3B Larry Kessler #57
Age: 72 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B LARRY KESSLER #57 - AGE: 72 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/17/1902
Born in:Kendall, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
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Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1925, 6th Pick in Round 5
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
1930 Toronto - FABL 27 101 411 118 21 6 1 26 56 30 5 3 32 7 10 .287 .341 .375 .715 83 89 1.1
1931 Toronto - FABL 28 5 9 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .556 1.010 178 119 0.1
1932 Toronto - FABL 29 5 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 .062 .167 .125 .292 -19 -16 -0.2
Total FABL 111 436 122 22 7 1 26 57 34 5 3 33 7 11 .280 .337 .369 .706 82 86 0.9
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
1918 Reading HS - HS 15 40 138 50 7 1 2 20 29 22 3 2 13 3 3 .362 .455 .471 .926 140 141 1.3
1919 Reading HS - HS 16 33 132 38 3 0 0 14 22 14 3 0 15 1 3 .288 .369 .311 .680 79 88 0.1
1920 Reading HS - HS 17 40 150 53 9 0 1 26 24 18 6 2 12 7 2 .353 .438 .433 .871 128 137 1.4
1921 Reading HS - HS 18 40 163 68 13 2 1 28 32 13 4 1 7 6 4 .417 .470 .540 1.009 196 192 2.7
1922 Chicago - COL 19 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 -30 -0.1
1923 Chicago - COL 20 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 193 0.1
1924 Columbia - COL 21 50 203 59 7 2 0 18 25 18 6 1 28 3 4 .291 .364 .345 .709 88 99 0.6
1925 Columbia - COL 22 23 84 25 4 0 2 14 20 13 3 0 10 3 3 .298 .410 .417 .827 129 137 1.0
1925 Peoria - A 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 46 -0.0
1926 Des Moines - A 23 132 508 154 24 4 4 51 98 65 21 2 44 19 16 .303 .403 .390 .792 121 123 3.5
1927 Des Moines - A 24 112 362 112 20 3 4 43 82 45 10 3 24 17 4 .309 .398 .414 .812 121 127 2.8
1928 Des Moines - A 25 7 10 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 .417 .500 .917 147 159 0.1
1928 Chattanooga - AA 25 76 231 79 10 1 1 20 43 19 8 0 5 7 3 .342 .411 .407 .818 118 131 1.9
1929 Chattanooga - AA 26 37 142 47 15 2 0 14 29 12 2 1 4 2 3 .331 .389 .465 .853 126 134 1.1
1929 Buffalo - AAA 26 57 181 60 4 4 2 21 26 15 1 0 4 4 11 .331 .386 .431 .817 120 129 1.0
1930 Buffalo - AAA 27 23 86 22 5 0 2 9 17 9 7 1 12 1 1 .256 .369 .384 .753 108 117 0.7
1931 Chattanooga - AA 28 99 420 123 23 7 0 39 69 32 2 2 24 8 3 .293 .344 .381 .725 96 100 2.4
1932 Chattanooga - AA 29 28 112 46 10 2 0 12 21 13 2 0 4 2 0 .411 .480 .536 1.016 180 176 1.9
1932 Buffalo - AAA 29 80 270 69 8 0 5 27 33 31 8 1 42 8 3 .256 .348 .341 .689 89 93 0.8
1933 Buffalo - AAA 30 86 156 40 9 2 0 12 29 15 4 1 9 5 0 .256 .335 .340 .675 87 89 0.5
1935 Denver - A 32 37 76 12 3 1 1 7 14 14 6 0 1 1 2 .158 .333 .263 .596 48 50 -0.2
1936 Denver - A 33 122 437 109 12 3 1 53 50 56 6 6 33 4 6 .249 .339 .297 .636 75 82 1.0
Total DIX 240 905 295 58 12 1 85 162 76 14 3 37 19 9 .326 .386 .420 .806 117 123
Total HL 413 1395 390 59 12 10 156 246 182 44 11 103 41 28 .280 .377 .361 .738 102 107
Total UL 246 693 191 26 6 9 69 105 70 20 3 67 18 15 .276 .358 .369 .727 99 104
Total HS 153 583 209 32 3 4 88 107 67 16 5 47 17 12 .358 .435 .444 .879 138 142
Total AIAA 88 298 87 11 2 2 32 46 32 9 1 38 6 7 .292 .376 .362 .739 99 109
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1925 Columbia - COL SS 23 23 35 64 14 103 4 .961 201.0 4.43 +1.8 1.059
1926 Des Moines - A SS 130 129 148 378 47 531 5 .991 1135.2 4.17 -2.3 .985
1927 Des Moines - A SS 93 81 95 209 35 314 10 .968 741.1 3.69 -8.5 .947
1928 Chattanooga - AA SS 57 51 73 165 25 247 9 .964 465.0 4.61 -8.6 .912
1928 Des Moines - A SS 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.5 .535
1929 Buffalo - AAA 3B 18 18 16 46 4 63 1 .984 164.0 3.40 +0.7 1.019
1929 Buffalo - AAA SS 22 18 31 59 12 92 2 .978 184.0 4.40 -4.8 .854
1929 Chattanooga - AA SS 33 33 46 102 22 154 6 .961 293.2 4.54 -2.7 .962
1930 Toronto - MLB 3B 101 101 61 236 23 303 6 .980 877.1 3.05 +5.4 1.037
1930 Buffalo - AAA 3B 23 23 5 56 3 63 2 .968 197.0 2.79 +1.7 1.041
