.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.51 8.83 4.78 3.46 3.19 1.37 96 1.9 .289        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 124 38 4 1 3 13 12 26 3 1 0 .306 .360 .427 .787      
vs. RHB 336 82 21 1 2 42 35 39 5 5 3 .244 .317 .330 .647      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 1 0 0 3.55 12.2 13 5 5 0 3 5  
April 5 5 2 2 0 3.38 37.1 33 17 14 2 15 19  
May 6 6 3 2 0 2.09 38.2 40 17 9 2 11 22  
June 6 6 3 3 0 3.83 40.0 42 20 17 1 20 24  
July 1 1 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 0 1 0  
Spring Training 5 5 0 1 0 3.52 23.0 27 9 9 2 6 18  
Last Year 33 33 9 15 0 3.43 244.0 250 114 93 11 92 125  
2 Years Ago 32 32 13 12 0 3.62 223.2 231 105 90 15 67 122  
Career 217 214 93 80 0 3.51 1516.1 1585 688 591 72 484 769  
Home 10 10 4 4 0 3.07 67.1 62 31 23 4 23 41  
Road 8 8 4 3 0 2.95 55.0 58 24 18 1 24 24  
Grass 18 18 8 7 0 3.02 122.1 120 55 41 5 47 65  
Day 13 13 6 5 0 3.38 88.0 87 37 33 3 30 43  
Night 5 5 2 2 0 2.10 34.1 33 18 8 2 17 22  
As Starter 18 18 8 7 0 3.02 122.1 120 55 41 5 47 65  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1965 Montreal - MLB 19 3 0 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 9 4 2 1 0 6 0 0 1.29 .348 2.71 0.1 134
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 20 28 28 14 11 0 4.02 190.1 210 100 85 13 69 96 4 1 1.47 .306 3.57 2.3 86
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 21 34 34 17 9 0 3.07 231.1 252 90 79 10 53 113 5 1 1.32 .305 2.89 4.5 108
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 22 34 34 15 11 0 2.85 259.0 256 95 82 6 65 119 12 5 1.24 .289 2.64 5.2 107
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 23 35 35 17 15 0 4.49 238.2 257 125 119 11 91 123 7 2 1.46 .304 3.32 4.4 82
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 24 32 32 13 12 0 3.62 223.2 231 105 90 15 67 122 3 0 1.33 .295 3.46 5.0 114
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 25 33 33 9 15 0 3.43 244.0 250 114 93 11 92 125 8 1 1.40 .295 3.32 4.6 108
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 26 18 18 8 7 0 3.02 122.1 120 55 41 5 47 65 2 0 1.37 .289 3.19 1.9 110
Total MLB 217 214 93 80 0 3.51 1516.1 1585 688 591 72 484 769 41 10 1.36 .298 3.18 27.9 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Total - 17 15 15 11 0 0 0.64 112.2 62 11 8 1 20 186 0 0 0.73 .250 0.60 8.0 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Montreal - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1966 Los Angeles - MLB P 28 28 12 16 3 31 3 .903 190.1 1.32 +0.9 .942
1967 Los Angeles - MLB P 34 34 14 21 1 37 2 .946 231.1 1.36 +2.4 .992
1968 Los Angeles - MLB P 34 34 7 31 2 41 3 .927 259.0 1.32 -0.7 .956
1969 Los Angeles - MLB P 35 35 8 12 2 22 2 .909 238.2 0.75 -0.8 .996
1970 Los Angeles - MLB P 32 32 17 17 0 37 3 .919 223.2 1.37 -0.4 .837
1971 Los Angeles - MLB P 33 33 22 22 2 48 4 .917 244.0 1.62 -1.5 .867
1971 Los Angeles - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Los Angeles - MLB P 18 18 13 9 0 22 0 1.000 122.1 1.62 +2.9 1.244
1972 Los Angeles - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Los Angeles - MLB RF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 -1.0 .971
TOTAL P 217 214 93 128 10 239 18 .925 1516.1 1.31 +2.3 .950
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 -1.0 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Montreal Habitants, out of high school Shorecrest (Shorecrest; Seattle, WA).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 40 (80); Control: 25 (55).
04/14/1964 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1964 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1964 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (60); Movement: 50 (75); Control: 35 (55).
03/26/1965 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/13/1965 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 45 (55).
04/12/1966 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
04/28/1966 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/01/1966 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 50 (55).
07/13/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 50 (50).
03/29/1968 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/03/1968 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
04/09/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Captains with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
04/30/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/25/1968 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/15/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/20/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $147,420.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
08/24/1969 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Packers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/23/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $318,920.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $447,867.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
03/14/1971 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/25/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/12/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,550,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 34 2
1968 34 3
1969 35 1
1971 33 7
Year W Rank
1967 17 5
1969 17 5
Year L Rank
1969 15 8
1971 15 6
Year Win. % Rank
1967 .654 5
Year IP Rank
1968 259.0 7
Year BF Rank
1968 1069 5
1969 1050 5
1971 1060 5
Year BB Rank
1971 92 5
Year WP Rank
1969 14 1
1970 10 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1967 0.39 6
1968 0.21 2
1969 0.41 5
1971 0.41 8
Year QS Rank
1967 27 2
1970 23 5
Year QSP Rank
1967 .794 6
1970 .719 4
Year SHO Rank
1968 5 3
Year WAR Rank
1968 5.4 10
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