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Duke Snider League
4-1-2078
Juan Mercedes Starting Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 7.97 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 12-40 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
SV 5 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 03-05-1930
K 225 Drafted Round 5, Pick 68
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(3 games)
IP 371.1
WHIP 1.99
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B+   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L F  Velocity B    Mentor Val D+
Speed D- Bunt C  Control C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1951 CHA
0
 2
3
3
0
0
0
 0
17.0
 31 14 14 0 7
8
2.24
7.41
1952 CHA
3
 22
35
30
2
0
0
 0
175.1
 267 186 180 7 100
100
2.09
9.24
1953 CHA
4
 11
31
14
0
0
0
 0
113.1
 157 99 94 5 62
76
1.93
7.46
1954 CHA
2
 4
34
0
0
0
5
 0
42.0
 54 29 26 0 14
28
1.62
5.57
1955 CHA-MIL
1
 0
6
0
0
0
0
 0
9.1
 12 5 3 0 4
3
1.71
2.89
1956 MIL
2
 0
4
0
0
0
0
 0
9.0
 13 6 6 0 4
6
1.89
6.00
1961 MIL-BOS
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
5.2
 7 6 6 0 6
4
2.29
9.53
2078
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
12
 40
114
48
2
0
5
 0
371.1
 541 345 329 12 197
225
1.99
7.97
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Juan Mercedes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1964-07-11The Boston Ballbusters have waived Juan Mercedes.
1961-10-03The Boston Ballbusters have designated Juan Mercedes for assignment.
1961-09-29The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Juan Mercedes to the major league team.
1961-09-29The Boston Ballbusters have acquired Juan Mercedes from the waiver wire. The Boston Ballbusters have waived Carl Good.
1961-04-01The Milwaukee Braves have waived Juan Mercedes.
1956-04-16The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Mark Bellanger to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Juan Mercedes to the minors.
1955-09-09The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Juan Mercedes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Mark Bellanger to the minors.
1955-09-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago Rotties and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Larry Shafer, Pete Heep, Juan Mercedes from the Chicago Rotties in exchange for Rico Carty.
1954-07-18The Chicago Rotties have promoted Ty Ruhle to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have promoted Mike Rariden to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Eddie Walsh to the minors. The Chicago Rotties have sent Juan Mercedes to the minors.
1953-08-08The Chicago Rotties have promoted Juan Mercedes to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Don Ortiz to the minors.
1953-06-29The Chicago Rotties have promoted Eddie Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Juan Mercedes to the minors.
1952-04-01The Chicago Rotties have promoted Juan Mercedes to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Frank Coveleski to the minors.
1951-04-18The Chicago Rotties have renamed Joe Mercedes to Juan Mercedes.
1951-04-18The Chicago Rotties have promoted Bill Tarver to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Joe Mercedes to the minors.
1951-04-01The Chicago Rotties have renamed Ivy Mercedes to Joe Mercedes.
1951-04-01The Chicago Rotties have promoted Ivy Mercedes to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Bud Gorman to the minors.