LF Walt 'Wally the Knife' Messer #15
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/21/1950
LF WALT 'WALLY THE KNIFE' MESSER #15 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 458 131 13 3 29 91 57 37 .286 .363 .517 0 3.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1950 STL Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1950 STL Win, 7-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/1950 STL Win, 8-4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/1950 CHI Win, 8-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/16/1950 CHI Win, 7-5 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
08/15/1950 @ DET Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/14/1950 @ DET Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1950 @ STL Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/13/1950 @ STL Win, 3-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/12/1950 @ STL Win, 7-1 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/28/1918
Born in:Eldersburg, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$49,950
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:125 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1936, 2nd Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 458 131 13 3 29 91 81 57 37 .286 .363 .517 .881 .399 .231 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 521 1 0 1 16 0 4 237 45 0 0 0.0 84.6 6.58 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 21 3 1 3 11 17 21 8 0 0 0 .228 .372 .380 .752
Versus Right   366 110 10 2 26 80 64 36 29 4 0 1 .301 .361 .552 .913
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 6 1 1 1 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 .231 .333 .462 .795
April   48 16 2 0 5 11 10 7 2 0 0 0 .333 .418 .688 1.106
May   116 32 3 1 4 20 16 13 7 0 0 0 .276 .349 .422 .771
June   112 35 4 0 8 24 30 16 10 2 0 0 .312 .392 .562 .955
July   106 31 1 0 7 20 14 12 6 2 0 0 .292 .358 .500 .858
August   76 17 3 2 5 16 11 9 12 0 0 1 .224 .314 .513 .827
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   68 18 3 0 3 9 5 4 13 3 0 0 .265 .293 .441 .735
Last Year   600 178 25 1 35 122 94 55 38 8 0 1 .297 .352 .517 .869
2 Years Ago   598 182 17 2 41 111 111 76 37 7 0 0 .304 .379 .545 .924
Career   5076 1523 194 16 250 856 772 493 313 52 4 6 .300 .359 .492 .852
Home   216 66 7 2 13 48 35 24 16 1 0 0 .306 .373 .537 .910
Road   242 65 6 1 16 43 46 33 21 3 0 1 .269 .355 .500 .855
Grass   458 131 13 3 29 91 81 57 37 4 0 1 .286 .363 .517 .881
Day   337 104 10 3 20 68 61 45 23 3 0 1 .309 .389 .534 .923
Night   121 27 3 0 9 23 20 12 14 1 0 0 .223 .291 .471 .762
As Starter   457 130 13 3 29 91 81 57 37 4 0 1 .284 .362 .516 .879
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   92 23 3 1 4 10 16 15 5 0 0 1 .250 .361 .435 .796
Inning 1-3   183 51 7 0 12 46 26 14 18 1 0 0 .279 .328 .514 .842
Inning 4-6   140 44 3 1 10 28 28 21 10 3 0 0 .314 .396 .564 .961
Inning 7-9   128 34 3 2 7 16 25 19 9 0 0 1 .266 .365 .484 .849
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
0 Outs   142 35 1 1 7 20 34 21 10 2 0 0 .246 .339 .415 .755
1 Outs   152 48 7 0 12 40 26 16 14 2 0 1 .316 .380 .599 .979
2 Outs   164 48 5 2 10 31 21 20 13 0 0 0 .293 .370 .530 .900
Scoring Position   150 39 4 1 10 62 23 20 17 4 0 0 .260 .339 .500 .839
Bases Empty   228 67 6 1 13 13 44 30 14 0 0 0 .294 .376 .500 .876
Runner on 1st   80 25 3 1 6 16 14 7 6 0 0 1 .312 .375 .600 .975
Runner on 2nd   60 9 2 0 2 9 5 3 7 0 0 0 .150 .190 .283 .474
Runner on 3rd   18 9 1 0 3 18 5 5 1 3 0 0 .500 .538 1.056 1.594
