 |  | 08/11/1912 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | 1B Fred Merkle #77 |  | |  | | Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great |     |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB | | | 70 | 205 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 24 | .283 | .342 | .410 | 9 | | | | Overall | Potential | | Contact |  |  | | Gap |  |  | | Power |  |  | | Eye |  |  | | Avoid K's |  |  |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | | Overall | Vs Left | Vs Right | Potential | | Contact | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | Gap | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | | | Power | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | Eye | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | Avoid K's | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
| | | Fielding Ratings | | Catcher | Infield | Outfield | | Range: | - | 9 | 17 | | Errors: | - | 8 | 15 | | Arm: | - | 6 | 14 | | Turn DP: | - | 5 | - | | Ability: | - | - | - |
| | Position Ratings | | Pitcher: | - | Shortstop: | - | | Catcher: | - | Left Field: | - | | 1st Base: | 15 | Center Field: | - | | 2nd Base: | - | Right Field: | - | | 3rd Base: | - | | | | | | | |
| | Run/Bunt Ratings | | Running Speed: | 14 | | Stealing Ability: | 16 | | Baserunning Inst.: | 17 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 9 | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | |
| | | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Vs. | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | 08/07/1912 | SLA | Win, 8-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 08/06/1912 | SLA | Win, 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 08/05/1912 | SLA | Loss, 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 08/04/1912 | DET | Loss, 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 08/03/1912 | DET | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 07/30/1912 | BOS | Win, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 07/28/1912 | WS1 | Loss, 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 07/27/1912 | WS1 | Loss, 1-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 07/26/1912 | WS1 | Loss, 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 07/24/1912 | @ CHA | Win, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | Personality Ratings | | Leader Ability: | Very Low | | Loyalty: | Very High | | Desire f. Win: | High | | Greed: | Low | | Intelligence: | High | | Work Ethic: | Normal | |
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| | Fred Merkle | | Birthday: | 12/20/1888 | | Born in: | Watertown (Massachusetts) | | Nationality: | American | | Height: | 6' 0" | | Weight: | 190 lbs | | Local Popularity: | Well Known | | National Pop.: | Fair |
| Status | | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Salary: | $8,000 | | Signed Through: | 1912 Season | | Major Service: | 6 Years, 44 Days | | Service This Yr: | 133 Days | | 40-Man Service: | 6 Years, 44 Days | | Pro Service: | 6 Years | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Contract Extension: | - | | Drafted: | 1906, 13th Pick in Round 1 | |
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| Pioneer Baseball Association 1912 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WOBA | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 70 | 205 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 24 | .283 | .342 | .410 | .752 | .330 | .127 | 10.6 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 44 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 28.4 | 4.88 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 158 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .310 | .368 | .462 | .830 | | Versus Right | | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .191 | .255 | .234 | .489 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .357 | .624 | | April | | 36 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .524 | .583 | 1.107 | | May | | 41 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .262 | .366 | .628 | | June | | 52 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .346 | .375 | .519 | .894 | | July | | 58 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .288 | .276 | .564 | | August | | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .278 | .488 | | Last Year | | 452 | 111 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 52 | 35 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .246 | .302 | .363 | .664 | | 2 Years Ago | | 648 | 175 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 92 | 58 | 87 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .270 | .337 | .378 | .715 | | Career | | 3357 | 901 | 125 | 65 | 23 | 417 | 399 | 229 | 470 | 21 | 42 | 32 | .268 | .319 | .365 | .684 | | Home | | 119 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .318 | .361 | .679 | | Road | | 86 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .302 | .375 | .477 | .852 | | Grass | | 205 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .283 | .342 | .410 | .752 | | Day | | 59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .288 | .339 | .627 | | Night | | 146 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .365 | .438 | .803 | | Pinch Hitting | | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .855 | | Close/Late | | 66 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .424 | .758 | | Inning 1-3 | | 60 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .303 | .400 | .703 | | Inning 4-6 | | 61 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .362 | .361 | .723 | | Inning 7-9 | | 78 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .381 | .487 | .868 | | Extra Innings | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 60 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .382 | .467 | .849 | | 1 Outs | | 85 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .264 | .294 | .558 | | 2 Outs | | 60 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .409 | .517 | .926 | | Scoring Position | | 64 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .319 | .391 | .709 | | Bases Empty | | 98 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .315 | .388 | .703 | | Runner on 1st | | 43 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .372 | .438 | .488 | .926 | | Runner on 2nd | | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 | | Runner on 3rd | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .375 | .571 | .946 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | | Bases Loaded | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .500 | .944 | | Two Strikes | | 95 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .282 | .337 | .618 | | First Pitch | | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .346 | .346 | .577 | .923 | | Count 0-1 | | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .500 | .864 | | Count 0-2 | | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | .600 | .778 | 1.378 | | Count 1-0 | | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .278 | .294 | .572 | | Count 1-1 | | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .348 | .364 | .711 | | Count 1-2 | | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .185 | .370 | | Count 2-0 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | | Count 2-1 | | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .267 | .231 | .497 | | Count 2-2 | | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .353 | .559 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .875 | 1.600 | 2.475 | | Full Count | | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .344 | .320 | .664 | | Behind in Count | | 58 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .322 | .397 | .719 | | Ahead in Count | | 40 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .451 | .450 | .901 | | Batting Leadoff | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Batting 3rd | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Batting 4th | | 122 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .344 | .407 | .492 | .899 | | Batting 5th | | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .268 | .314 | .582 | | Batting 6th | | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | | Batting 7th | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | | Batting 9th | | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .583 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| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | VORP | | 1906 Wichita - AA | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | -0.1 | | 1906 Chula Vista - AAA | 17 | 25 | 101 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .218 | .255 | .277 | .532 | 85 | -0.8 | | Total PBAAAA | | 25 | 101 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .218 | .255 | .277 | .532 | 85 | -0.8 | | Total PBAAA | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | -0.1 |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | VORP | | 1907 New York - PBA | 18 | 11 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .321 | .333 | .654 | 0 | 0.0 | | Total PBA | | 11 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .321 | .333 | .654 | 115 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 06/02/1911 | Injured (strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks. | | 11/02/1911 | Wins the 1911 PBA AL Golden Glove Award at 1B. | | 11/13/1911 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 through arbitration. | | 01/01/1912 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 8 (9). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | GS | Rank | | 1907 | 154 | 1 | | 1908 | 159 | 7 | | 1910 | 160 | 6 | | | | Year | AB | Rank | | 1908 | 649 | 4 | | 1910 | 648 | 5 | | | Year | H | Rank | | 1907 | 161 | 10 | | 1910 | 175 | 8 | | | | Year | TB | Rank | | 1907 | 216 | 6 | | 1910 | 245 | 4 | | | | Year | 3B | Rank | | 1907 | 11 | 4 | | 1909 | 12 | 7 | | 1910 | 14 | 3 | | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1907 | 3 | 9 | | 1910 | 7 | 4 | | 1911 | 6 | 9 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | | 1907 | 65 | 10 | | 1908 | 77 | 9 | | | | | Year | EBH | Rank | | 1907 | 38 | 5 | | 1910 | 42 | 9 | | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 1907 | .370 | 7 | | 1909 | .381 | 8 | | 1910 | .378 | 10 | | | | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1907 | .094 | 6 | | 1910 | .108 | 9 | | | | | | |
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