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Don Newcombe League 9-20-2165 |
| Kurt Mertz |  Second BaseRetired (1986, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .266 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .761 | Status | Deceased (2030) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2098 | Age at Death | 82 | Date of Birth | 08-10-1948 | |
| HR | 280 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 24 (1966) |
Majors Svc Time | 15 years (42 games) |
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| RBI | 1120 | |||||
| SB | 202 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (46.1%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (10.0%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (87.0%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 5 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1977 | NL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| 1978 | NL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| 1980 | NL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| 1981 | NL | Gold Glove (2B) |
| 1982 | AL | All Star Starter (3B) |
| 1984 | AL | All Star Starter (3B); Gold Glove (3B) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1986-11-01 | Kurt Mertz has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1986-08-13 | The Chicago Black Sox have waived Kurt Mertz. |
| 1986-06-15 | The Chicago Black Sox have designated Kurt Mertz for assignment. |
| 1983-05-24 | Kurt Mertz of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 39 days. |
| 1982-06-28 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Milwaukee Mean Machine. The Milwaukee Mean Machine receive Dom Shady, Draft Pick 1984 Round 2 CHA (Alvin Terpko) from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Kurt Mertz, Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 MIL (John Daney). |
| 1979-06-04 | Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1976-09-03 | Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 40 days. |
| 1975-08-11 | Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1974-05-05 | Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1970-08-23 | The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Kurt Mertz to the major league team. |