Jim Mertz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: August 10, 1916 in Lima, OH us

Died: February 4, 2003 in Waycross, GA

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Shawnee HS (Lima, OH)

Debut: May 1, 1943 (Age 26-264d, 9,445th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1943 (Age 27-053d)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: James Verlin Mertz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

4.63

116.2

WHIP

1.431

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-23 / in Starts: 3-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	8 (6-1-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In By
J Powell	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	1	10 (9)	May 1	WSH		NYY	L,7-9	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.15	-0.051	7.42	-0.11%	-0.20	P
2	2	17 (6)	May 8	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.38	-0.071	3.20	-0.10%	-0.54	P
3	3	23 (5)	May 15	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
4	4	32 (8)	May 30 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
5	5	34 (1)	May 31 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,8-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
Jun		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
6	6	38 (3)	Jun 3	WSH		DET	L,2-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
7	7	42 (3)	Jun 6 (2)	WSH		DET	W,8-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
8	8	46 (3)	Jun 13 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,16-5	GS-0	4	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9						P
9	9	51 (4)	Jun 17	WSH		NYY	L,8-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	9	.97	-0.021	4.43	-0.06%	-0.36	P
10	10	55 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	9	1.15	-0.062	6.34	-0.21%	-0.50	P
11	11	58 (2)	Jun 23 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	9						P
12	12	63 (4)	Jun 30	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	9						P
Jul		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
13	13	65 (1)	Jul 2	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	9						P
14	14	67 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.118	.118	.235	.353	9						P
15	15	72 (4)	Jul 7	WSH	@	DET	L,1-9	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.05	-0.001	.21	0.00%	-0.21	P
16	16	77 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.105	.105	.211	.316	9						P
17	17	79 (1)	Jul 16	WSH		BOS	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.105	.211	.316	9						P
18	18	84 (4)	Jul 22 (1)	WSH		DET	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.105	.211	.316	9						P
19	19	89 (4)	Jul 25 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.087	.087	.174	.261	9						P
20	20	92 (2)	Jul 28	WSH		CHW	L,7-12	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.174	.261	9						P
Aug		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
21	21	97 (4)	Aug 1 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,20-6	CG	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	1			1	0	0	.107	.107	.179	.286	9						P
22	22	102 (4)	Aug 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.207	.345	9	.45	0.014	1.08	0.02%	0.12	P
23	23	106 (3)	Aug 12	WSH	@	DET	L,3-10	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
24	24	109 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.194	.323	9	.21	-0.005	.27	0.00%	-0.13	P
25	25	115 (5)	Aug 20	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.129	.194	.323	9						P
26	26	117 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.194	.323	9						P
27	27	119 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-5	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.219	.375	9	.55	-0.015	.64	-0.01%	-0.21	P
28	28	124 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	2-GF(8)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.206	.353	9	1.42	-0.069	.69	-0.02%	-0.42	P
29	29	126 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.147	.147	.206	.353	9						P
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
30	30	133 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.229	.423	9	1.20	0.028	.19	0.00%	0.24	P
31	31	144 (10)	Sep 22 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,1-9	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.189	.222	.411	9	.55	-0.013	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
32	32	146 (1)	Sep 26 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-15	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.189	.222	.411	9						P
33	33	152 (5)	Oct 2	WSH		DET	L,5-12	5-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.237	.442	9	.06	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
							10-23		42	38	3	7	0	1	0	3	1	0	13	0	3		0	1	0	0	.184	.205	.237	.442		.91	-0.267	2.18	-0.49%	-2.51

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