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Don Newcombe League 9-22-2165 |
| 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 | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1966 | Minors | 18 | 53.00 | 7 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 6 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 10 | 13 / 13 | 46 / 53 | |||
| 1966 | Pos (2B) | 18 | 39.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 20 / 39 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 19 | 49.00 | 6 / 6 | 9 / 9 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 6 | 34 / 49 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 20 | 40.00 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 21 / 40 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 21 | 62.00 | 6 / 7 | 10 / 11 | 7 / 9 | 3 / 7 | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 | 4 / 8 | 42 / 62 | |||
| 1969 | Pos (CF) | 21 | 46.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 46 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 22 | 54.00 | 6 / 8 | 7 / 9 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 14 | 2 / 3 | 30 / 54 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 22 | 15.29 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 15 |
| 1970 | Pos (CF) | 22 | 9.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 9 | |||
| 1970 | Pos (LF) | 22 | 117.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 15 / 117 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 23 | 68.10 | 162 | 112 | 0 | 8 / 14 | 9 / 10 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 33 / 68 |
| 1972 | Majors | 24 | 72.25 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 3 / 7 | 6 / 14 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 12 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 13 | 34 / 72 |
| 1973 | Majors | 25 | 68.32 | 162 | 145 | 0 | 5 / 13 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 15 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 12 | 19 / 68 |
| 1974 | Majors | 26 | 54.83 | 145 | 90 | 17 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 11 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 13 / 54 |
| 1975 | Majors | 27 | 70.43 | 153 | 126 | 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 13 | 3 / 7 | 8 / 70 |
| 1976 | Majors | 28 | 56.64 | 137 | 126 | 25 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 9 / 56 |
| 1977 | Majors | 29 | 67.55 | 162 | 144 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 67 |
| 1978 | Majors | 30 | 66.24 | 162 | 136 | 0 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 66 |
| 1979 | Majors | 31 | 59.84 | 142 | 122 | 20 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 59 |
| 1980 | Majors | 32 | 64.08 | 162 | 149 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 64 |
| 1981 | Majors | 33 | 58.03 | 162 | 119 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 58 |
| 1982 | Majors | 34 | 64.99 | 162 | 149 | 0 | -2 / 13 | -4 / 8 | -2 / 8 | -7 / 8 | -3 / 12 | -3 / 8 | -1 / 7 | -22 / 64 |
| 1983 | Majors | 35 | 47.88 | 125 | 101 | 34 | -3 / 10 | -3 / 4 | 0 / 12 | -2 / 5 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 4 | -4 / 5 | -17 / 47 |
| 1984 | Majors | 36 | 65.77 | 162 | 148 | 0 | -1 / 15 | 0 / 9 | -2 / 7 | -2 / 6 | -6 / 9 | -4 / 14 | 0 / 5 | -15 / 65 |
| 1985 | Majors | 37 | 58.27 | 162 | 104 | 0 | -1 / 7 | 0 / 16 | -4 / 7 | -2 / 6 | -6 / 6 | -2 / 7 | -4 / 9 | -19 / 58 |
| 1986 | Minors | 38 | 10.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 38 | 25.88 | 66 | 60 | 0 | -2 / 6 | -1 / 2 | -1 / 3 | -4 / 2 | -5 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | -13 / 25 |
| 1986 | Pos (LF) | 38 | 13.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 13 | |||
| Total | 2424 | 1986 | 105 | 42 / 187 | 45 / 177 | 32 / 161 | 15 / 159 | 14 / 189 | 33 / 194 | 36 / 177 | 256 / 1468 |
| 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. |