#35 Fred Merkle, First Base, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Wednesday, 10/25/1922 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Fred Merkle
12/20/1888 33 USA,WI,WATERTOWN 6"1 200
First Base 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 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 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 $ 500,000 1923 16 Year(s), 17 Days (2769 total Days) 172 Day(s) 17 Year(s), 20 Days (2944 total Days) 18 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 7 9 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | PIT | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | PIT | W 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | @BSN | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @BSN | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/28 | PHI | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/30 | BRO | L 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | W 10-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @CHC | W 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | NYN | W 7-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 162 | 591 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 72 | 49 | 94 | .245 | .309 | .343 | .653 | .638 | .098 |
Projected | 162 | 591 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 72 | 49 | 94 | .245 | .309 | .343 | .653 | .638 | .098 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 162 | 653 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 203 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 80.0 | 68.3 | 3.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 165 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .285 | .360 | .448 | .808 |
vs. RHP | 426 | 98 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 48 | 31 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .230 | .286 | .303 | .589 |
Close/Late | 73 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .333 | .329 | .662 |
Scoring Position | 193 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .233 | .283 | .352 | .635 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 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 | 81 | 281 | 64 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 53 | .228 | .293 | .317 | .610 |
Road | 81 | 310 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 41 | .261 | .319 | .368 | .686 |
March/April | 26 | 103 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 14 | .282 | .345 | .417 | .763 |
May | 26 | 100 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 20 | .200 | .283 | .310 | .593 |
June | 27 | 98 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | .265 | .305 | .316 | .621 |
July | 26 | 98 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 16 | .316 | .358 | .469 | .828 |
August | 28 | 97 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16 | .258 | .330 | .330 | .660 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 16 | .147 | .215 | .211 | .425 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1907 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1908 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1909 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1910 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1911 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1912 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1913 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1914 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1915 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1916 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | NY1 |
1917 | 91 | 321 | 88 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 5 | .274 | .330 | .383 | .714 | BRO |
1918 | 151 | 566 | 151 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 76 | 56 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 47 | 24 | .267 | .319 | .346 | .665 | NYN |
1919 | 123 | 466 | 129 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 59 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 69 | 37 | 16 | .277 | .338 | .358 | .697 | NYN |
1920 | 159 | 585 | 133 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 73 | 78 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 60 | 15 | .227 | .280 | .326 | .606 | NYN |
1921 | 41 | 90 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .256 | .272 | .422 | .694 | NYN |
1922 | 162 | 591 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 72 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 44 | 11 | .245 | .309 | .343 | .653 | STL |
Total | 1637 | 5829 | 1549 | 276 | 88 | 49 | 758 | 717 | 453 | 38 | 18 | 752 | 357 | 123 | .266 | .322 | .369 | .690 | |
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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 |
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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% |
First Base | 162 | 162 | 1895 | 119 | 138 | 2029 | 15 | .993 | 1452.2 | 12.57 | | | | |
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Drafted in 12th round, 182nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1918... Injured on 5/25/1919 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks... 8/8/1920: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years. Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/7/1922 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1920 - 13 - 4th
| SB 1920 - 60 - 8th
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