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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Orlando Merced Right Field
Retired (1970, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .775 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 1742 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 06-29-1932
HR 119 Drafted Round 4, Pick 51
(1955)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(12 games)
RBI 748
SB 155
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (8.6%) LF A+ (99.0%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 KC
126
401
42
107
12
3
6
50
38
41 2 5
0
0 6
.686
.330
.357
.090
.267
1956 KC
134
492
69
137
22
3
10
51
60
68 0 2
0
0 13
.752
.356
.396
.118
.278
1957 KC-STL
148
530
59
153
29
2
6
60
77
65 1 3
22
19 10
.763
.378
.385
.096
.289
1958 STL-BRO
151
494
51
123
16
2
5
42
67
68 1 2
23
20 3
.658
.339
.320
.071
.249
1959 BRO
136
446
53
121
19
3
9
45
61
61 1 0
26
16 1
.748
.360
.388
.117
.271
1960 BRO
123
471
59
149
21
2
11
76
43
42 3 3
8
2 4
.814
.375
.439
.123
.316
1961 BRO
142
528
85
141
28
8
14
73
70
65 4 4
9
3 8
.785
.355
.430
.163
.267
1962 BRO
142
526
73
157
18
7
7
68
67
69 0 4
9
6 0
.774
.375
.399
.101
.298
1963 BRO
139
361
61
108
22
3
10
61
49
46 1 7
8
4 5
.838
.378
.460
.161
.299
1964 BRO
122
185
29
64
10
1
3
22
23
27 3 1
3
3 0
.884
.425
.459
.114
.346
1965 BRO
144
462
64
140
28
5
11
46
66
57 2 2
15
2 7
.848
.391
.457
.154
.303
1966 BRO-PHI
130
394
72
119
17
1
12
61
53
40 0 5
15
3 2
.822
.381
.442
.140
.302
1967 PHI
79
245
31
72
13
2
4
39
37
22 1 1
5
5 2
.800
.387
.412
.118
.294
1968 PHI
77
202
31
56
6
0
5
19
29
17 1 2
7
3 3
.749
.368
.381
.104
.277
1969 PHI
74
249
30
73
9
1
5
24
27
28 1 2
4
0 1
.760
.362
.398
.104
.293
1970 STL
22
69
8
22
4
0
1
11
11
7 1 0
1
2 0
.840
.420
.420
.101
.319
Total
1889
6055
817
1742
274
43
119
748
778
723 22 43
155
88 65
.775
.369
.406
.118
.288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Orlando Merced has retired from the St. Louis Rythmn&Blues
1970-09-01The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have re-claimed Orlando Merced from the waiver wire.
1970-08-31The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have designated Orlando Merced for assignment.
1970-08-30The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have promoted Orlando Merced to the major league team.
1970-08-17The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have promoted Matt Mcdougal to the major league team. The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have designated Orlando Merced for assignment.
1970-07-09The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have promoted Orlando Merced to the major league team. The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have sent Liu Hendley to the minors.
1970-04-20The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have designated Orlando Merced for assignment.
1970-04-05The St. Louis R&B have acquired Orlando Merced from the waiver wire.
1970-03-03The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Lou Brock to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Orlando Merced for assignment.
1966-08-12The Philadelphia Hurricanes have acquired Orlando Merced from the waiver wire.
1966-08-08The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Rafael McCarthy to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Orlando Merced for assignment.
1958-08-22A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Spacklers and the Brooklyn Humble Flys. The Brooklyn Humble Flys receive Orlando Merced, Biscuit Baines, Nino Jelic from the St. Louis Spacklers in exchange for Bill Manning, Harry Butts.
1957-05-06A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Spacklers and the Kansas City Twins. The Kansas City Twins receive John Skeehan, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Spacklers in exchange for Orlando Merced.
1955-04-01The Kansas City Twins have promoted Larry Wolfe to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have promoted Harry Bargar to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have promoted Rich Reese to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have promoted Orlando Merced to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent Howard Williams to the minors. The Kansas City Twins have sent Bernardo Brito to the minors. The Kansas City Twins have sent J.C. Hernandez to the minors. The Kansas City Twins have sent Roberto Kelly to the minors.
1955-04-01The Kansas City Twins have renamed Ed Robinson to Orlando Merced.