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Lou Brock League
8-26-2069
Dave Mercer Second Base
Retired (1975, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .224 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .664 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 209 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 06-20-1941
HR 40 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 3 years
(119 games)
RBI 119
SB 7
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L D+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 1
1B A+ (98.7%) LF (1.7%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B C- (35.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1972 1B MIL 48 48 440.2 469 454 12 3 37 -3 9.52 .994
2B MIL 5 1 14.0 6 4 2 0 1 -1 3.86 1.000
1973 1B MIL-BRO 12 12 105.0 107 101 5 1 7 -3 9.09 .991
2B MIL-BRO 19 4 56.1 31 10 18 3 1 +2 4.47 .903
SS MIL-BRO 4 4 36.0 16 6 10 0 1 -1 4.00 1.000
3B MIL-BRO 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1974 2B KC 59 57 504.2 275 120 152 3 26 +3 4.85 .989
3B KC 29 29 249.1 77 19 51 7 4 -8 2.53 .909
1B KC 19 19 167.0 183 177 6 0 10 -2 9.86 1.000
SS KC 7 7 62.0 34 11 22 1 3 -2 4.79 .971
1975 2B KC 9 8 71.0 42 17 24 1 3 -1 5.20 .976
1B KC 5 5 44.0 53 49 4 0 3 0 10.84 1.000
3B KC 5 5 42.0 13 5 8 0 0 -1 2.79 1.000
LF KC 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
Pos Total 1B 84 84 756.2 812 781 27 4 57 -8 9.61 .995
2B 92 70 646.0 354 151 196 7 31 +3 4.83 .980
3B 35 35 300.1 92 25 60 7 4 -9 2.55 .924
SS 11 11 98.0 50 17 32 1 4 -3 4.50 .980
LF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
Total 223 201 1810.0 1309 975 315 19 96 -17 6.41 .985
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Dave Mercer has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-08-10The Kansas City Monarchs waive Dave Mercer.
1975-08-03The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Jim Minarcin to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Dave Mercer for assignment.
1974-04-05The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Dave Mercer from the waiver wire.
1974-03-07The Brooklyn Raiders have designated Oliver Wendell Jones for assignment. The Brooklyn Raiders have designated Dave Mercer for assignment.
1973-08-17The Brooklyn Raiders have acquired Dave Mercer from the waiver wire.
1973-08-13The Milwaukee Brats have designated Dave Mercer for assignment.
1972-03-07The Milwaukee Brats have promoted Benny Umbarger to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brats have promoted Dave Mercer to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brats have promoted John Rollins to the major league team.
1966-08-31The Milwaukee Brats have acquired Dave Mercer from the waiver wire.
1966-08-27The Philadelphia Twist have waived Dave Mercer.