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Sam Mertes
Samuel Blair Mertes (Sandow)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: August 6, 1872 in San Francisco, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1896
Final Game: September 15, 1906
Died: March 12, 1945 in Villa Grande, CA
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Standard Batting

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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
1896 23 PHI NL 37 157 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 8 10 .238 .288 .322 .609 61 46 2 4 O/46
1898 25 CHC NL 83 316 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 27 34 .297 .388 .383 .771 121 103 6 7 O6/43
1899 26 CHC NL 117 474 426 83 127 13 16 9 81 45 33 .298 .349 .467 .816 125 199 0 15 *O/36
1900 27 CHC NL 127 548 481 72 142 25 4 7 60 38 42 .295 .356 .407 .763 113 196 3 22 O3/6
1901 28 CHW AL 137 623 545 94 151 16 17 5 98 46 52 .277 .347 .396 .743 108 216 6 20 *4/O
1902 29 CHW AL 129 544 497 60 140 23 7 1 79 46 37 .282 .334 .362 .696 96 180 2 8 *O/623451
1903 30 NYG NL 138 592 517 100 145 32 14 7 104 45 61 .280 .360 .437 .797 123 226 3 11 *O/32
1904 31 NYG NL 148 611 532 83 147 28 11 4 78 47 54 .276 .346 .393 .739 124 209 3 22 *O/6
1905 32 NYG NL 150 627 551 81 154 27 17 5 108 52 56 .279 .351 .417 .769 127 230 5 15 *O
1906 33 TOT NL 124 507 444 57 107 16 10 1 52 31 45 .241 .315 .329 .644 101 146 3 15 *O
1906 33 NYG NL 71 291 253 37 60 9 6 1 33 21 29 .237 .323 .332 .655 102 84 3 6 O
1906 33 STL NL 53 216 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 10 16 .246 .304 .325 .629 99 62 0 9 O
10 Seasons 1190 4999 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 422 10 .279 .346 .398 .744 113 1751 33 139
162 Game Avg. 162 681 600 95 167 26 15 5 98 54 57 .279 .346 .398 .744 113 238 4 19
NYG (4 yrs) 507 2121 1853 301 506 96 48 17 323 165 200 .273 .348 .404 .753 122 749 14 54
CHC (3 yrs) 327 1338 1176 200 349 42 28 17 188 110 109 .297 .361 .423 .784 120 498 9 44
CHW (2 yrs) 266 1167 1042 154 291 39 24 6 177 92 89 .279 .341 .380 .721 102 396 8 28
PHI (1 yr) 37 157 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 8 10 .238 .288 .322 .609 61 46 2 4
STL (1 yr) 53 216 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 10 16 .246 .304 .325 .629 99 62 0 9
NL (8 yrs) 924 3832 3363 541 936 149 84 34 544 304 333 10 .278 .348 .403 .751 117 1355 25 111
AL (2 yrs) 266 1167 1042 154 291 39 24 6 177 92 89 .279 .341 .380 .721 102 396 8 28

