#81 Fred Merkle, First Base, 29 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Fred Merkle
12/20/1888 29 USA,WI,WATERTOWN 6"1 190
First 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,500,000 1919 12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 7 6 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/19 | PIT | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | SLN | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/23 | PHI | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | @CIN | L 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | @CHN | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/30 | @SLN | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/3 | BSN | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | PHI | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/7 | PIT | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/11 | @CIN | W 2-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 86 | 313 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 23 | 31 | .230 | .278 | .304 | .581 | .528 | .073 |
Projected | 86 | 313 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 23 | 31 | .230 | .278 | .304 | .581 | .528 | .073 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 74 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 77.8 | 30.1 | 3.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 54 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
vs. RHP | 259 | 64 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .247 | .290 | .320 | .611 |
Close/Late | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .306 | .244 | .550 |
Scoring Position | 57 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .290 | .386 | .676 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .091 | .100 | .191 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 41 | 152 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 16 | .217 | .265 | .309 | .574 |
Road | 45 | 161 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 15 | .242 | .283 | .298 | .581 |
March/April | 12 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .256 | .327 | .256 | .582 |
May | 12 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .170 | .204 | .277 | .481 |
June | 15 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .250 | .284 | .367 | .650 |
July | 14 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .255 | .281 | .353 | .634 |
August | 18 | 66 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | .303 | .347 | .394 | .741 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .109 | .173 | .109 | .282 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1907 | 136 | 485 | 121 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 36 | 15 | .249 | .299 | .309 | .608 | WAS |
1908 | 152 | 562 | 142 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 56 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 101 | 30 | 19 | .253 | .290 | .354 | .644 | WAS |
1909 | 156 | 599 | 144 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 64 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 46 | 17 | .240 | .301 | .339 | .640 | WAS |
1910 | 154 | 585 | 141 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 71 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 113 | 34 | 14 | .241 | .290 | .361 | .651 | WAS |
1911 | 158 | 595 | 146 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 77 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 53 | 12 | .245 | .305 | .348 | .653 | WAS |
1912 | 156 | 608 | 138 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 57 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 32 | 14 | .227 | .267 | .321 | .587 | WAS |
1913 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .433 | .767 | BRO |
1914 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .139 | .143 | .282 | BRO |
1915 | 27 | 60 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .381 | .517 | .898 | BRO |
1916 | 37 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .270 | .303 | .444 | .747 | BRO |
1917 | 44 | 76 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .237 | .275 | .342 | .617 | BRO |
1918 | 86 | 313 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 4 | .230 | .278 | .304 | .581 | BRO |
Total | 1156 | 4011 | 974 | 237 | 49 | 18 | 397 | 432 | 280 | 4 | 32 | 713 | 252 | 104 | .243 | .291 | .340 | .631 | |
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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 |
1907, AAA | 15 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .230 | .299 | .344 | .643 |
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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 |
1916 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 75 | 74 | 894 | 62 | 67 | 970 | 14 | .986 | 649.2 | 13.44 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Washington in 1907... Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1907, off Beany Jacobson (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 7/11/1907, off Red Donahue (CLE)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 9/2/1907... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1908, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... 1/31/1910: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1911: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1912: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1912, hitting .522 with 0 HR, 2 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/24/1913 to a 2-year deal worth $650,000 per year... 7/12/1914: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $570,000 per year, for 2 years. Injured on 3/10/1915 with a Sore Knee, out for one week... 10/28/1916: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1908 - 41 - 8th 1911 - 41 - 7th
| Triples 1909 - 11 - 6th 1911 - 10 - 10th
| Homeruns 1910 - 7 - 3rd
| RBI 1908 - 76 - 9th
| SB 1911 - 53 - 4th
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