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Ryan Doby League
5-30-2004
Randy Mercedes Catcher
Retired (1981, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .731 Status Retired (1981) Option Years 0  
H 1042 Age 57 (OS 58) Date of Birth 08-17-1946
HR 192 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1970)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(130 games)
RBI 553
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R Power vs. L A+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF (1.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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 19 35 5 1 0 1 2 3 12 .468 .211 .257 .114 .143
1970 RHP 53 182 40 6 1 8 25 10 45 .656 .260 .396 .176 .220
1971 LHP 15 23 5 2 0 1 3 3 8 .742 .308 .435 .217 .217
1971 RHP 52 144 43 2 0 15 29 11 30 .978 .353 .625 .326 .299
1972 LHP 29 74 27 4 0 3 9 3 15 .930 .390 .541 .176 .365
1972 RHP 106 353 71 5 0 14 41 36 90 .608 .274 .334 .133 .201
1973 LHP 42 79 20 2 1 5 10 9 17 .823 .330 .494 .241 .253
1973 RHP 107 376 103 17 2 18 45 25 89 .794 .320 .473 .199 .274
1974 LHP 28 50 10 1 1 4 8 1 20 .716 .216 .500 .300 .200
1974 RHP 108 382 88 13 0 20 45 34 84 .721 .299 .421 .191 .230
1975 LHP 36 81 21 6 0 4 12 5 24 .784 .302 .481 .222 .259
1975 RHP 116 397 95 13 1 19 46 26 90 .708 .288 .421 .181 .239
1976 LHP 32 61 17 0 0 5 10 0 13 .799 .274 .525 .246 .279
1976 RHP 118 312 78 15 1 10 37 28 64 .713 .312 .401 .151 .250
1977 LHP 37 66 16 4 0 2 5 3 21 .669 .275 .394 .152 .242
1977 RHP 115 398 101 13 3 14 48 37 79 .724 .317 .407 .153 .254
1978 LHP 48 98 27 1 0 9 18 4 26 .862 .301 .561 .286 .276
1978 RHP 111 355 89 12 2 10 44 30 89 .689 .309 .380 .130 .251
1979 LHP 28 30 8 1 0 2 7 3 3 .871 .371 .500 .233 .267
1979 RHP 109 166 36 6 0 5 24 12 40 .612 .268 .343 .127 .217
1980 LHP 52 110 29 8 0 6 20 7 27 .803 .303 .500 .236 .264
1980 RHP 118 327 93 18 2 14 53 25 79 .815 .335 .480 .196 .284
1981 LHP 20 26 6 1 0 1 3 2 5 .670 .286 .385 .154 .231
1981 RHP 58 76 14 3 0 2 9 6 20 .547 .244 .303 .118 .184
Total LHP 386 733 191 31 2 43 107 43 191 .786 .302 .484 .224 .261
Total RHP 1171 3468 851 123 12 149 446 280 799 .719 .303 .417 .171 .245
Total 1294 4201 1042 154 14 192 553 323 990 .731 .303 .428 .180 .248

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Larry Doby League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Randy Mercedes has retired from the Los Angeles Sharks
1981-04-01The Los Angeles Sharks have placed Randy Mercedes on the trade block.
1980-10-01Randy Mercedes of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 53 days.
1979-04-23Randy Mercedes of the Seattle Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1978-08-17The Seattle Mariners have removed Randy Mercedes from the trade block.
1978-08-04The Seattle Mariners have placed Randy Mercedes on the trade block.
1978-08-04The Seattle Mariners have removed Randy Mercedes from the trade block.
1978-08-04The Seattle Mariners have placed Randy Mercedes on the trade block.
1974-08-23Randy Mercedes of the Seattle Bad News is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1973-08-31Randy Mercedes of the Seattle Bad News is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-04-28Trade #1629378 has been completed between the Colorado Spiders and the Seattle Bad News. The Seattle Bad News receive Randy Mercedes from the Colorado Spiders in exchange for Katsutoshi Nishitani.
1971-09-02The Colorado Spiders have promoted Randy Mercedes to the major league team. The Colorado Spiders have sent Jim Gorman to the minors.
1971-08-29The Colorado Spiders have promoted Jim Gorman to the major league team. The Colorado Spiders have sent Randy Mercedes to the minors.
1970-09-03The Colorado Spiders have promoted Randy Mercedes to the major league team.
1970-08-29The Colorado Spiders have promoted Jim Gorman to the major league team. The Colorado Spiders have sent Randy Mercedes to the minors.