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Sam Mertes

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Full name Samuel Blair Mertes
Born August 6, 1872, San Francisco, California
Died March 11, 1945, Villa Grande, California
Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
First Game: June 30, 1896; Final Game: September 15, 1906
Umpired First Game: August 6, 1905; Umpired Final Game: August 6, 1905
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 185
Ejections as player: 1901 (2), 1902 (1), 1903 (1), 1904 (3), 1905 (2), 1906 (1). Total: 10
SABR Biography

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Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1896 PHI N 37 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 8 10 2 4 19 .238 .288 .322 -1.0 1896 PHI N 1898 CHI N 83 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 34 28 6 7 27 .297 .388 .383 0.6 1898 CHI N 1899 CHI N 117 426 83 127 13 16 9 81 33 35 0 15 45 .298 .349 .467 0.4 1899 CHI N 1900 CHI N 127 481 72 142 25 4 7 60 42 26 3 22 38 .295 .356 .407 0.0 1900 CHI N 1901 CHI A Daily Splits 137 545 94 151 16 17 5 98 52 34 6 20 0 46 .277 .347 .396 -0.3 1901 CHI A 1902 CHI A Daily Splits 129 497 60 140 23 7 1 79 37 43 2 8 0 46 .282 .334 .362 -0.5 1902 CHI A 1903 NY N Daily Splits 138 517 100 145 32 14 7 104 61 45 3 11 0 45 .280 .360 .437 1.4 1903 NY N 1904 NY N Daily Splits 148 532 83 147 28 11 4 78 54 48 3 22 0 47 .276 .346 .393 0.5 1904 NY N 1905 NY N Daily Splits 150 551 81 154 27 17 5 108 56 51 5 15 0 52 .279 .351 .417 -0.1 1905 NY N 1906 NY N Daily Splits 71 253 37 60 9 6 1 33 29 32 3 6 0 21 .237 .323 .332 -0.4 1906 NY N 1906 STL N Daily Splits 53 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 16 26 0 9 0 10 .246 .304 .325 -0.9 1906 STL N 1906 TOT N 124 444 57 107 16 10 1 52 45 58 3 15 0 31 .241 .315 .329 -1.3 1906 TOT N Total NL ( 8 Years) 924 3363 541 936 149 84 34 544 333 301 25 111 0i 304 .278 .348 .403 0.5 Total NL Total AL ( 2 Years) 266 1042 154 291 39 24 6 177 89 77 8 28 0 92 .279 .341 .380 -0.8 Total AL Total (10 Years) Splits 1190 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 422 378 33 139 0i 396 .279 .346 .398 -0.3 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

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          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1905 NY N Daily Splits 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .176 .263 .235 1905 NY N

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H HR R ER BB SO SH WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1902 CHI A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 - 0.2 1902 CHI A