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 8 0 1 2 10 6 8 4 0 0 0 .211 .348 .421 .769
Runner on 1st & 3rd   21 8 0 0 3 14 5 3 3 0 0 0 .381 .458 .810 1.268
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   5 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .600 .500 .800 1.300
Two Strikes   184 43 3 1 13 34 25 25 37 3 0 0 .234 .321 .473 .794
First Pitch   74 20 3 0 4 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .270 .473 .743
Count 0-1   42 17 2 0 4 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 .405 .405 .738 1.143
Count 0-2   34 8 0 0 2 6 2 0 4 1 0 0 .235 .229 .412 .640
Count 1-0   47 13 2 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .277 .319 .596
Count 1-1   43 15 2 1 5 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .349 .791 1.140
Count 1-2   58 14 1 0 5 12 7 0 13 0 0 0 .241 .241 .517 .759
Count 2-0   17 5 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .278 .647 .925
Count 2-1   33 13 0 1 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 .394 .412 .545 .957
Count 2-2   59 13 1 1 4 11 5 0 11 1 0 0 .220 .217 .475 .691
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .909 .000 .909
Count 3-1   17 5 1 0 0 3 14 22 0 0 0 0 .294 .692 .353 1.045
Full Count   33 8 1 0 2 5 11 25 9 1 0 0 .242 .559 .455 1.014
Behind in Count   134 39 3 0 11 27 22 0 17 1 0 0 .291 .289 .560 .849
Ahead in Count   115 36 3 1 3 23 26 32 0 1 0 1 .313 .463 .435 .898
Batting 3rd   385 109 10 3 23 77 68 49 32 4 0 1 .283 .362 .504 .866
Batting 4th   72 21 3 0 6 14 13 8 5 0 0 0 .292 .362 .583 .946
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   197 56 6 2 11 26 32 25 18 2 0 0 .284 .362 .503 .864
Medium Leverage   186 57 6 1 13 44 34 22 14 1 0 0 .306 .378 .559 .937
High Leverage   69 17 1 0 4 20 14 10 5 1 0 1 .246 .346 .435 .780
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
1939 New York - FABL 20 41 157 59 11 0 5 27 21 9 0 3 13 0 0 .376 .402 .541 .944 153 157 1.5
1940 New York - FABL 21 129 385 108 14 1 9 48 40 32 0 3 22 0 0 .281 .333 .392 .726 105 106 0.3
1941 New York - FABL 22 150 578 185 23 2 29 94 97 48 1 6 23 0 0 .320 .370 .517 .887 144 147 4.2
1942 New York - FABL 23 149 545 162 24 2 27 88 77 43 1 2 18 0 0 .297 .349 .497 .846 144 146 5.5
1943 New York - FABL 24 150 566 160 25 1 17 74 73 56 1 4 38 1 0 .283 .346 .420 .767 125 127 4.5
1946 New York - FABL 27 150 612 181 20 1 35 97 97 52 0 5 45 0 0 .296 .348 .503 .852 151 161 5.1
1947 New York - FABL 28 151 577 177 22 3 23 104 81 65 1 10 42 0 0 .307 .372 .475 .847 132 134 3.1
1948 New York - FABL 29 153 598 182 17 2 41 111 111 76 0 7 37 0 0 .304 .379 .545 .924 147 146 5.8
1949 New York - FABL 30 153 600 178 25 1 35 122 94 55 1 8 38 0 0 .297 .352 .517 .869 132 133 4.3
1950 New York - FABL 31 116 458 131 13 3 29 91 81 57 1 4 37 0 0 .286 .363 .517 .881 131 146 3.8
Total FABL 1342 5076 1523 194 16 250 856 772 493 6 52 313 1 0 .300 .359 .492 .852 136 140 38.1
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
1934 Total - 15 25 106 65 14 0 15 51 61 16 0 3 4 7 3 .613 .648 1.170 1.818 100 100 4.4
1935 Total - 16 21 91 55 13 2 10 39 49 14 0 3 5 1 1 .604 .639 1.121 1.760 100 100 3.6
1936 Total - 17 26 111 65 17 2 13 49 59 17 0 2 2 1 1 .586 .631 1.126 1.757 100 100 4.4
1937 Rock Island - C 18 56 190 50 12 0 12 30 32 20 0 2 11 0 1 .263 .330 .516 .846 160 154 1.5
1937 Fresno - B 18 84 290 65 14 0 7 39 32 27 0 1 18 0 0 .224 .289 .345 .634 82 85 0.1
1938 Fresno - B 19 17 69 20 4 0 5 18 10 6 0 0 2 0 0 .290 .347 .565 .912 143 145 0.6
1938 Albany - A 19 53 193 64 9 2 4 37 23 10 0 1 8 0 0 .332 .363 .461 .824 123 130 1.4
