Jerry Messerly
Jerry Bruce Messerly
Born: November 24, 1942
Fort Dodge, IA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 204
Career: 1962-1972
Jerry Messerly compiled a career record of 62 wins and 71 losses, with 17 saves, and a 4.56 ERA in his 355-game pitching career with the Magic Valley Cowboys, Miami Marlins, Bakersfield Bears, Chattanooga Lookouts, Macon Peaches, San Diego Padres, Eugene Emeralds and Spartanburg Phillies. He began playing during the 1962 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
 Magic Valley Cowboys |
 Miami Marlins |
 Bakersfield Bears |
 San Diego Padres |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Spartanburg Phillies |
 Spartanburg Phillies |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6.55 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 103.0 | 145 | 100 | 75 | 13 | 83 | 1 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 19 | |||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.92 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 145.0 | 126 | 68 | 47 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1963 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 50 | 44 | 37 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.66 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 166.0 | 170 | 112 | 86 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.42 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 79 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 4 | 8 | .333 | 5.79 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 115.0 | 125 | 84 | 74 | 11 | 74 | 6 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.66 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.95 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 58 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.02 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65.0 | 71 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2.91 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 105.0 | 116 | 46 | 34 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5.91 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137.0 | 167 | 103 | 90 | 13 | 65 | 11 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.0 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 62 | 71 | .466 | 4.56 | 355 | 103 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 1110.0 | 1195 | 700 | 562 | 87 | 579 | 47 | 781 | 32 | 3 | 122 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 42 | 97 | 85 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .200 | .299 | .247 | .546 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 13 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 39 | 72 | 67 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .254 | .261 | .313 | .574 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 49 | 100 | 95 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | .295 | .330 | .432 | .762 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 53 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .161 | .188 | .194 | .381 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 44 | 61 | 59 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .220 | .246 | .271 | .517 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 24 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .211 | .167 | .377 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 36 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .111 | .150 | .167 | .317 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 60 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 37 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .137 | .200 | .137 | .337 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 440 | 534 | 489 | 41 | 107 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 175 | .219 | .269 | .276 | .545 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | P | 24 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .920 | .958 |
| 1962 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | OF | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .727 | .727 |
| 1963 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | P | 21 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .892 | 1.571 |
| 1964 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | P | 29 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 5 | .947 | 1.241 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 49 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .347 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | P | 32 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .625 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .909 | .417 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 34 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 60 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .864 | .317 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 34 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .929 | .765 |
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | P | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .231 |
| Totals | 362 | 82 | 140 | 20 | 15 | .917 | .613 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | C | Pioneer League | Magic Valley Cowboys | PHI | ||
| 1963 | A | Florida State League | Miami Marlins | PHI | ||
| 1963 | A | California League | Bakersfield Bears | PHI | ||
| 1964 | A | California League | Bakersfield Bears | PHI | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | PHI | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | PHI | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | PHI | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Macon Peaches | PHI | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | PHI | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | PHI | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1972 | A | Western Carolinas League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI |
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