P Bill 'Big Bad Billy' Messer #48
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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P BILL 'BIG BAD BILLY' MESSER #48 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/15/1931
Born in:Ft. Hood, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 2nd Pick in Round 9
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+
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+
1953 Charleston - A 21 13 0 2 0 1 1.69 16.0 12 3 3 1 2 19 0 0 0.88 .282 1.49 0.6 246
1953 Camden - A 21 4 0 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1.23 .250 3.40 0.1 290
1954 Charleston - A 22 7 3 2 1 1 3.21 33.2 30 12 12 3 16 25 2 0 1.37 .284 3.95 0.4 125
1954 Camden - A 22 23 23 9 12 0 4.26 177.2 182 91 84 11 90 102 7 1 1.53 .302 3.98 2.0 86
1955 Camden - A 23 27 17 6 8 2 4.43 142.1 158 78 70 5 69 77 6 2 1.59 .319 3.58 2.4 86
1956 Camden - A 24 25 0 5 5 6 4.86 33.1 39 19 18 2 21 24 0 0 1.80 .339 3.85 0.2 80
1956 Erie - AA 24 13 0 1 1 4 3.86 23.1 22 10 10 2 12 14 0 0 1.46 .278 4.42 0.0 111
1957 Camden - A 25 12 0 2 1 1 1.84 14.2 13 9 3 1 5 11 0 0 1.23 .261 3.23 0.2 202
1957 Erie - AA 25 4 0 0 1 1 6.14 7.1 10 5 5 0 4 5 0 0 1.91 .417 3.06 0.1 66
1957 Memphis - AA 25 20 0 3 1 3 1.25 21.2 24 3 3 0 4 8 0 0 1.29 .312 3.14 0.5 401
1957 Total - AA 25 24 0 3 2 4 2.48 29.0 34 8 8 0 8 13 0 0 1.45 .337 3.12 0.6 176
1958 Memphis - AA 26 25 0 3 3 1 3.68 29.1 33 16 12 2 18 16 0 0 1.74 .301 3.61 0.2 106
1959 Memphis - AA 27 35 0 4 2 6 2.15 50.1 40 14 12 6 17 33 0 0 1.13 .230 3.84 0.3 191
1960 Memphis - AA 28 61 0 10 8 16 4.59 86.1 103 50 44 17 39 54 0 0 1.64 .309 5.06 -0.5 94
1961 Memphis - AA 29 54 0 9 7 8 3.62 74.2 69 34 30 8 36 39 0 0 1.41 .269 4.14 0.2 114
1962 Memphis - AA 30 52 0 10 7 11 3.52 76.2 74 31 30 6 34 47 0 0 1.41 .283 3.58 1.0 123
1963 Memphis - AA 31 52 0 6 7 12 4.60 72.1 75 39 37 6 36 52 0 0 1.53 .317 3.32 0.9 87
1964 Memphis - AA 32 37 0 1 3 4 3.57 45.1 41 21 18 3 25 26 0 0 1.46 .257 3.67 0.5 120
1965 Nashville - AA 33 15 0 2 1 2 4.91 25.2 29 15 14 6 8 20 0 0 1.44 .291 5.02 -0.1 93
1965 Syracuse - AAA 33 18 0 0 1 1 7.66 24.2 29 22 21 6 13 12 0 0 1.70 .280 6.19 -0.6 50
Total DIX 351 0 48 39 63 3.73 482.1 488 223 200 54 217 295 0 0 1.46 .286 3.99 112.8
Total EA 17 0 1 2 5 4.40 30.2 32 15 15 2 16 19 0 0 1.57 .312 4.09 95.5
Total UL 18 0 0 1 1 7.66 24.2 29 22 21 6 13 12 0 0 1.70 .280 6.19 50.4
Total MAL 91 40 23 26 9 4.22 375.1 398 198 176 19 188 216 13 3 1.56 .309 3.77 88.5
Total SEL 20 3 4 1 2 2.72 49.2 42 15 15 4 18 44 2 0 1.21 .284 3.16 149.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Camden - A P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 +0.3 .000
1953 Charleston - A P 13 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.1 .957
1954 Camden - A P 23 23 3 16 1 20 1 .950 177.2 0.96 -0.6 .899
1954 Charleston - A P 7 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 33.2 0.53 +0.4 .000
1955 Camden - A P 27 17 10 13 1 25 2 .920 142.1 1.45 -0.6 .841
1956 Erie - AA P 13 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 23.1 1.93 +0.4 1.014
1956 Camden - A P 24 0 3 2 1 6 1 .833 33.1 1.35 -0.1 .689
1957 Memphis - AA P 20 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 21.2 2.49 -0.1 1.012
1957 Erie - AA P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.2 1.013
1957 Camden - A P 12 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 14.2 0.61 -0.2 .977
1958 Memphis - AA P 24 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 +0.1 1.972
1959 Memphis - AA P 35 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 50.1 1.07 +0.3 .976
1960 Memphis - AA P 61 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 86.1 0.83 +1.4 1.210
1961 Memphis - AA P 54 0 6 10 0 17 1 .941 74.2 1.93 +0.6 .969
1962 Memphis - AA P 51 0 0 8 0 9 1 .889 76.2 0.94 -0.2 .846
1963 Memphis - AA P 52 0 6 6 2 12 0 1.000 72.1 1.49 +1.0 .945
1964 Memphis - AA P 37 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 45.1 0.60 -0.1 1.062
1965 Syracuse - AAA P 18 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 24.2 1.46 +0.3 1.055
1965 Nashville - AA P 15 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 25.2 1.05 +0.2 1.543
TOTAL P 494 43 47 83 5 137 7 .949 962.2 1.22 +3.0 .962
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of college (College of Waco; Waco, TX) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 9, Pick 2, 130th overall pick).
07/09/1954 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
05/17/1955 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 1 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/21/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
09/24/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
07/18/1957 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/22/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
05/09/1958 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
04/19/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
04/25/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
04/01/1965 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
06/04/1965 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
09/21/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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