#82 Sam "Sandow" Mertes, Leftfield, 25 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Wednesday, 10/25/1897 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Mertes Sandow 8/6/1872 25 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 : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.0 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 1897 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 4 | 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 | | |
9/23 | BSN | W 5-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | BSN | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/25 | @NYG | W 5-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @BRO | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | CIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @CIN | W 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | PIT | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/3 | SLN | W 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @CHN | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 578 | 157 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 67 | 91 | 59 | 19 | .272 | .339 | .394 | .734 | .781 | .123 |
Projected | 154 | 578 | 157 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 67 | 91 | 59 | 19 | .272 | .339 | .394 | .734 | .781 | .123 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 640 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 228 | 50 | 73 | 25 | 74.5 | 88.6 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 92 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .432 | .478 | .911 |
vs. RHP | 486 | 128 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 68 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .319 | .379 | .698 |
Close/Late | 66 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .427 | .424 | .851 |
Scoring Position | 179 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .346 | .408 | .754 |
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 | 76 | 289 | 85 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 30 | 7 | .294 | .361 | .401 | .762 |
Road | 78 | 289 | 72 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 45 | 29 | 12 | .249 | .318 | .388 | .705 |
March/April | 27 | 101 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 5 | .257 | .342 | .366 | .708 |
May | 25 | 95 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .263 | .336 | .337 | .673 |
June | 23 | 89 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .315 | .384 | .506 | .889 |
July | 25 | 100 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .290 | .311 | .480 | .791 |
August | 26 | 97 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .237 | .295 | .299 | .594 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 96 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 3 | .271 | .366 | .385 | .751 |
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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 |
Total | 154 | 578 | 157 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 67 | 91 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 25 | .272 | .339 | .394 | .734 | |
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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 | 152 | 150 | 309 | 9 | 1 | 318 | 0 | 1.000 | 1351.2 | 2.12 | | | | |
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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...
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