Sam Mertes

Positions: Leftfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: August 6, 1872 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: March 11, 1945 in Villa Grande, CA

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

Debut: June 30, 1896 (Age 23-329d, 1,948th in major league history)

Last Game: September 15, 1906 (Age 34-040d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1896 season

Full Name: Samuel Blair Mertes

Nicknames: Sandow

Pronunciation: \MUR-teez\

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1905 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.5

4405

1227

.279

695

RBI

721

396

OBP

.346

SLG

.398

OPS

.744

OPS+

113

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-1 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1905	WS g1	Oct 9	NYG	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	5	1.16	0.054	60.69	2.24%	0.32	LF
2	1905	WS g2	Oct 10	NYG		PHA	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	5	2.18	-0.205	113.79	-6.96%	-1.39	LF
3	1905	WS g3	Oct 12	NYG	@	PHA	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	.182	.250	.273	.523	5	.71	0.085	44.66	3.58%	1.43	LF
4	1905	WS g4	Oct 13	NYG		PHA	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.133	.188	.200	.388	5	.93	-0.028	58.50	-0.94%	-0.59	LF
5	1905	WS g5	Oct 14	NYG		PHA	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498	5	.95	0.012	43.54	0.30%	0.00	LF
									19	17	2	3	1	2	2	5		.176	.263	.235	.498

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