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Wally Berger League
9-26-2116
Merv Arft Right Field
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .686 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 630 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 01-28-1937
HR 45 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(153 games)
RBI 288
SB 73
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B B+ (72.7%) LF A+ (96.3%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF A+ (99.0%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 10
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
1959 CIN
84
249
22
60
12
0
3
33
28
 54 2 5
3
 3 8
.642
.317
.325
.084
.241
1960 CIN
132
451
41
107
13
5
9
37
32
 85 0 4
6
 3 7
.634
.285
.348
.111
.237
1961 CIN
151
524
47
121
19
5
9
50
58
 79 1 6
12
 2 5
.643
.306
.338
.107
.231
1962 CIN
148
547
71
144
21
4
7
56
64
 76 2 1
21
 11 4
.697
.342
.355
.091
.263
1963 CIN
19
54
4
7
2
1
1
4
5
 13 0 1
0
 0 0
.459
.200
.259
.130
.130
1964 CIN
64
118
18
32
8
1
4
20
15
 16 0 1
7
 1 3
.808
.351
.458
.186
.271
1965 CIN
67
145
20
35
5
1
2
14
13
 19 1 0
10
 2 1
.639
.308
.331
.090
.241
1966 CIN
41
43
7
10
2
1
0
5
4
 12 0 0
2
 0 0
.623
.298
.326
.093
.233
1967 CIN
14
10
2
4
0
0
1
2
1
 2 0 0
0
 1 0
1.155
.455
.700
.300
.400
1968 CIN
22
22
2
7
2
0
0
3
0
 3 0 0
2
 0 0
.727
.318
.409
.091
.318
1969 CIN
36
33
10
14
1
1
1
4
4
 8 0 0
2
 2 0
1.093
.486
.606
.182
.424
1970 CIN-KC
104
217
33
66
10
3
5
43
28
 36 0 1
8
 2 1
.829
.382
.447
.143
.304
1971 BOS
56
87
18
23
4
1
3
17
9
 13 0 0
0
 0 0
.770
.333
.437
.172
.264
Total
938
2500
295
630
99
23
45
288
261
 416 6 19
73
 27 29
.686
.322
.364
.112
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Merv Arft has retired from the Boston Beaneaters
1971-04-05The Boston Beaneaters have acquired Merv Arft from the waiver wire.
1971-04-05The Boston Beaneaters have demoted Joe Richardson to the minor leagues.
1971-04-01The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Harvey Greif to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Merv Arft for assignment.
1970-05-31The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Merv Arft from the waiver wire.
1970-05-31The Kansas City Monarchs have demoted Julian Brookens to the minor leagues.
1970-05-27The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Leon Craig to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Merv Arft for assignment.
1959-06-20The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Merv Arft to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Glenn Bedrosian to the minors.
1959-06-18The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Al Nelson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Merv Arft to the minors.
1959-06-13The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Merv Arft to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Chuck Randall to the minors.
1959-05-27The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jack Minnehan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Merv Arft to the minors.
1958-10-03The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Merv Arft to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated George Diggs for assignment.