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Orlando Mercado
Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, P.R.
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1982
Final Game: September 30, 1990
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1982 20 SEA AL 9 17 17 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 5 .118 .118 .294 .412 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 /2D
1983 21 SEA AL 66 197 178 10 35 11 2 1 16 2 2 14 27 .197 .256 .298 .554 50 53 3 1 2 2 0 2
1984 22 SEA AL 30 84 78 5 17 3 1 0 5 1 0 4 12 .218 .265 .282 .547 53 22 1 1 1 0 0 2
1986 24 TEX AL 46 112 102 7 24 1 1 1 7 0 1 6 13 .235 .279 .294 .573 56 30 5 1 1 2 0 2
1987 25 TOT MLB 17 30 27 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .222 .300 .259 .559 53 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
1987 25 DET AL 10 24 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .136 .208 .136 .345 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
1987 25 LAD NL 7 6 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .600 .667 .800 1.467 291 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1988 26 OAK AL 16 27 24 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 .125 .222 .250 .472 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 2
1989 27 MIN AL 19 42 38 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 .105 .190 .105 .296 -16 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
1990 28 TOT NL 50 108 98 10 21 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 12 .214 .287 .316 .603 67 31 4 2 0 0 3 2
1990 28 NYM NL 42 100 90 10 19 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 11 .211 .290 .322 .612 69 29 4 2 0 0 3 2
1990 28 MON NL 8 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
8 Seasons 253 617 562 40 112 17 4 7 45 4 3 42 82 .199 .259 .281 .541 48 158 13 5 4 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 395 360 26 72 11 3 4 29 3 2 27 53 .199 .259 .281 .541 48 101 8 3 3 3 2
SEA (3 yrs) 105 298 273 16 54 14 3 2 27 3 2 18 44 .198 .251 .293 .544 49 80 4 2 3 2 0
MIN (1 yr) 19 42 38 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 .105 .190 .105 .296 -16 4 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 42 100 90 10 19 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 11 .211 .290 .322 .612 69 29 4 2 0 0 3
OAK (1 yr) 16 27 24 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 .125 .222 .250 .472 34 6 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 7 6 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .600 .667 .800 1.467 291 4 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 46 112 102 7 24 1 1 1 7 0 1 6 13 .235 .279 .294 .573 56 30 5 1 1 2 0
MON (1 yr) 8 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 10 24 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .136 .208 .136 .345 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 196 503 459 29 88 15 4 4 37 4 3 33 69 .192 .248 .268 .516 41 123 9 3 4 4 0
NL (2 yrs) 57 114 103 11 24 2 0 3 8 0 0 9 13 .233 .307 .340 .647 78 35 4 2 0 0 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1982 SEA AL 20 C 8 5 49.0 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -24.5 -1 5.88 4.00 .988 5.69 4.90 0 3 4 1 20%
1982 SEA AL 20 DH 1
1983 SEA AL 21 C 65 59 506.2 371 342 27 2 2 .995 -4.0 -9.5 -4 6.55 5.68 .986 5.70 4.76 1 12 46 11 19%
1984 SEA AL 22 C 29 21 194.0 129 118 10 1 0 .992 -1.0 -6.2 -1 5.94 4.41 .987 5.96 5.05 3 6 15 7 32%
1986 TEX AL 24 C 45 31 290.1 266 240 25 1 5 .996 -1.0 -4.1 -1 8.21 5.89 .989 6.62 5.44 6 15 26 12 32%
1987 TOT MLB 25 C 17 9 85.1 62 53 8 1 1 .984 -1.0 -14.1 -1 6.43 3.59 .987 6.78 5.66 1 4 6 2 25%
1987 DET AL 25 C 10 8 66.0 49 40 8 1 1 .980 -1.0 -18.2 -1 6.55 4.80 .988 6.74 5.49 1 3 5 2 29%
1987 LAD NL 25 C 7 1 19.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.05 1.86 .985 6.94 5.91 0 1 1 0 0%
1988 OAK AL 26 C 16 8 79.0 49 45 2 2 0 .959 -1.0 -15.2 -1 5.35 2.94 .990 6.22 5.28 0 3 6 1 14%
1989 MIN AL 27 C 19 14 111.0 82 73 9 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.65 4.32 .989 6.24 5.20 1 4 6 3 33%
1990 TOT NL 28 C 48 30 271.2 250 239 9 2 2 .992 -6.0 -26.5 -6 8.22 5.17 .987 6.65 5.44 4 12 40 6 13%
1990 NYM NL 28 C 40 27 242.0 223 213 8 2 2 .991 -5.0 -24.8 -5 8.22 5.53 .987 6.65 5.44 4 11 34 5 13%
1990 MON NL 28 C 8 3 29.2 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -40.4 -1 8.19 3.38 .985 6.64 5.44 0 1 6 1 14%
8 Seasons C 247 177 1587.0 1241 1141 91 9 12 .993 -15.0 -11.3 -15 6.99 4.99 .987 6.18 5.18 16 59 149 43 22%
1 Season DH 1
8 Seasons TOT 247 177 1587.0 1241 1141 91 9 12 .993 -15.0 -11.3 -15 6.99 4.99 .980 6.18 5.18 16 59 149 43 22%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1982 AL--born 1961-11-07--3rd
1983 AL--born 1961-11-07--10th

                                         

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Transactions

January 6, 1978: Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent.

April 4, 1985: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Texas Rangers for Donnie Scott.

March 24, 1987: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for Ruben Guzman (minors).

May 5, 1987: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Balvino Galvez.

November 12, 1987: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

January 14, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 30, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 30, 1990: Selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the New York Mets.

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