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Ryan Doby League 5-25-2004 |
| Candy Mercado |  Center FieldRetired (1982, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .275 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .756 | Status | Retired (1982) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1599 | Age | 61 (OS 62) | Date of Birth | 11-30-1942 | |
| HR | 145 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 11 (1962) |
Majors Svc Time | 16 years (141 games) |
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| RBI | 758 | |||||
| SB | 168 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (83.8%) | LF | (99.0%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (98.6%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1970 | KC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 1971 | KC | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | KC | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | KC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 7 |
| 1976 | KC | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 17 | 39 |
| 1977 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 1978 | KC | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 38 | 25 | 51 |
| 1979 | KC-MON | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 1 | 5 |
| 1980 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 62 |
| 1982 | MON | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 56 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Jimmy Ryan League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1982-11-01 | Candy Mercado has retired from the Montreal Expos |
| 1982-07-25 | Candy Mercado of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1979-05-05 | The Montreal Expos have acquired Candy Mercado from the waiver wire. |
| 1979-04-30 | The Kansas City Sky Rockets have promoted John Baumgartner to the major league team. The Kansas City Sky Rockets have designated Candy Mercado for assignment. |
| 1975-08-06 | Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1972-06-25 | Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
| 1971-08-29 | Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |