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Fred
Merkle		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 20, 1888 in Usa, WI, WATERTOWN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 41 CHA AL $ 4,302,500   33 33 36 28 28 28 40 32 34 53 48 49 48 43 45
1931 42 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,302,500   33 33 36 28 28 28 40 32 34 53 48 49 48 43 45
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 41 CHA AL 149 555 76 135 19 6 12 58 6 4 43 84 .243 .299 .364 .663 58.8 4.8
1931 42 SEM AL 99 174 17 41 4 3 0 14 0 0 14 30 .236 .295 .293 .588 16.3 1.3
2 Years Sim 248 729 93 176 23 9 12 72 6 4 57 114 .241 .298 .347 .645 75.1 6.1
162 Game Average 476 60 114 15 5 7 47 3 2 37 74 .241 .298 .347 .645 49.1  
Career Highs 149 555 76 135 19 6 12 58 6 4 43 84 .243 .299 .364 .663 58.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   434 54 95 15 4 7 43 2 2 32 61 .219 .274 .320 .594 37.6
vs LH   295 39 81 8 5 5 29 4 2 25 53 .275 .333 .386 .720 37.7
Home 127 336 48 75 13 6 7 42 2 3 33 57 .223 .296 .360 .656 35.7
Away 121 393 45 101 10 3 5 30 4 1 24 57 .257 .300 .336 .636 39.5
RISP   184 0 42 2 1 2 54 0 0 11 32 .228 .271 .283 .554 14.0
Pinch Hitting   46 5 14 1 2 0 5 0 0 5 9 .304 .385 .413 .798 6.9
Close/Late   93 16 23 1 1 4 11 0 0 11 13 .247 .327 .409 .736 13.0
Mar/Apr 47 133 18 35 3 1 1 11 2 2 15 22 .263 .338 .323 .661 15.1
May 46 134 19 31 4 4 0 7 1 0 11 23 .231 .297 .321 .618 12.6
June 42 125 11 26 4 3 4 9 0 0 9 24 .208 .261 .384 .645 12.8
July 33 112 12 28 6 0 1 13 2 2 7 22 .250 .294 .330 .624 10.3
August 45 131 17 31 3 0 4 19 0 0 7 9 .237 .271 .351 .623 12.7
Sep/Oct 35 94 16 25 3 1 2 13 1 0 8 14 .266 .330 .383 .713 11.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 41 CHA AL 1B 146 145 1284.7 1726 129 19 173 .990 13.00   1.5
1931 42 SEM AL 1B 42 35 291.7 372 29 4 37 .990 12.37   0.2
Career Totals   188 180 1576.3 2098 158 23 210 .990 12.88   1.7
Career Highs   146 145 1284.7 1726 129 19 173 .990 13.00    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1930 41 CHA AL 7 20 8 9 2 1 1 4 0 0 5 5 .450 .519 .800 1.319
Career Post-Season Batting 7 20 8 9 2 1 1 4 0 0 5 5 .450 .519 .800 1.319
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1930-4-84
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Ray Knode (987)
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  3. Roger Metzger (971)
  4. Howie Schultz (969)
  5. Lloyd Merriman (969)
  6. Frank Secory (968)
  7. Robin Yount (966)
  8. Dick Nen (961)
  9. Andy Cohen (961)
  10. Carmen Castillo (961)
History
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Dizzy Dean (ATL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1930, off Stew Bolen (NYA)
Signed as a free agent by Seattle (M) on 3/1/1931 to a minor league contract
 
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