#26 Jack Merson, Second Base, 32 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jack Merson
1/17/1922 32 USA,MD,ELK RIDGE 5"11 185
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 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent GREAT 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 59 Days (575 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 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 | | |
8/17 | NYY | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/19 | NYY | W 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/20 | NYY | W 5-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/22 | @PHA | L 4-18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/27 | CHA | L 5-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/30 | @CLE | W 6-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/5 | @PHA | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/6 | @PHA | W 6-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/7 | @PHA | L 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/15 | BOS | W 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 37 | 90 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | .278 | .301 | .411 | .712 | .588 | .133 |
Projected | 39 | 95 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .278 | .301 | .411 | .712 | .588 | .133 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 19 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 10.2 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 71 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .264 | .408 | .672 |
vs. RHP | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .429 | .421 | .850 |
Close/Late | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
Scoring Position | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 17 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .295 | .326 | .621 |
Road | 20 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .277 | .306 | .489 | .795 |
March/April | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
May | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 |
June | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
July | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .313 | .353 | .625 | .978 |
August | 11 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .344 | .382 | .406 | .789 |
Sept/Oct | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .727 | 1.000 |
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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 |
Total | 81 | 164 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .306 | .402 | .708 | |
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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 | 19 | 13 | 30 | 65 | 14 | 97 | 2 | .979 | 117.0 | 7.46 | | | | |
Third Base | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 62.0 | 2.32 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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)...
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