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Ryan Doby League
5-23-2004
Candy Mercado Center Field
Retired (1982, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .275 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .756 Status Retired (1982) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 758
SB 168
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B A- (83.8%) LF A+ (99.0%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 LHP 34 54 12 3 0 1 9 8 6 .651 .317 .333 .111 .222
1970 RHP 134 480 150 32 8 12 62 58 60 .874 .387 .487 .175 .312
1971 LHP 34 70 18 3 1 0 10 6 9 .653 .325 .329 .071 .257
1971 RHP 114 425 119 14 2 16 52 51 69 .793 .358 .435 .155 .280
1972 LHP 41 80 22 5 0 3 14 10 12 .806 .356 .450 .175 .275
1972 RHP 107 352 101 14 3 10 53 40 67 .788 .359 .429 .142 .287
1973 LHP 53 116 34 5 0 6 28 11 18 .851 .359 .491 .198 .293
1973 RHP 124 422 130 19 4 18 67 48 64 .879 .379 .500 .192 .308
1974 LHP 42 94 29 11 0 3 15 7 8 .884 .363 .521 .213 .309
1974 RHP 129 404 90 21 1 10 50 35 72 .641 .287 .354 .131 .223
1975 LHP 34 66 14 5 0 0 2 7 15 .585 .297 .288 .076 .212
1975 RHP 127 407 115 22 5 8 57 48 58 .778 .358 .420 .138 .283
1976 LHP 28 48 13 1 1 1 10 5 7 .729 .333 .396 .125 .271
1976 RHP 130 352 101 18 3 9 48 35 68 .786 .354 .432 .145 .287
1977 LHP 41 68 17 2 1 0 6 12 13 .662 .354 .309 .059 .250
1977 RHP 129 431 129 16 2 13 72 31 60 .783 .347 .436 .137 .299
1978 LHP 45 95 22 5 1 1 11 4 18 .607 .270 .337 .105 .232
1978 RHP 113 282 71 12 1 3 21 33 57 .663 .330 .333 .082 .252
1979 LHP 36 85 28 6 0 1 8 8 10 .822 .387 .435 .106 .329
1979 RHP 117 428 113 18 6 10 47 40 71 .731 .327 .404 .140 .264
1980 LHP 42 84 26 4 0 1 10 9 15 .769 .376 .393 .083 .310
1980 RHP 129 457 115 20 2 8 37 55 80 .689 .332 .357 .105 .252
1981 LHP 34 43 14 2 0 3 9 2 8 .937 .356 .581 .256 .326
1981 RHP 119 262 76 15 1 5 37 28 37 .774 .361 .412 .122 .290
1982 LHP 21 35 9 0 0 2 7 0 5 .686 .257 .429 .171 .257
1982 RHP 93 178 31 3 0 1 16 15 32 .446 .238 .208 .034 .174
Total LHP 485 938 258 52 4 22 139 89 144 .749 .340 .409 .134 .275
Total RHP 1565 4880 1341 224 38 123 619 517 795 .757 .345 .412 .137 .275
Total 1702 5818 1599 276 42 145 758 606 939 .756 .344 .411 .137 .275

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Jimmy Ryan League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Candy Mercado has retired from the Montreal Expos
1982-07-25Candy Mercado of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-05-05The Montreal Expos have acquired Candy Mercado from the waiver wire.
1979-04-30The Kansas City Sky Rockets have promoted John Baumgartner to the major league team. The Kansas City Sky Rockets have designated Candy Mercado for assignment.
1975-08-06Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1972-06-25Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1971-08-29Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.