#26 Jack Merson, Second Base, 37 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jack Merson
1/17/1922 37 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 1.5 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 8 Year(s), 25 Days (1401 total Days) 138 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 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 : 7 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .997 (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 | | |
8/30 | KC | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/1 | NYY | W 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/3 | NYY | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/5 | @KC | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/8 | @WS1 | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/14 | BOS | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | @CLE | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/20 | @CLE | L 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/22 | DET | W 7-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | DET | W 13-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 60 | 109 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 11 | .284 | .333 | .450 | .783 | .716 | .165 |
Projected | 63 | 115 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 12 | .284 | .333 | .450 | .783 | .716 | .165 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 20 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 16.5 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
vs. RHP | 91 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .330 | .473 | .802 |
Close/Late | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 |
Scoring Position | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .485 | .853 |
Pinch Hitting | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .409 | .464 | .682 | 1.146 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 31 | 58 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .328 | .381 | .517 | .898 |
Road | 29 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .235 | .271 | .373 | .644 |
March/April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
May | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.333 | 3.333 |
June | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .190 | .208 | .286 | .494 |
July | 19 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .310 | .333 | .405 | .738 |
August | 15 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .185 | .241 | .444 | .686 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .421 | .438 | .859 |
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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 |
1959 | 60 | 109 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .333 | .450 | .783 | BAL |
Total | 503 | 1253 | 343 | 71 | 8 | 25 | 167 | 147 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 115 | 1 | 3 | .274 | .313 | .403 | .716 | |
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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 |
1959, AAA | 35 | 135 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .363 | .415 | .585 | 1.000 |
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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 | 26 | 16 | 37 | 65 | 18 | 104 | 2 | .981 | 162.1 | 5.77 | | | | |
Third Base | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .944 | 57.2 | 2.81 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 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)... 10/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years. Injured on 5/19/1959 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for one week...
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