#82 Sam "Sandow" Mertes, Leftfield, 27 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Wednesday, 10/25/1899 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Mertes Sandow 8/6/1872 27 USA,CA,SAN FRANCISCO 6"0 225
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1899 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 76 Days (420 total Days) 76 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 76 Days (420 total Days) 3 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 10 10 10 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
6/2 | BRO | W 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/3 | @CHN | W 9-4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/4 | @CHN | W 7-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/5 | @CHN | W 8-3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/6 | @CHN | L 1-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/7 | @SLN | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/8 | @SLN | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
6/9 | @SLN | W 9-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/11 | @NYG | W 10-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
6/12 | @NYG | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 65 | 245 | 80 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 51 | 30 | 7 | .327 | .397 | .486 | .883 | 1.074 | .159 |
Projected | 65 | 245 | 80 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 51 | 30 | 7 | .327 | .397 | .486 | .883 | 1.074 | .159 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 62 | 277 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 28 | 39 | 4 | 90.7 | 50.1 | 7.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 75 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .354 | .387 | .740 |
vs. RHP | 170 | 58 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .415 | .529 | .945 |
Close/Late | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .455 | .333 | .788 |
Scoring Position | 68 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .409 | .382 | .791 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 30 | 107 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 2 | .327 | .388 | .467 | .856 |
Road | 35 | 138 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 5 | .326 | .404 | .500 | .904 |
March/April | 31 | 120 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 4 | .325 | .379 | .442 | .820 |
May | 23 | 82 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 3 | .280 | .394 | .427 | .821 |
June | 11 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .419 | .457 | .721 | 1.177 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1897 | 154 | 578 | 157 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 67 | 91 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 25 | .272 | .339 | .394 | .734 | PHI |
1898 | 92 | 375 | 110 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 69 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 10 | .293 | .355 | .488 | .843 | PHI,NL |
1899 | 65 | 245 | 80 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 51 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 4 | .327 | .397 | .486 | .883 | PHI |
Total | 311 | 1198 | 347 | 80 | 44 | 5 | 136 | 211 | 126 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 154 | 39 | .290 | .356 | .442 | .799 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1896, AA | 135 | 501 | 185 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 73 | 99 | 83 | 16 | 48 | 11 | .369 | .457 | .601 | 1.058 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 44 | 44 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 1 | .988 | 390.1 | 1.98 | | | | |
Centerfield | 19 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2 | .938 | 101.2 | 2.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1896... Injured on 8/27/1896 with a Bruised Hand, out for 5 days... Had first career hit on 4/3/1897, off Frank Knauss (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 7/14/1897, off Danny Friend (PIT)... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/15/1897... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1897, hitting .423 with 1 HR, 6 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1897... Was selected to the 1898 Allstar game... Injured on 7/23/1898 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Chicago (N) on 6/5/1899... Injured on 6/12/1899 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1897 - 19 - 2nd 1898 - 16 - 5th
| Runs 1897 - 91 - 10th
| BB 1897 - 59 - 9th
| SB 1897 - 73 - 2nd
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