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 32 NYG NL WS PHA W 5 19 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 .176 .263 .235 .498 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 19 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 .176 .263 .235 .498 4 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1902 29 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 1.12 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 Season 1 0 1.000 1.12 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
162 Game Avg. 68 0 1.000 1.12 68 0 68 0 0 0 544 408 136 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1896 PHI NL 23 OF 35 97 85 3 9 0 .907 2.51 .935 2.12 1-33-1
1896 PHI NL 23 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40
1896 PHI NL 23 SS 1 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 .900 5.50
1898 CHC NL 25 OF 60 125 97 13 15 6 .880 1.83 .941 2.03 4-5-53
1898 CHC NL 25 SS 14 49 19 23 7 4 .857 3.00 .918 5.56
1898 CHC NL 25 2B 4 33 11 17 5 6 .848 7.00 .948 5.52
1898 CHC NL 25 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 10.05
1899 CHC NL 26 OF 108 235 197 20 18 4 .923 2.01 .945 2.11 16-47-46
1899 CHC NL 26 1B 3 30 24 4 2 4 .933 9.33 .977 10.20
1899 CHC NL 26 SS 1 6 2 3 1 1 .833 5.00 .917 5.50
1900 CHC NL 27 OF 88 209 180 13 16 4 .923 2.19 .941 2.13 10-78-0
1900 CHC NL 27 1B 33 367 340 17 10 16 .973 10.82 .979 10.24
1900 CHC NL 27 SS 7 33 12 19 2 2 .939 4.43 .921 5.76
1901 CHW AL 28 2B 132 780 337 396 47 54 .940 5.55 .935 5.65
1901 CHW AL 28 OF 5 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .925 2.00 5-0-0
1902 CHW AL 29 OF 120 270 223 26 21 5 .922 2.08 .945 2.04 111-0-9
1902 CHW AL 29 SS 5 32 17 15 0 2 1.000 6.40 .922 5.68
1902 CHW AL 29 C 2 4 3 0 1 0 .750 1.50 .975 4.70 0
1902 CHW AL 29 1B 1 11 10 1 0 1 1.000 11.00 .982 10.70
1902 CHW AL 29 2B 1 9 1 6 2 1 .778 7.00 .956 5.30
1902 CHW AL 29 3B 1 6 4 1 1 0 .833 5.00 .917 3.50
1902 CHW AL 29 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
1903 NYG NL 30 OF 137 297 265 24 8 5 .973 2.11 .940 1.91 137-0-0
1903 NYG NL 30 1B 1 10 9 0 1 0 .900 9.00 .980 10.30
1903 NYG NL 30 C 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.80 0
1904 NYG NL 31 OF 147 273 244 17 12 1 .956 1.78 .947 1.86 130-17-0
1904 NYG NL 31 SS 1 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 .917 5.30
1905 NYG NL 32 OF 150 250 230 10 10 3 .960 1.60 .955 1.93 149-2-0
1906 TOT NL 33 OF 124 224 196 14 14 0 .938 1.69 .960 1.86 124-0-1
1906 NYG NL 33 OF 71 133 119 10 4 0 .970 1.82 .959 1.86 71-0-1
1906 STL NL 33 OF 53 91 77 4 10 0 .890 1.53 .962 1.86 53-0-0
10 Seasons OF 974 2000 1737 140 123 28 .939 1.93 .946 1.97 687-182-110
4 Seasons 2B 138 822 349 419 54 61 .934 5.57 .935 5.64
5 Seasons 1B 40 419 384 22 13 21 .969 10.15 .979 10.24
6 Seasons SS 29 129 55 64 10 10 .922 4.10 .919 5.61
2 Seasons C 3 5 3 1 1 0 .800 1.33 .980 5.07 0
1 Season 3B 1 6 4 1 1 0 .833 5.00 .917 3.50
1 Season P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
10 Seasons TOT 1186 3381 2532 647 202 120 .940 2.68 .887 2.78 687-182-110 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1899 NL--.467--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1901 AL--137--9th
1903 NL--138--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1903 NL--517--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1901 AL--623--6th
1903 NL--592--10th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1903 NL--100--6th
1904 NL--83--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1903 NL--226--7th
1904 NL--209--6th
1905 NL--230--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1903 NL--32--1st
1904 NL--28--2nd
1905 NL--27--6th

Triples s c a p y
1899 NL--16--6th
1901 AL--17--3rd
1903 NL--14--7th
1905 NL--17--2nd
1906 NL--10--7th
Career--108--129th

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL--9--3rd
1900 NL--7--6th
1903 NL--7--2nd
1905 NL--5--7th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1901 AL--98--4th
1903 NL--104--1st
1904 NL--78--2nd
1905 NL--108--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1903 NL--61--8th
1904 NL--54--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1899 NL--45--7th
1900 NL--38--5th
1901 AL--46--2nd
1902 AL--46--2nd
1903 NL--45--5th
1904 NL--47--2nd
1905 NL--52--4th
Career--396--69th

Runs Created s c a p y
1903 NL--81--9th
1904 NL--72--6th
1905 NL--80--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1903 NL--53--2nd
1904 NL--43--4th
1905 NL--49--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1904 NL--204--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1900 NL--22--2nd
1901 AL--20--3rd
1904 NL--22--5th
Career--139--203rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1899 NL--15.0--2nd
1900 NL--11.8--3rd
1901 AL--9.0--10th
1903 NL--12.1--2nd
1904 NL--7.4--8th
1905 NL--9.1--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL--47.333--2nd
1900 NL--68.714--6th
1903 NL--73.857--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1901 AL--414--5th
1903 NL--383--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (291), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 70 (257), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 17 (876), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (745), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Patsy Tebeau (925)
  2. Red Murray (916)
  3. Walt Wilmot (915)
  4. Mike Kreevich (911)
  5. Frank Chance (910) *
  6. Dave Foutz (908)
  7. Billy Southworth (908) *
  8. Les Mann (907)
  9. Casey Stengel (906) *
  10. Jimmy Wolf (904)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Billy Southworth (961) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Hoot Evers (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Chone Figgins (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Chone Figgins (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Patsy Tebeau (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Patsy Tebeau (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Walt Wilmot (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Patsy Tebeau (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July, 1898: Traded by Columbus (Western) with a player to be named to the Chicago Orphans for Buttons Briggs and Danny Friend.

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Giants.

July 13, 1906: Traded by the New York Giants with Doc Marshall to the St. Louis Cardinals for Spike Shannon.

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