Pete Mesa
Richard Peter Mesa
Born: August 29, 1929
Santa Monica, CA US
Deceased: January 2, 2014
Los Altos, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1950-1960
Pete Mesa compiled a career record of 78 wins and 82 losses and a 4.20 ERA in his 269-game pitching career with the Bakersfield Indians, Wichita Indians, Reading Indians, Indianapolis Indians, San Diego Padres, Sacramento Solons, Denver Bears, Salem Senators and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.53 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 73.0 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 1951 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.20 | 23 | 15 | 150.0 | 146 | 94 | 70 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 15 | 18 | .455 | 3.83 | 44 | 270.0 | 243 | 137 | 115 | 7 | 146 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.30 | 22 | 20 | 157.0 | 150 | 81 | 75 | 15 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.85 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 240.7 | 246 | 122 | 103 | 23 | 137 | 141 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.05 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 171.0 | 138 | 84 | 77 | 14 | 96 | 130 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.47 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 158.0 | 157 | 70 | 61 | 13 | 55 | 122 | 8 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.21 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 114.0 | 113 | 71 | 66 | 16 | 78 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 54.0 | 57 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 78 | 82 | .488 | 4.20 | 269 | 139 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1407.7 | 1347 | 775 | 657 | 93 | 807 | 3 | 558 | 25 | 3 | 45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 15 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .160 | .276 | .240 | .516 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 27 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .232 | .393 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 46 | 94 | 94 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .128 | .128 | .223 | .351 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 22 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .196 | .275 | .471 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 40 | 97 | 84 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 31 | .179 | .242 | .179 | .420 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 34 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .182 | .233 | .218 | .452 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 43 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .140 | .159 | .140 | .299 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 20 | 45 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .125 | .167 | .150 | .317 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 12 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .235 | .381 | .235 | .616 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 277 | 509 | 468 | 19 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 79 | .160 | .199 | .207 | .406 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | P | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .812 | .867 |
| 1951 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 40 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .961 | 1.225 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 34 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .939 | .912 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 42 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .548 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .950 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | P | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .583 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .364 |
| Totals | 269 | 43 | 103 | 11 | 4 | .930 | .543 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | California League | Bakersfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | C | California League | Bakersfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1952 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | |||
| 1960 | B | Northwest League | Salem Senators | |||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers |
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