1938 Jersey City - AA 19 50 203 51 10 1 0 29 23 14 0 3 15 0 0 .251 .295 .310 .606 73 77 -0.4
1938 Toledo - AAA 19 20 68 18 3 0 2 9 7 6 0 0 5 0 0 .265 .324 .397 .721 91 95 -0.0
1939 Jersey City - AA 20 31 137 45 2 0 6 22 19 6 0 1 16 0 0 .328 .354 .474 .829 119 122 0.5
1939 Toledo - AAA 20 68 284 97 18 3 15 72 54 18 1 4 27 1 1 .342 .378 .585 .962 150 144 2.5
Total CL 88 352 115 21 3 17 81 61 24 1 4 32 1 1 .327 .367 .548 .916 139 135
Total EA 81 340 96 12 1 6 51 42 20 0 4 31 0 0 .282 .319 .376 .695 92 95
Total MAL 53 193 64 9 2 4 37 23 10 0 1 8 0 0 .332 .363 .461 .824 123 130
Total COW 101 359 85 18 0 12 57 42 33 0 1 20 0 0 .237 .300 .387 .687 94 96
Total UMVA 56 190 50 12 0 12 30 32 20 0 2 11 0 1 .263 .330 .516 .846 160 154
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
1942 New York - FABL 23 7 28 11 2 0 0 8 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .393 .438 .464 .902 161 165 -0.2
Total FABL 7 28 11 2 0 0 8 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .393 .438 .464 .902 161 165
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Fresno - B 1B 84 84 726 56 21 795 13 .984 700.2 10.04 +1.9 .993
1937 Rock Island - C 1B 56 56 496 63 18 564 5 .991 456.2 11.02 +2.5 1.042
1938 Toledo - AAA 1B 20 20 144 13 21 157 0 1.000 149.0 9.48 -0.2 .992
1938 Jersey City - AA 1B 50 50 412 33 46 449 4 .991 434.1 9.22 -0.3 .992
1938 Albany - A 1B 52 52 477 39 41 518 2 .996 435.0 10.68 +1.0 1.017
1938 Fresno - B 1B 17 17 156 16 17 173 1 .994 147.1 10.51 +0.4 1.018
1939 New York - MLB 1B 39 38 304 25 34 333 4 .988 319.0 9.28 +0.2 1.030
1939 Toledo - AAA 1B 68 68 623 63 30 699 13 .981 600.1 10.28 +2.4 1.034
1939 Jersey City - AA 1B 31 31 244 31 17 279 4 .986 268.2 9.21 -0.9 .973
1940 New York - MLB 1B 72 66 536 44 44 589 9 .985 585.2 8.91 +0.3 1.000
1940 New York - MLB LF 32 32 73 0 0 80 7 .912 252.0 2.61 -7.4 .886
1941 New York - MLB 1B 76 72 586 48 58 637 3 .995 670.2 8.51 +3.8 1.057
1941 New York - MLB LF 69 69 160 2 0 172 10 .942 599.0 2.43 -8.2 .937
1942 New York - MLB 1B 16 12 103 6 13 110 1 .991 107.0 9.17 -0.4 1.047
1942 New York - MLB LF 140 132 304 7 1 317 6 .981 1020.1 2.74 +2.0 1.020
1942 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 New York - MLB 1B 56 55 488 53 46 543 2 .996 489.1 9.95 +4.6 1.059
1943 New York - MLB LF 89 83 244 5 0 252 3 .988 770.2 2.91 +4.3 1.016
1946 New York - MLB 1B 1 1 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.0 1.053
1946 New York - MLB LF 145 144 405 7 2 420 8 .981 1283.2 2.89 -0.5 1.002
1946 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 New York - MLB 1B 1 1 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 +0.0 .000
1947 New York - MLB LF 145 145 427 8 0 447 12 .973 1293.2 3.03 -4.3 .991
1948 New York - MLB 1B 31 30 300 21 33 321 0 1.000 274.1 10.53 +1.3 1.019
1948 New York - MLB LF 122 121 314 2 0 325 9 .972 1073.0 2.65 +5.3 1.024
1949 New York - MLB LF 149 148 341 5 0 355 9 .975 1309.2 2.38 -0.6 1.016
1949 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 New York - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1950 New York - MLB LF 115 115 282 7 3 295 6 .980 996.2 2.61 -1.3 .999
TOTAL 1B 670 653 5611 512 440 6184 61 .990 5655.0 9.74 +16.6 1.021
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1006 989 2550 43 6 2663 70 .974 8598.2 2.71 -10.7 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/08/1936 Round 1, Pick 1 - Detroit Dynamos: CF Sal PestilliDrafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school McKinley Tech (McKinley Tech; Washington, DC).