1931 Toronto - MLB 3B 5 4 5 9 0 16 2 .875 36.0 3.50 -0.6 .896
1931 Chattanooga - AA 3B 96 93 54 253 11 315 8 .975 847.0 3.26 +9.9 1.047
1931 Chattanooga - AA SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.073
1932 Toronto - MLB 3B 5 5 2 13 1 15 0 1.000 42.0 3.21 +0.1 .989
1932 Buffalo - AAA 3B 78 66 29 137 6 173 7 .960 602.2 2.48 -1.4 1.004
1932 Chattanooga - AA 3B 28 28 24 72 7 99 3 .970 245.1 3.52 +2.5 1.052
1932 Buffalo - AAA SS 3 3 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 20.0 3.60 -0.5 .906
1933 Buffalo - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1933 Buffalo - AAA 3B 49 30 16 78 7 100 6 .940 285.0 2.97 -0.1 1.002
1933 Buffalo - AAA SS 7 4 10 13 4 24 1 .958 45.2 4.53 -1.9 .715
1935 Denver - A 1B 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 -0.1 1.094
1935 Denver - A 3B 28 17 12 40 1 53 1 .981 166.1 2.81 +2.1 1.141
1936 Denver - A 3B 121 119 72 315 18 399 12 .970 1053.2 3.31 +5.3 1.026
TOTAL 1B 2 0 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 9.2 8.38 -0.1 1.094
TOTAL 3B 552 504 296 1255 81 1599 48 .970 4516.1 3.09 +25.6 1.032
TOTAL SS 370 344 442 998 160 1477 37 .975 3104.1 4.17 -27.9 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1917 Joined the Reading HS Reds.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/08/1919 Injured (Strained anterior cruciate ligament), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/07/1920 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/09/1921 Wins the HS SL1 Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1921 Released by the Reading HS Reds.
12/05/1921 Drafted in the 1921 first-year player draft by the Chicago Cougars (Round 8, Pick 7, 119th overall pick).
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/03/1922 Failed to sign with the Chicago Cougars organization.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1923 Released by the Chicago Maroons.
12/05/1923 Drafted in the 1923 first-year player draft by the New York Gothams (Round 26, Pick 5, 418th overall pick).
12/05/1923 Released by the New York organization.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/01/1924 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Columbia Lions organization.
12/05/1924 Released by the Columbia Lions.
12/05/1924 Drafted in the 1924 first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Sailors (Round 11, Pick 11, 179th overall pick).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1925 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
04/14/1925 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Wayne Cannons organization.
04/15/1925 Released by the Chicago organization.
05/02/1925 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Columbia Lions organization.
07/24/1925 Released by the Columbia Lions.
12/05/1925 Drafted in the 1925 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 70th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves.
12/13/1925 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $550.
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1926 Wins the HL HL Player of the Week Award.
06/19/1926 Injured (Hyperextended knee), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/12/1927 Goes 5-5 against the Gary Steelmen, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 6 R.
05/30/1927 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/25/1928 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/05/1929 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/16/1930 Injured (Food poisoning), out for 2 days.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/30/1934 Released by the Toronto Wolves.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1935 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,940 with the Denver Plainsmen organization.
08/10/1935 Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/02/1936 Released by the Denver Plainsmen.
10/06/1936 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1930 5 9
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