Fred Merkle

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: December 20, 1888 in Watertown, WI us

Died: March 2, 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL

Buried: Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, FL

High School: Toledo HS (Toledo, OH)

Debut: September 21, 1907 (Age 18-275d, 2,986th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1926 (Age 37-280d)
vs. SLB 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle

Nicknames: Bonehead

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.8

5782

1580

.273

720

RBI

740

272

OBP

.331

SLG

.383

OPS

.714

OPS+

109

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
2	2	Apr 25	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	35	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
3	3	Apr 26	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
4	4	Apr 27	CHC		STL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
5	5	Apr 29	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	4
6	6	Apr 30	CHC		STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	7	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
8	8	May 3	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	14	1	0	15	0
9	9	May 4	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	34	8.0	11	0	1	12	1
10	10	May 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	44	12.0	18	0	0	18	1
11	11	May 6	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	1	12	1
12	12	May 9	CHC		CIN	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
13	13	May 10	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
14	14	May 11	CHC		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
15	15	May 12	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	10.1	15	0	0	15	0
16	16	May 13	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
17	17	May 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	18	May 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	2
19	19	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
20	20	May 18	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 19	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
22	22	May 20	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
23	23	May 23	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	0
24	24	May 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
25	25	May 26	CHC	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
26	26	May 27	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
27	27	May 28	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
28	28	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
29	29	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	36 (6)	Jun 6	CHC		BSN	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	18	1	0	19	0
31	37	Jun 7	CHC		BSN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
32	38	Jun 8	CHC		BSN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
33	39	Jun 9	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	40	Jun 10	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
35	41	Jun 11	CHC		PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
36	42	Jun 12	CHC		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
37	43	Jun 14	CHC		NYG	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
38	44	Jun 15	CHC		NYG	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	1
39	45	Jun 16	CHC		NYG	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	7	0	0	7	1
40	46	Jun 17	CHC		NYG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	17	0	1	18	1
41	47	Jun 18	CHC		BRO	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
42	48	Jun 19	CHC		BRO	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
43	49	Jun 20	CHC		BRO	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
44	50	Jun 21	CHC		BRO	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	13	1	1	15	1
45	51	Jun 22	CHC		BRO	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	52	Jun 24 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	1	11	1
47	53	Jun 24 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
48	54	Jun 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
49	55	Jun 26 (1)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
50	56	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		STL	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
51	57	Jun 27	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	1	4	2
52	58	Jun 28	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
53	59	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
54	60	Jun 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
55	61	Jun 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	62	Jul 1	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	12	0	0	12	0
57	63	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
58	64	Jul 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	7	1	1	9	1
59	65	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
60	66	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
61	67	Jul 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
62	68	Jul 6	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	69	Jul 8	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	1	13	1
64	70	Jul 9 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	1	15	1
65	71	Jul 9 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	43	10.1	8	0	0	8	0
66	72	Jul 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	10	3	0	13	0
67	73	Jul 12	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
68	74	Jul 14	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
69	75	Jul 15	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
70	76	Jul 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
71	77	Jul 19	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
72	78	Jul 23 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	38	11.0	16	0	0	16	2
73	79	Jul 23 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
74	80	Jul 25	CHC	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	81	Jul 26	CHC	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
76	82	Jul 27	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	83	Jul 30	CHC		BRO	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	84	Aug 1	CHC		BRO	W,9-2	GS	21	6.0	9	0	1	10	0
79	85	Aug 2 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	54	14.0	9	2	0	11	0
80	86	Aug 2 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	1
81	87	Aug 3	CHC		PHI	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
82	88	Aug 4	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	8	2	2	12	0
83	89	Aug 5	CHC		BSN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
84	90	Aug 6	CHC		BSN	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
85	91	Aug 7	CHC		BSN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	92	Aug 8	CHC		NYG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
87	93	Aug 9	CHC		NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
88	94	Aug 10	CHC		NYG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
89	95	Aug 13 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
90	96	Aug 13 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	54	12.2	16	1	0	17	0
91	97	Aug 14 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
92	98	Aug 14 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	26	8.0	14	1	0	15	0
93	99	Aug 15	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	14	0	0	14	1
94	100	Aug 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
95	101	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
96	102	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
97	103	Aug 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	16	0	0	16	1
98	104	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	50	11.0	11	1	1	13	0
99	105	Aug 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
100	106	Aug 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
101	107	Aug 23 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
102	108	Aug 23 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
103	109	Aug 26 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
104	110	Aug 26 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	1	12	0
105	111	Aug 30	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	112	Aug 31	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	113	Sep 1 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
108	114	Sep 1 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
109	115	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
110	116	Sep 3	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	19	0	0	19	0
111	117	Sep 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	9	0	0	9	1
112	118	Sep 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
113	119	Sep 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-11	CG	43	8.0	7	1	1	9	2
114	120	Sep 7	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
115	121	Sep 9 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
116	122	Sep 9 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
117	123	Sep 10	CHC		NYG	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
118	124	Sep 11	CHC		NYG	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
119	125	Sep 12 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
120	126	Sep 12 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	3
121	127	Sep 13	CHC		BRO	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
122	128	Sep 14	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
123	129	Sep 15	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
124	130	Sep 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
125	131	Sep 20 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
126	132	Sep 20 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
127	133	Sep 21	CHC		BSN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	2	2	9	1
128	134	Sep 22	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
129	135	Sep 23 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
130	136	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	137	Sep 26 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	10	0	0	10	0
132	138	Sep 26 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
133	140 (1)	Sep 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
							133gm		1191.0	1494	56	23	1573	74