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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-8-2080
Gary Messersmith Relief Pitcher
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.73 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 54-33 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
SV 16 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 08-06-1928
K 486 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(38 games)
IP 652.2
WHIP 1.43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance D    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity B    Mentor Val C+
Speed D- Bunt B- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 NYN
9
 2
50
0
0
0
0
 0
55.0
 62 30 28 3 21
45
1.51
4.58
1954 NYN
7
 3
58
0
0
0
0
 0
73.1
 83 54 52 2 33
65
1.58
6.38
1955 NYN
5
 3
63
0
0
0
1
 0
68.2
 71 45 35 4 31
54
1.49
4.59
1956 NYN
2
 3
45
0
0
0
0
 0
44.0
 57 29 26 0 15
26
1.64
5.32
1957 NYN
1
 2
20
0
0
0
5
 0
17.0
 20 13 13 0 10
7
1.76
6.88
1958 NYN
10
 2
81
0
0
0
1
 0
91.1
 104 62 59 1 39
79
1.57
5.81
1959 NYN
5
 5
67
0
0
0
1
 0
77.0
 61 21 20 0 23
55
1.09
2.34
1960 NYN
3
 4
35
0
0
0
0
 0
42.1
 43 23 22 2 17
36
1.42
4.68
1961 NYN-STL-DET-PIT
6
 5
66
0
0
0
2
 0
82.2
 73 33 32 3 30
55
1.25
3.48
1962 PIT
4
 2
44
0
0
0
5
 0
60.2
 49 27 26 0 20
36
1.14
3.86
1963 PIT-CHA-DET-KC
2
 2
31
0
0
0
1
 0
41.1
 54 35 30 1 16
28
1.69
6.53
2080
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
54
 33
560
0
0
0
16
 0
652.2
 677 372 343 16 255
486
1.43
4.73
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Gary Messersmith has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1963-08-05The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Gary Messersmith from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Athletics have waived James West.
1963-07-11The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have waived Gary Messersmith.
1963-07-04The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Jeremy Needham to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have designated Gary Messersmith for assignment.
1963-04-19The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have acquired Gary Messersmith from the waiver wire.
1963-04-15The Chicago Avengers have designated Gary Messersmith for assignment.
1963-04-01The Chicago Avengers have acquired Gary Messersmith from the waiver wire.
1963-03-01The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have designated Gary Messersmith for assignment.
1961-08-06A trade has been completed between the Detroit Southern Railwaymen and the Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters receive Gary Messersmith from the Detroit Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (PIT).
1961-05-21A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Southern Railwaymen. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen receive Steve Kerns, Gary Messersmith, Matt Doogle, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Kid Kaline, Earl Killian.
1961-05-20A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Boozehounds. The New York Boozehounds receive Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gary Messersmith.
1959-04-01The New York Boozehounds have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team.
1958-09-14The New York Boozehounds have promoted Guy Edwards to the major league team. The New York Boozehounds have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1958-04-24The New York Boozehounds have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Boozehounds have designated Kaz Ishizuki for assignment.
1958-04-22The New York Boozehounds have promoted Tony Dow to the major league team. The New York Boozehounds have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1958-04-12The New York Boozehounds have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Boozehounds have designated George McMahon for assignment.
1957-09-17The New York Knights have promoted Cisco Jones to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Guy Edwards to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Daffy Dean to the minors.
1957-09-16The New York Knights have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Art R Garfunckle to the minors.
1957-08-27The New York Knights have promoted Cisco Jones to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1957-08-25The New York Knights have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Cisco Jones to the minors.
1957-06-21The New York Knights have promoted George McMahon to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1957-06-05The New York Knights have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Guy Edwards to the minors.
1957-06-01The New York Knights have promoted Guy Edwards to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1957-05-21The New York Knights have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Art R Garfunckle to the minors.
1957-05-10The New York Knights have promoted Art R Garfunckle to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1956-09-01The New York Giants have promoted Dummy Hood to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted John Herring to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Ryan "The Reason" Anderson to the minors.
1956-07-04The New York Giants have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Jim Lopez to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Terrell Will to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Babe Masters to the minors.
1956-05-20The New York Giants have promoted Terrell Will to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Babe Masters to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Jim Lopez to the minors.
1954-06-11The New York Giants have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Elvio Freitas to the minors.
1954-05-16The New York Giants have promoted Elvio Freitas to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Gary Messersmith to the minors.
1953-04-22The New York Giants have promoted Gary Messersmith to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Jim Lopez to the minors.