#26 Jack Merson, Second Base, 36 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jack Merson
1/17/1922 36 USA,MD,ELK RIDGE 5"11 195
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent GREAT Normal 2.0 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,200,000 1959 7 Year(s), 59 Days (1263 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 7 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 8 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/2 | @NYY | W 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/3 | @NYY | W 9-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/7 | WS1 | W 15-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/13 | @CHA | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/16 | @BOS | L 3-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/19 | @WS1 | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @WS1 | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/22 | CLE | W 7-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | #5 | PoG | |
9/23 | CLE | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 80 | 212 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | .245 | .325 | .354 | .679 | .595 | .108 |
Projected | 84 | 223 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | .245 | .325 | .354 | .679 | .595 | .108 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 58 | 238 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 24.3 | 3.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 141 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .352 | .411 | .764 |
vs. RHP | 71 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .266 | .239 | .505 |
Close/Late | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .407 | .565 | .973 |
Scoring Position | 50 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .390 | .540 | .930 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 40 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | .239 | .308 | .349 | .657 |
Road | 40 | 103 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | .252 | .339 | .359 | .698 |
March/April | 14 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
May | 12 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .345 | .355 | .379 | .734 |
June | 18 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .245 | .327 | .327 | .654 |
July | 12 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .206 | .289 | .353 | .642 |
August | 13 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .229 | .341 | .257 | .599 |
Sept/Oct | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .280 | .379 | .600 | .979 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .458 | .458 | .458 | .917 | SLA |
1952 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .258 | .414 | .672 | SLA |
1953 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .286 | .513 | SLA |
1954 | 37 | 90 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .301 | .411 | .712 | SLA |
1955 | 66 | 131 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .264 | .290 | .554 | BAL |
1956 | 72 | 158 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .341 | .449 | .791 | BAL |
1957 | 144 | 479 | 135 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .282 | .308 | .430 | .738 | BAL |
1958 | 80 | 212 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .325 | .354 | .679 | BAL |
Total | 443 | 1144 | 312 | 64 | 7 | 22 | 144 | 130 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .311 | .399 | .709 | |
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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 |
1953, AAA | 99 | 382 | 116 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 76 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 6 | .304 | .351 | .471 | .822 |
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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% |
Second Base | 55 | 48 | 116 | 173 | 34 | 296 | 7 | .976 | 431.0 | 6.18 | | | | |
Third Base | 13 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 87.0 | 2.79 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 4th round, 58th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit on 5/10/1951, off Early Wynn (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 6/26/1952, off Virgil Trucks (DET)... 10/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
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