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1896 PHI N OF 35 85 3 9 0 .907 1 33 1 1896 PHI N 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1896 PHI N SS 1 1 2 0 1 0 1.000 1898 CHI N OF 60 97 13 15 6 0 .880 4 5 53 1898 CHI N SS 14 19 23 7 4 0 .857 1898 CHI N 2B 4 11 17 5 6 0 .848 1898 CHI N 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1899 CHI N OF 108 197 20 18 4 .923 16 47 46 1899 CHI N 1B 3 24 4 2 4 0 .933 1899 CHI N SS 1 2 3 1 1 0 .833 1900 CHI N OF 88 180 13 16 4 .923 10 78 0 1900 CHI N 1B 33 340 17 10 16 0 .973 1900 CHI N SS 7 12 19 2 2 0 .939 1901 CHI A Daily Splits 2B 132 132 129 1148 i 337 396 47 54 0 .940 1901 CHI A LF 5 5 5 45 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 1901 CHI A OF 5 5 5 45 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1902 CHI A Daily Splits OF 120 120 117 1037.2 223 26 21 5 0 .922 111 0 9 1902 CHI A LF 111 111 109 968.2i 212 24 19 5 0 .925 1902 CHI A RF 9 9 8 69 i 11 2 2 0 0 .867 1902 CHI A SS 5 5 5 41 17 15 0 2 0 1.000 1902 CHI A C 2 1 0 1 i 3 0 1 0 0 0 0i 0 .750 1902 CHI A 2B 1 1 1 9 1 6 2 1 0 .778 1902 CHI A 3B 1 1 1 9 4 1 1 0 0 .833 1902 CHI A P 1 0 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1902 CHI A 1B 1 1 1 9 10 1 0 1 0 1.000 1903 NY N Daily Splits OF 137 137 133 1178 265 24 8 5 0 .973 136 0 1 1903 NY N LF 136 136 132 1170 i 265 24 8 3 0 .973 1903 NY N RF 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 1903 NY N C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1903 NY N 1B 1 1 1 9.1 9 0 1 0 0 .900 1904 NY N Daily Splits OF 147 147 139 1244.2 244 17 12 1 0 .956 130 17 0 1904 NY N LF 130 130 122 1100.2i 215 17 9 2 0 .963 1904 NY N CF 17 17 17 144 29 0 3 0 0 .906 1904 NY N SS 1 1 1 9 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1905 NY N Daily Splits OF 150 150 145 1285.1 230 10 10 3 0 .960 149 2 0 1905 NY N LF 149 149 144 1281.1i 228 10 10 3 0 .960 1905 NY N CF 2 1 1 4 i 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1906 NY N Daily Splits OF 72 72 68 609.2 119 10 4 0 0 .970 72 0 1 1906 NY N LF 72 72 68 609.2i 119 10 4 0 0 .970 1906 NY N RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1906 STL N Daily Splits OF 53 53 53 466 77 4 10 0 0 .890 53 0 0 1906 STL N LF 53 53 53 466 77 4 10 0 0 .890 1906 TOT N LF 125 125 121 1075.2i 196 14 14 0 0 .938 1906 TOT N OF 125 125 121 1075.2 196 14 14 0 0 .938 125 0 1 Total (10 Years) Splits OF 975 684i 660i 5866.1i 1737 140 123 28 0i .939 687 182 111 Total ( 6 Years) LF 656i 656i 633i 5641.1i 1136i 89i 60i 13i 0i .953 Total ( 4 Years) 2B 138 133i 130i 1157 i 349 419 54 61 0 .934 Total ( 5 Years) 1B 40 2i 2i 18.1i 384 22 13 21 0 .969 Total ( 6 Years) SS 29 6i 6i 50 i 55 64 10 10 0 .922 Total ( 2 Years) CF 19i 18i 18i 148 i 31i 0i 3i 0i 0i .912 Total ( 3 Years) RF 11i 10i 9i 77 i 11i 2i 2i 0i 0i .867 Total ( 2 Years) C 3 1 0 1 i 3 1 1 0 0 0 0i 0 .800 Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 0 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 1 1 9 4 1 1 0 0 .833 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

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          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1905 NY N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 45 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1905 NY N LF 5 5 5 45 3 1 0 0 0 1.000

                       Umpiring Record

Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1905 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 8- 7-1901 BOX CHI A Jack Sheridan Call at 2B 9-24-1901 BOX CHI A Tommy Connolly Balls and strikes 5-21-1902 BOX CHI A Jim Johnstone Balls and strikes 6-27-1903 BOX NY N Hank O'Day Balls and strikes 5-15-1904 BOX NY N Bob Emslie Called third strike 6-10-1904 BOX NY N Chief Zimmer Balls and strikes 9-17-1904(1) BOX NY N Bob Emslie Call at HP 6- 1-1905 BOX NY N Hank O'Day Called third strike (Threw bat) 9-22-1905 BOX NY N Bob Emslie Called third strike 5-21-1906 BOX NY N Bill Klem Called third strike

Transaction Information

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

Traded by New York Giants with Doc Marshall to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Spike Shannon (July 13, 1906).

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