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Ashburn Crawford League
5-31-2014
Mercedes King Second Base
Retired (1998, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .761 Status Retired (1998) Option Years 0  
H 295 Age 51 (OS 52) Date of Birth 08-16-1962
HR 17 Drafted Round 4, Pick 92
(1981)
Majors Svc Time 4 years
(39 games)
RBI 109
SB 66
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt A- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (1.0%) Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (87.3%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF (90.0%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B C- (29.6%) RF (87.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1981 Minors 19 49.00 4 / 4 9 / 9 8 / 9 8 / 12 0 / 7 2 / 2 6 / 6 37 / 49
1982 Minors 20 42.00 5 / 5 4 / 4 7 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 7 7 / 7 9 / 9 32 / 42
1982 Pos (LF) 20 34.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 34
1982 Pos (RF) 20 40.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 40
1983 Minors 21 53.00 6 / 6 6 / 6 6 / 9 6 / 8 0 / 6 11 / 11 7 / 7 42 / 53
1983 Pos (CF) 21 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 14
1984 Minors 22 41.00 8 / 11 6 / 8 2 / 5 2 / 3 0 / 3 6 / 7 4 / 4 28 / 41
1984 Pos (2B) 22 67.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 67
1985 Minors 23 40.00 6 / 7 5 / 7 3 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 8 7 / 7 4 / 4 25 / 40
1985 Pos (2B) 23 25.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 25
1986 Minors 24 33.00 2 / 4 7 / 8 2 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 3 4 / 4 6 / 6 23 / 33
1986 Pos (2B) 24 38.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 38
1987 Minors 25 49.00 2 / 8 5 / 9 2 / 10 3 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 6 3 / 6 16 / 49
1987 Pos (2B) 25 41.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 41
1988 Minors 26 36.00 1 / 4 4 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 2 2 / 7 8 / 36
1988 Pos (2B) 26 19.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 19
1989 Minors 27 36.00 2 / 7 1 / 3 1 / 6 2 / 7 0 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 3 11 / 36
1989 Pos (2B) 27 25.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 25
1990 Minors 28 26.00 1 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 6 4 / 26
1990 Pos (2B) 28 10.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 10
1991 Minors 29 30.00 1 / 4 3 / 6 2 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 3 2 / 3 8 / 30
1991 Pos (2B) 29 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3
1992 Minors 30 29.00 1 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 3 0 / 3 3 / 7 0 / 3 7 / 29
1993 Minors 31 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1993 Majors 31 37.83 122 62 0 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 8 1 / 3 3 / 37
1994 Majors 32 38.53 162 54 0 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 38
1995 Majors 33 50.47 162 81 0 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 50
1996 Majors 34 22.21 78 34 20 -3 / 1 -6 / 0 -3 / 4 -3 / 7 -6 / 3 -3 / 4 -3 / 3 -27 / 22
1997 Majors 35 32.13 162 43 0 -3 / 4 -2 / 3 -6 / 3 -5 / 4 -2 / 4 -1 / 7 -4 / 7 -23 / 32
1998 Minors 36 7.00 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 7
Total 686 274 20 33 / 96 42 / 100 28 / 90 18 / 86 -8 / 87 41 / 96 40 / 97 255 / 968
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Mercedes King has retired from the St. Louis Browns
1998-09-06The St. Louis Browns have acquired Mercedes King from the waiver wire.
1998-04-25The Anaheim Gold Rush have waived Jim Jim Stanley. The Anaheim Gold Rush have waived Mercedes King.
1998-03-07The Anaheim Gold Rush have promoted Ron Walton to the major league team. The Anaheim Gold Rush have designated Mercedes King for assignment.
1996-06-27Mercedes King of the Anaheim Gold Rush is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1993-06-11Trade #1752886 has been completed between the Los Angeles Bruins and the Anaheim Gold Rush. The Anaheim Gold Rush receive Mercedes King, Ron Walton from the Los Angeles Bruins in exchange for Spider Dillinger.
1993-06-09The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Mercedes King to the major league team.
1993-05-07The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Chick Blessitt to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bruins have designated Mercedes King for assignment.
1993-04-25The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Mercedes King to the major league team.
1993-04-19The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Mudder Wilson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bruins have designated Mercedes King for assignment.
1993-04-08The Los Angeles Bruins have promoted Mercedes King to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bruins have sent Arky Mostil to the minors.
1993-04-05The Los Angeles Bruins have acquired Mercedes King from the waiver wire.
1993-04-01The New York Egrets have waived Mercedes King.
1991-05-29Trade #1729849 has been completed between the New York Egrets and the Cincinnati Big Red Machine. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine receive Herb Foutz, Steve DeBerry, Dick Chaplin from the New York Egrets in exchange for Mercedes King, Otto Fraser.
1984-08-20The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have promoted Mike Atkinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have sent Mercedes King to the minors.
1984-08-19The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have auto-promoted Mercedes King to the major leagues.
1984-08-19Trade #1652488 has been completed between the Cincinnati Big Red Machine and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Minnesota Golden Gophers receive Tito LaVigne, Draft Pick 1985 Round 2 CIN (Chuck Castillo) from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine in exchange for Mike Atkinson, Mercedes King, Draft Pick 1985 Round 1 MIN (Tony Jones).
1981-04-01The Minnesota Golden Gophers have renamed Kid Tobin to Mercedes King.