#82 Sam "Sandow" Mertes, Leftfield, 26 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Wednesday, 10/25/1898 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Mertes Sandow 8/6/1872 26 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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 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 1898 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 2 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 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 | | |
7/11 | @PIT | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/13 | @CIN | W 2-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
7/14 | @CIN | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
7/15 | @CIN | W 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/16 | @CIN | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/19 | BSN | L 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/20 | BSN | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
7/21 | BSN | W 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
7/22 | @NYG | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/23 | @NYG | W 3-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 92 | 375 | 110 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 69 | 37 | 18 | .293 | .355 | .488 | .843 | .932 | .195 |
Projected | 92 | 375 | 110 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 69 | 37 | 18 | .293 | .355 | .488 | .843 | .932 | .195 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 90 | 415 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 51 | 42 | 10 | 80.8 | 71.6 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 61 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .440 | .541 | .981 |
vs. RHP | 314 | 90 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .336 | .478 | .814 |
Close/Late | 51 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .362 | .549 | .911 |
Scoring Position | 61 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .370 | .459 | .829 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 44 | 176 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 14 | .284 | .340 | .443 | .783 |
Road | 48 | 199 | 60 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 4 | .302 | .367 | .528 | .894 |
March/April | 27 | 109 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 5 | .266 | .322 | .422 | .744 |
May | 26 | 104 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 4 | .288 | .362 | .462 | .824 |
June | 23 | 98 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | .347 | .398 | .663 | 1.061 |
July | 16 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | .266 | .329 | .375 | .704 |
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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 |
Total | 246 | 953 | 267 | 62 | 35 | 4 | 105 | 160 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 115 | 35 | .280 | .345 | .431 | .777 | |
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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 | 91 | 90 | 180 | 8 | 2 | 188 | 0 | 1.000 | 804.2 | 2.10 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1897 - 19 - 2nd
| Runs 1897 - 91 - 10th
| BB 1897 - 59 - 9th
| SB 1897 - 73 - 2nd
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