12/20/1936 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $18,000.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1937 Named the #5 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1937 Named the #18 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1937 Named the #13 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1938 Named the #13 prospect in the FABL
07/04/1938 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1938 Named the #9 prospect in the FABL
10/15/1938 Named the #10 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/24/1939 Named the #8 prospect in the FABL
07/16/1939 Named the #7 prospect in the FABL
07/19/1939 Goes 5-5 against the St. Paul Disciples, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
07/24/1939 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/14/1939 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
10/17/1939 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/02/1940 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/30/1941 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/25/1941 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/15/1941 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/04/1942 Was selected to the 1942 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/06/1942 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/08/1942 Wins the 1942 World Championship Series MVP Award.
10/09/1942 Wins the 1942 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams.
10/16/1942 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $50,000 with the New York Gothams organization.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/11/1943 Was selected to the 1943 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/26/1943 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1943 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/26/1946 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,400 with the New York Gothams organization.
07/07/1946 Was selected to the 1946 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/05/1946 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/23/1946 Finished 3rd in 1946 FABL FA Whitney Award voting.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/05/1948 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/01/1948 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/03/1950 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1948 151 9
Year PA Rank
1946 669 7
1948 681 9
Year AB Rank
1941 578 8
1943 566 10
1946 612 6
1948 598 7
1949 600 9
Year H Rank
1941 185 5
1946 181 4
1947 177 7
1948 182 8
1949 178 10
Year TB Rank
1941 299 4
1942 271 4
1943 238 8
1946 308 1
1947 274 8
1948 326 2
1949 310 4
Year HR Rank
1941 29 4
1942 27 2
1943 17 5
1946 35 2
1947 23 10
1948 41 2
1949 35 5
Year RBI Rank
1941 94 5
1942 88 7
1946 97 2
1947 104 8
1948 111 4
1949 122 3
Year R Rank
1941 97 5
1946 97 4
1948 111 1
Year IBB Rank
1948 9 3
Year SF Rank
1947 10 4
1948 7 8
1949 8 5
Year EBH Rank
1941 54 8
1942 53 3
1943 43 8
1946 56 3
1948 60 5
1949 61 5
Year AVG Rank
1941 .320 4
1942 .297 10
1946 .296 8
1947 .307 10
1948 .304 10
Year OBP Rank
1947 .372 10
Year SLG Rank
1941 .517 3
1942 .497 2
1943 .420 9
1946 .503 2
1947 .475 10
1948 .545 4
1949 .517 5
Year RC Rank
1941 106.27 4
1942 87.62 9
1946 109.41 2
1947 101.22 8
1948 118.74 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1941 6.85 5
1946 6.67 4
1948 7.16 6
Year ISO Rank
1941 .197 5
1942 .200 2
1943 .138 9
1946 .208 4
1948 .241 5
1949 .220 7
Year wOBA Rank
1941 .399 5
1942 .391 6
1946 .391 2
1947 .382 10
1948 .406 5
Year OPS Rank
1941 .887 4
1942 .846 8
1946 .852 2
1947 .847 10
1948 .924 5
1949 .869 9
Year WAR Rank
1942 5.8 7
1946 4.9 9
1948 6.1 5
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