Orlando Mercado

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 13, 1982 (Age 20-310d, 14,678th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1990 (Age 28-327d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Orlando Mercado

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.0

562

112

.199

RBI

OBP

.259

SLG

.281

OPS

.541

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-12 / in Starts: 1-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (8-6-3)

Most Driven In
C Lemon	1
J Gonzalez	1

Most Driven In By
A Trammell	1
L Whitaker	1
S Sax	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	152	1	Apr 6	DET		NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.51	-0.006	2.15	-0.01%	-0.23	C
2	153	2	Apr 8	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	1.20	0.095	1.55	0.07%	0.11	C
3	154	10 (7)	Apr 18	DET		CHW	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	3						C
4	155	11	Apr 19	DET		CHW	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.66	-0.054	.73	-0.04%	-0.69	C
5	156	12	Apr 20	DET	@	NYY	L,2-8	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	8	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.27	C
6	157	13	Apr 21	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	.69	-0.039	.76	-0.03%	-0.36	C
7	158	14	Apr 22	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	9	.68	-0.036	.73	-0.02%	-0.37	C
8	159	15	Apr 24	DET		KCR	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.24	-0.095	.87	-0.04%	-1.09	C
9	160	18 (2)	Apr 27	DET	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9	1.36	0.040	.84	0.02%	0.25	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	161	23 (4)	May 2	DET	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9	.97	-0.078	.51	-0.03%	-0.64	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Los Angeles Dodgers
11	162	141	Sep 12	LAD	@	ATL	L,9-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	8						C
12	163	143 (1)	Sep 14	LAD		HOU	L,1-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	6	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
13	164	156 (12)	Sep 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	6						C
14	165	157	Sep 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	5						C
15	166	159 (1)	Oct 1	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	5						C
16	167	160	Oct 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.130	.361	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
17	168	162 (1)	Oct 4	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.259	.559	8	.67	0.158	.00	0.00%	1.76	C
							5-12		30	27	3	6	1	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.259	.559		.91	-0.015	.79	-0.07%	-1.03

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