Player Report for #35 Lowell Massey

04/26/1981

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P Lowell Massey #35

STL Anaheim Firecats (HOU)

Age: 30

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Angry


	6-10, .375, 5.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
2	2	0-1	0	4.38	12.1	11	2	7	2	1.46

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	9	8	9	9
Movement	9	9	9	9
Control	7	7	8	7

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Slider	9	9
Changeup	8	8
Cutter	9	9
Forkball	10	10

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	90-92 Mph
Stamina	9
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	42 %
Hold Runners	7
Defense	15

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	11
Stealing Ability:	13
Baserunning Inst.:	14
Sacrifice Bunt:	12
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/25/1981	@ GRE	Loss, 5-6	X	4.1	6	6	6	5	0	Loss
04/20/1981	KIN	Loss, 2-3	X	8.0	5	1	0	2	2
04/13/1981	PC	Loss, 5-6	X	5.0	9	5	5	0	2

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	Low

Lowell Massey
Birthday:	07/16/1950
Born in:	Forest Hills (Tennessee)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	205 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Fair

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$82,300
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	2 Years, 103 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	2 Years, 146 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1968, 1st Pick in Round 5

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	9	5	5	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	16.20	16.20	3.60	0.00	2.40	1.80	-2.3	.474
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
vs. RHB	16	8	1	0	0	5	0	2	1	1	0	.500	.471	.563	1.033

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	9	5	5	0	0	2
Career	76	74	26	20	0	3.46	478.2	486	214	184	35	151	293
Home	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	9	5	5	0	0	2
Grass	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	9	5	5	0	0	2
Night	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	9	5	5	0	0	2

South Texas League 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	2	2	0	1	0	4.38	12.1	11	7	6	2	7	2	0	0.0	0	1	50.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	13.14	8.03	1.46	5.11	6.69	1.46	0.2	.220
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	17	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	.176	.300	.176	.476
vs. RHB	28	8	1	1	2	7	4	2	0	0	0	.286	.375	.607	.982

South Texas League 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	2	2	0	1	0	4.38	12.1	11	7	6	2	7	2
April	2	2	0	1	0	4.38	12.1	11	7	6	2	7	2
Last Year	24	16	7	8	0	2.88	131.1	119	49	42	8	43	73
2 Years Ago	28	2	3	1	0	3.48	44.0	42	20	17	7	17	27
Career	103	65	23	26	1	3.52	478.0	453	217	187	48	164	286
Home	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	8.0	5	1	0	0	2	2
Road	1	1	0	1	0	12.46	4.1	6	6	6	2	5	0
Grass	2	2	0	1	0	4.38	12.1	11	7	6	2	7	2
Day	1	1	0	1	0	12.46	4.1	6	6	6	2	5	0
Night	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	8.0	5	1	0	0	2	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1971 Cincinnati - ABA	20	16	16	3	6	0	6.56	82.1	93	67	60	11	50	46	1	1	1.74	.301	-16.9	52
1975 Cincinnati - ABA	24	12	0	0	1	0	3.00	21.0	18	7	7	3	10	18	0	0	1.33	.259	4.2	125
1976 Cincinnati - ABA	25	11	3	3	2	0	5.45	34.2	41	25	21	2	17	20	1	0	1.67	.348	-2.9	64
1976 Houston - ABA	25	4	4	2	1	0	3.14	28.2	27	13	10	4	9	8	0	0	1.26	.235	3.9	107
1976 Total - ABA	25	15	7	5	3	0	4.41	63.1	68	38	31	6	26	28	1	0	1.48	.295	1.0	0
1977 Houston - ABA	26	14	13	3	7	0	5.35	74.0	85	49	44	14	37	41	1	1	1.65	.301	-5.1	72
Total ABA		57	36	11	17	0	5.31	240.2	264	161	142	34	123	133	3	2	1.61	.296	-16.8	73

