Luis Mercedes
Luis Roberto (Santana) Mercedes
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 15, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1991
Final Game: September 23, 1993
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1991 BAL AL 23 OF 15 14 113.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -5.1 -54.2 -5.1 -1.0 -4.1 0 1.59 1.33 .985 2.37 2.03
1991 BAL AL 23 LF 13 12 93.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -4.5 -58.1 -4.5 -1.0 -3.5 0 1.16 0.92 .975 2.17 1.72
1991 BAL AL 23 RF 3 2 20.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -36.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 3.60 2.67 .975 2.20 1.77
1991 BAL AL 23 DH 1
1992 BAL AL 24 OF 16 12 113.2 45 41 2 2 0 .956 1.1 11.6 2.1 -1.6 3.7 -1 3.40 2.69 .984 2.47 2.17
1992 BAL AL 24 RF 13 11 100.2 38 34 2 2 0 .947 0.6 7.2 1.6 -2.0 3.6 -1 3.22 2.77 .982 2.24 1.87
1992 BAL AL 24 DH 7
1992 BAL AL 24 CF 2 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 6.75 1.50 1.000 2.92 2.60
1992 BAL AL 24 LF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.30 1.90
1993 TOT MLB 25 OF 13 10 99.2 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 -1.6 -19.3 -1.6 -0.5 -1.1 0 1.54 1.31 .982 2.39 2.05
1993 TOT MLB 25 RF 9 7 67.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 3.5 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0 1.60 1.33 .975 2.22 1.84
1993 BAL AL 25 OF 8 7 66.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 3.6 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0 1.62 1.50 .983 2.42 2.09
1993 BAL AL 25 RF 8 7 66.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 3.6 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0 1.62 1.50 .975 2.23 1.85
1993 BAL AL 25 DH 2
1993 SFG NL 25 OF 5 3 33.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -65.5 -1.8 -0.9 -0.9 0 1.36 1.00 .980 2.35 2.00
1993 SFG NL 25 CF 3 3 29.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -33.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 0 1.55 1.67 .980 2.76 2.37
1993 SFG NL 25 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0 -400.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1993 SFG NL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
3 Seasons OF 44 36 326.1 82 77 3 2 1 .976 -5.6 -20.6 -4.6 -3.1 -1.5 -1 2.21 1.82 .984 2.41 2.09
3 Seasons RF 25 20 188.1 58 53 3 2 1 .966 0.2 1.3 1.2 -1.6 2.8 -1 2.68 2.24 .979 2.23 1.85
3 Seasons LF 15 13 105.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -5.3 -60.6 -5.3 -1.8 -3.5 0 1.29 1.00 .973 2.18 1.73
3 Seasons DH 10
2 Seasons CF 5 3 33.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -18.2 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 0 2.18 1.60 .988 2.78 2.46
3 Seasons TOT 44 36 326.1 82 77 3 2 1 .976 -5.6 -20.6 -4.6 -3.1 -1.5 -1 2.21 1.82 .960 2.41 2.09
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1991 BAL AL 23 19 14 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 15 0 2 3
1992 BAL AL 24 23 13 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 16 1 2 7
1993 SFG NL 25 18 3 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 13 1
1993 BAL AL 25 10 7 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 3
3 Seasons 70 37 70 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 25 44 1 17 14
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1991 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 79 49% 77% 49% 13 62%
1992 BAL AL 24 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 2 423 47% 79% 45% 50 68%
1993 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 1 306 61% 70% 37% 22 50%
1993 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 75% 25% 0
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 13 7 53.8% 6 0 0.0% 3 812 53% 76% 42% 85 62%
MLB Averages 44.3% 2.6% 56% 77% 39% 58%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1991 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 12 70.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 401 53% 79% 39% 45 27%
1992 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 39 77% 69% 41% 4 75%
1993 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 60% 70% 20% 1 0%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 18 13 72.2% 5 0 0.0% 0 450 55% 78% 39% 50 30%
MLB Averages 60.7% 2.5% 56% 77% 39% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1992 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 52% 78% 43% 4 75%
1993 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 132 63% 77% 32% 12 42%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 155 61% 77% 34% 16 50%
MLB Averages 42.0% 1.7% 56% 77% 39% 65%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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