José Mesa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: May 22, 1966 in Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic do

High School: Santa (Azua, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 10, 1987 (Age 21-111d, 15,405th in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2007 (Age 41-130d)
vs. WSN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Mitch Frankel

Full Name: José Ramón Nova Mesa

Nicknames: Joe Table or Señor Smoke

Pronunciation: \MAY-sa\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.4

109

ERA

4.36

1022

321

1548.2

1038

WHIP

1.472

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 30	CLE	@	TEX	W,7-6	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	6 (1)	May 3	CLE	@	DET	W,14-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (1)	May 5	CLE		MIN	W,5-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	10 (1)	May 7	CLE		MIN	W,10-9		14	3.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	14 (3)	May 12	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16 (1)	May 14	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	17	May 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (1)	May 19	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	20	May 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	21	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-10	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	23 (1)	May 23	CLE		MIL	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	25 (1)	May 26	CLE	@	TOR	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	27 (1)	May 28	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	28	May 29	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	29	May 30	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	30	May 31	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	36 (5)	Jun 6	CLE		DET	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	38 (1)	Jun 8	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	39	Jun 9	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	42 (2)	Jun 12	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	44 (1)	Jun 14	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	46 (1)	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	W,7-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	52 (5)	Jun 24	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	54 (1)	Jun 26	CLE	@	KCR	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	56 (1)	Jun 28	CLE	@	KCR	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	58 (1)	Jun 30	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	63 (4)	Jul 5	CLE		TEX	W,2-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	68 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	CLE		OAK	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	69	Jul 14 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,7-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71 (1)	Jul 16	CLE		OAK	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	75 (3)	Jul 20	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	77 (1)	Jul 22	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	78	Jul 23	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	79	Jul 24	CLE	@	CAL	W,9-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	83 (3)	Jul 28	CLE	@	SEA	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	85 (1)	Jul 30	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	87 (1)	Aug 2	CLE		MIN	W,12-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	88	Aug 3	CLE		MIN	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
39	90 (1)	Aug 5	CLE		CHW	W,11-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	94 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	95	Aug 10 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	96	Aug 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	99 (2)	Aug 14	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	101 (1)	Aug 16	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	103 (1)	Aug 18	CLE		MIL	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	105 (1)	Aug 20	CLE		MIL	W,8-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	108 (2)	Aug 23	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	109	Aug 25	CLE		DET	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	110	Aug 26	CLE		DET	W,6-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	114 (3)	Aug 30	CLE		TOR	W,4-3		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	115	Aug 31	CLE		TOR	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	118 (2)	Sep 3	CLE	@	DET	W,9-8	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	122 (3)	Sep 7	CLE		SEA	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	123	Sep 8	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	124	Sep 9	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	125	Sep 10	CLE		BAL	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
57	129 (3)	Sep 14	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	131 (1)	Sep 16	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
59	136 (4)	Sep 22	CLE	@	KCR	W,5-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	139 (2)	Sep 26	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-13	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
61	140	Sep 27	CLE	@	MIN	W,9-6	GF	2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
62	143 (2)	Sep 30	CLE		KCR	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							62gm		64.0	6	10	1	17	0