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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-4-2079
Merle Oberon Center Field
Retired (1975, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .751 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 1206 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 08-05-1939
HR 82 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(89 games)
RBI 449
SB 181
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt A- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B C- (30.1%) LF A  (84.8%) Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B D  (18.2%) RF B- (59.2%)   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
1961 NYA-DET
3
11
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.322
.231
.091
.000
.091
1962 DET
75
190
17
41
6
1
2
18
20
 28 1 1
5
 3 2
.582
.292
.289
.074
.216
1963 DET
112
404
44
111
19
3
8
49
32
 59 0 0
12
 7 4
.724
.328
.396
.121
.275
1964 DET
145
507
72
136
14
8
11
56
52
 81 0 3
23
 9 4
.727
.335
.393
.124
.268
1965 DET
136
556
91
160
22
8
10
50
55
 71 2 4
28
 10 5
.762
.352
.410
.122
.288
1966 DET-PHI
108
305
37
75
7
1
4
32
30
 42 2 3
22
 8 4
.629
.315
.315
.069
.246
1967 PHI
91
135
24
33
5
1
6
20
21
 20 0 1
7
 3 2
.774
.344
.430
.185
.244
1968 PHI
78
74
14
18
4
1
2
8
10
 5 1 0
5
 0 0
.747
.341
.405
.162
.243
1969 PHI-KC
44
127
18
35
7
2
0
9
15
 18 1 0
3
 1 2
.719
.357
.362
.087
.276
1970 KC
144
587
93
183
22
2
9
59
67
 86 4 1
24
 0 1
.787
.385
.402
.090
.312
1971 KC
140
602
120
186
35
4
16
59
65
 88 5 1
22
 8 4
.841
.380
.460
.151
.309
1972 KC-BAL
139
421
57
125
25
7
6
49
56
 55 1 5
16
 6 1
.809
.377
.432
.135
.297
1973 BAL
110
106
19
29
2
0
3
11
16
 13 0 0
3
 6 0
.746
.369
.377
.104
.274
1974 BAL
103
232
33
60
11
1
4
25
21
 35 2 1
9
 4 6
.691
.324
.366
.108
.259
1975 BAL
40
36
3
13
0
1
1
4
6
 5 0 1
2
 2 0
.942
.442
.500
.139
.361
Total
1468
4293
644
1206
179
40
82
449
468
 609 19 21
181
 67 35
.751
.353
.399
.118
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Merle Oberon has retired from the Baltimore Contact
1972-08-05A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Contact. The Baltimore Contact receive Merle Oberon, Addy Lundgren, Jimmy Perez from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Kim Sutton, Willie Lenhardt, Jim Smith.
1969-08-28A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Dong. The Philadelphia Dong receive Dan Meyer, John Arlich, George Estrella from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Merle Oberon, Miguel Tejada.
1966-03-05The Philadelphia Dong have renamed Merle Briles to Merle Oberon.
1966-03-05A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Detroit Southern Railwaymen. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen receive Buck Walk, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (STL), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (DET) from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for Merle Briles.
1963-04-29The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Tino Bickham to the minors.
1963-04-22The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Dan Hale to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Merle Briles to the minors.
1962-10-03The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Magglio Akers to the minors. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Jim Dillard to the minors. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent John Castillo to the minors. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Scott Weiss to the minors. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have designated Lou Skizas for assignment. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Don Gehrig to the minors.
1962-09-20The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Bruce Reynolds to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Merle Briles to the minors.
1962-09-14The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team.
1962-09-05The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted John Castillo to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Merle Briles to the minors.
1962-08-21The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent John Castillo to the minors.
1962-07-27The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted John Castillo to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Merle Briles to the minors.
1962-05-23The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Tino Bickham to the minors.
1962-05-16The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Fred Stallings to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Merle Briles to the minors.
1961-10-01The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Don Gehrig to the minors.
1961-08-10The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Kenny Harper to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Merle Briles to the minors.
1961-08-08The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Merle Briles to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Jack Gordon to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Tino Bickham to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Fred Stallings to the minors. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have designated Wayne Terwilliger for assignment. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have designated Butch Knoll for assignment.
1961-08-08A trade has been completed between the Detroit Southern Railwaymen and the New York Cannons. The New York Cannons receive Lucky Luciano, Douglas Bair, Pete Leever from the Detroit Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Merle Briles, Jack Gordon, Scott Weiss.