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1968 Total - HS	17	15	9	4	2	2	1.99	68.0	55	16	15	2	17	69	0	0	1.06	.273	0.0	100
1968 Santa Ana - A	17	3	3	0	2	0	5.29	17.0	14	11	10	1	9	12	0	0	1.35	.265	-3.1	58
1969 Santa Ana - A	18	21	15	4	10	1	4.13	109.0	115	59	50	7	37	63	0	0	1.39	.310	0.7	76
1970 Santa Ana - A	19	18	18	5	7	0	3.86	102.2	92	53	44	11	38	73	1	0	1.27	.265	6.9	98
1971 Santa Ana - A	20	11	11	7	2	0	1.71	73.2	49	17	14	2	12	42	3	3	0.83	.219	22.2	211
1971 Austin - AA	20	3	3	0	2	0	5.32	22.0	24	13	13	3	7	12	1	0	1.41	.296	-2.9	60
1971 Kitchener - AAA	20	2	2	0	0	0	5.68	12.2	15	9	8	3	4	8	0	0	1.50	.293	-1.7	62
1972 Victoria - AA	21	24	24	8	5	0	3.24	152.2	131	64	55	11	54	95	2	0	1.21	.260	22.9	105
1972 Kitchener - AAA	21	2	2	0	2	0	9.00	8.0	14	12	8	1	5	10	0	0	2.38	.542	-4.6	34
1973 Fullerton - A	22	6	6	3	3	0	2.20	45.0	29	14	11	5	11	24	2	0	0.89	.182	11.7	173
1973 Victoria - AA	22	13	13	4	6	0	3.81	82.2	90	39	35	12	22	55	1	0	1.35	.300	9.9	102
1973 Kitchener - AAA	22	12	12	3	2	0	2.79	80.2	79	30	25	2	26	39	0	0	1.30	.287	13.6	124
1974 Kitchener - AAA	23	31	30	13	8	0	3.07	208.1	193	75	71	16	61	124	3	2	1.22	.274	35.4	114
1975 Kitchener - AAA	24	19	18	9	3	0	2.55	116.2	110	45	33	5	37	80	1	1	1.26	.289	30.5	162
1977 Woodstock - AAA	26	9	9	1	5	0	6.46	47.1	66	38	34	8	18	30	0	0	1.77	.352	-7.2	57
1978 Tylertown - A	27	24	8	6	6	2	1.60	73.0	45	20	13	4	29	54	2	0	1.01	.201	25.6	238
1978 Anaheim - AA	27	9	5	1	3	1	5.18	33.0	36	25	19	5	14	22	0	0	1.52	.292	-2.3	69
1979 Anaheim - AA	28	28	2	3	1	0	3.48	44.0	42	20	17	7	17	27	0	0	1.34	.261	6.3	105
1980 Anaheim - AA	29	24	16	7	8	0	2.88	131.1	119	49	42	8	43	73	3	1	1.23	.272	27.6	130
1981 Anaheim - AA	30	2	2	0	1	0	4.38	12.1	11	7	6	2	7	2	0	0	1.46	.220	0.2	81
1981 Woodstock - AAA	30	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	9	5	5	0	0	2	0	0	1.80	.474	-2.3	36
Total GHL		76	74	26	20	0	3.46	478.2	486	214	184	35	151	293	4	3	1.33	.296	63.8	118.2
Total STL		103	65	23	26	1	3.52	478.0	453	217	187	48	164	286	7	1	1.29	.273	61.7	106.3
Total SCL		83	61	25	30	3	3.04	420.1	344	174	142	30	136	268	8	3	1.14	.250	64.1	142.9

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1971 Cincinnati - ML	P	16	16	8	13	2	22	1	.955	82.1	2.30	+0.3	1.036
1975 Cincinnati - ML	P	12	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	21.0	1.29	+0.1	1.040
1976 Cincinnati - ML	P	11	3	2	3	0	5	0	1.000	34.2	1.30	+0.1	1.044
1976 Houston - ML	P	4	4	3	2	0	5	0	1.000	28.2	1.57	+0.1	1.044
1977 Houston - ML	P	14	13	3	9	0	14	2	.857	74.0	1.46	-0.8	.875
1981 Woodstock - AAA	P	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	5.0	3.60	+0.0	1.005
1981 Anaheim - AA	P	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	12.1	0.73	-0.0	.971

Player History
06/15/1968	Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 79th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Keystones, out of high school (Abbotsford; Abbotsford, WI).
08/03/1968	Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $10,000.
08/19/1968	Injured (torn triceps), out for 4 months.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 3 (7).
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 5 (8).
04/14/1970	Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/07/1970	Injured (acute elbow soreness), out for 7 weeks.
08/11/1970	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 6 (8).
04/09/1971	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fullerton Wildcats with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/05/1971	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Costa Mesa Coasters with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/18/1971	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Riverside Oranges with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/26/1971	Injured (oblique strain), out for 6 days.
06/13/1971	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Keystones to the Cincinnati Rivermen, along with 1B Bill Pierce, in exchange for SP Jesús Ortíz.
08/04/1971	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Phoenix Aces with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (7).
05/11/1972	Injured (finger blister), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 8 (8).
06/21/1974	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Walnut Grove Steeds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (8).
06/13/1975	Was selected to the 1975 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
06/19/1975	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Port Credit Traders with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/20/1975	Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
08/16/1976	Got claimed off waivers by Houston while with Cincinnati.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
05/16/1977	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/08/1977	Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
06/25/1979	Injured (earache), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06/09/1980	Was selected to the 1980 South Texas League All-Star Game.
08/12/1980	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kingsville Ranchers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).