#18 Lavern Bessler, Starting Pitcher, 38 yrs, Tulsa Oilers
Tuesday, 1/31/1951 |
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| Lavern Bessler
1/29/1913
38
USA
5"11
170
Starting Pitcher
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R
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,450,000
1951
16 Year(s), 26 Days (2778 total Days)
0 Day(s)
16 Year(s), 100 Days (2852 total Days)
18 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 9 | 6 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| Talent | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Versus RHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Talent | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .914 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1947 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.86 | 252.0 | 269 | 126 | 108 | 21 | 72 | 137 | 8 | 1 | 1.35 | .301 | TUL,YL |
| 1948 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 208.1 | 232 | 104 | 85 | 12 | 44 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 1.32 | .313 | TUL |
| 1949 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4.46 | 189.2 | 224 | 104 | 94 | 18 | 44 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 1.41 | .313 | TUL |
| 1950 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4.65 | 234.0 | 266 | 129 | 121 | 28 | 68 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 1.43 | .305 | TUL |
| Total | 135 | 119 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 4.15 | 884.0 | 991 | 463 | 408 | 79 | 228 | 444 | 29 | 3 | 1.38 | .308 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1947 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.06 | 16.1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 24.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.55 | 57.1 | 57 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1947 | 35 | 89 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .112 | .122 | .146 | .268 | TUL,YL |
| 1948 | 29 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .092 | .120 | .212 | TUL |
| 1949 | 39 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .188 | .250 | .438 | TUL |
| 1950 | 32 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 1 | .074 | .146 | .086 | .232 | TUL |
| Total | 135 | 305 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 122 | 0 | 1 | .108 | .135 | .144 | .279 | |
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Drafted in 26th round, 457th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Leonard Orcutt (WOO)...
Earned first career win on 4/1/1947...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/9/1947 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1947...
Won Most Valuable Player award in 1947 World Series, going 2-0 with 3.18 ERA...
Injured on 7/23/1948 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1948...
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1950...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1947 - 3.86 - 6th
1948 - 3.67 - 9th
| WHIP
1947 - 1.35 - 10th
1948 - 1.32 - 10th
| Wins
1947 - 16 - 5th
| Losses
1947 - 14 - 10th
| IP
1947 - 252.0 - 6th
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CG
1947 - 8 - 7th
1948 - 6 - 9th
1949 - 10 - 2nd
1950 - 5 - 9th
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