Tony Fossas

Emilio Antonio (Morejon) Fossas (The Mechanic)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 23, 1957 in La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
High School: St. Mary's HS (Boston, MA)
School: University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1988
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Cardinals/Brewers/Mariners/Rangers/... 1988-1999

Final Game: May 14, 1999
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1979	21	TEX-min	AA,Rk	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUL,RGS · TL,GULF
1980	22	TEX-min	A	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			AVL · SALL
1981	23	TEX-min	AA	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TUL · TL
1982	24	TEX-min	A	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		BUR · MIDW
1983	25	TEX-min	AA,AAA	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TUL,OKC · TL,AA
1984	26	TEX-min	AA,AAA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TUL,OKC · TL,AA
1985	27	TEX-min	AAA	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1986	28	ANA-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
1987	29	ANA-min	AAA	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
1988	30	TEX-min	AAA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1988	30	TEX	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1989	31	MIL-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		DEN · AA
1989	31	MIL	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	32	MIL-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		DEN · AA
1990	32	MIL	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	33	BOS	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	34	BOS	AL	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	35	BOS	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	36	BOS-min	AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1994	36	BOS	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	37	STL	NL	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	38	STL	NL	65	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1997	39	STL	NL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	40	TEX-CHC-min	AAA	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OKC,IWA · PCL
1998	40	TOT	MLB	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	40	TOT	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	40	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	40	CHC	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	40	TEX	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	41	NYY-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
1999	41	NYY	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
12 Yrs				567	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

BOS (4 yrs)				239	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (3 yrs)				194	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEX (2 yrs)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (2 yrs)				83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				365	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (4 yrs)				202	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1988	30	TEX	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1989	31	MIL	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$68,000	1
1990	32	MIL	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$105,000	1
1991	33	BOS	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$165,000	1
1992	34	BOS	AL	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$390,000	1
1993	35	BOS	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$475,000	1
1994	36	BOS	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$475,000	1
1995	37	STL	NL	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$275,000	1
1996	38	STL	NL	65	1	-0	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$650,000	1
1997	39	STL	NL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$750,000	1
1998	40	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$650,000	1
1998	40	CHC	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1998	40	TEX	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$170,000	1
1999	41	NYY	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
12 Seasons				567	1	-0	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.2	-0	$4,173,000

BOS (4 yrs)				239	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.2	0	$1,505,000
STL (3 yrs)				194	1	-0	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$1,675,000
TEX (2 yrs)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$170,000
MIL (2 yrs)				83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$173,000
CHC (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
NYY (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
SEA (1 yr)				23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$650,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1996	38	STL	NL	1	2	106	.000	.000	.269	.000	.338	.000	.420	.000	.758	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
12 Yrs				1	2	106	.000	.000	.269	.000	.338	.000	.420	.000	.758	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				0	1	106	.000	.000	.269	.000	.338	.000	.420	.000	.758	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1996	38	STL	NL	NLCS	ATL	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1996	38	STL	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
12 Yrs				1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
MLB Averages					2.4%	15.7%	8.8%	7.2%	31%	1.79	5.6	37.1	7.9	0.81	1.07	71%	21%	7.3%	18%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1988	30	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1989	31	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1990	32	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0
1991	33	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1992	34	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1993	35	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1994	36	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1995	37	STL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1996	38	STL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.27	-0.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.1	1.11	-0.5	0
1997	39	STL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1998	40	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1998	40	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0
1998	40	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1998	40	CHC	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1998	40	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1999	41	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
12 Yrs				-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.27	-0.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.1	1.11	-0.5	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1996	38	STL	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12 Yrs				0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1996	38	STL	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
12 Yrs				1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					57%																			72%			10%			35%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1996	38	STL	NL	1	3	3.00	2	67%	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	33%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
1 Yr				1	3	3.00	2	67%	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	33%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.67		62%	25%	15%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	80%	31%	6%			16%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	GDP
1996	38	450	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1
1997	39	521	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1
1998	40	562	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1
1999	41	567	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1996	38	65	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	65
1 Yr		65	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	65
162 Game Avg.		162	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	65

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Oldest s c a p y 1995 NL born 1957-09-23 (7th) 1996 NL born 1957-09-23 (10th) 1997 NL born 1957-09-23 (8th) 1998 AL born 1957-09-23 (7th) 1998 NL born 1957-09-23 (4th) 1999 AL born 1957-09-23 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1995 NL  born 1957-09-23 (7th)
1996 NL  born 1957-09-23 (10th)
1997 NL  born 1957-09-23 (8th)
1998 AL  born 1957-09-23 (7th)
1998 NL  born 1957-09-23 (4th)
1999 AL  born 1957-09-23 (4th)

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