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Don Newcombe League 9-16-2165 |
| 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 | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1970 | SS | MIL | 19 | 19 | 160.0 | 102 | 41 | 60 | 1 | 12 | +1 | 5.68 | .990 | |
| 2B | MIL | 9 | 6 | 55.0 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5.40 | 1.000 | ||
| 1971 | SS | MIL | 100 | 97 | 864.1 | 527 | 197 | 322 | 8 | 68 | +8 | 5.40 | .985 | |
| 2B | MIL | 13 | 13 | 111.0 | 62 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 4.86 | .968 | ||
| 3B | MIL | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 1.000 | ||
| 1972 | SS | MIL | 117 | 113 | 1028.0 | 616 | 234 | 370 | 12 | 91 | -3 | 5.29 | .981 | |
| 2B | MIL | 17 | 17 | 149.0 | 77 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 10 | +2 | 4.59 | .987 | ||
| 1973 | 2B | MIL | 123 | 122 | 1108.2 | 619 | 235 | 382 | 2 | 62 | +7 | 5.01 | .997 | |
| SS | MIL | 23 | 23 | 209.1 | 146 | 55 | 90 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 6.23 | .993 | ||
| 1974 | 2B | MIL | 87 | 69 | 647.1 | 393 | 148 | 243 | 2 | 38 | +6 | 5.44 | .995 | |
| SS | MIL | 14 | 14 | 126.1 | 71 | 30 | 39 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 4.92 | .972 | ||
| 3B | MIL | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2.36 | .941 | ||
| 1975 | 2B | MIL | 112 | 103 | 935.1 | 553 | 210 | 343 | 0 | 61 | +17 | 5.32 | 1.000 | |
| SS | MIL | 23 | 23 | 200.1 | 107 | 47 | 58 | 2 | 13 | +4 | 4.72 | .981 | ||
| 1976 | 2B | MIL | 113 | 113 | 1011.0 | 667 | 281 | 383 | 3 | 68 | +21 | 5.91 | .996 | |
| SS | MIL | 13 | 13 | 113.0 | 60 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 4.62 | .967 | ||
| 1977 | 2B | MIL | 131 | 129 | 1145.1 | 714 | 319 | 389 | 6 | 97 | +16 | 5.56 | .992 | |
| SS | MIL | 8 | 8 | 71.2 | 45 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 8 | +1 | 5.53 | .978 | ||
| 3B | MIL | 7 | 7 | 64.0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.41 | .909 | ||
| 1978 | 2B | MIL | 128 | 127 | 1137.2 | 702 | 317 | 382 | 3 | 77 | +16 | 5.53 | .996 | |
| SS | MIL | 9 | 9 | 81.0 | 53 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 5.56 | .943 | ||
| 1979 | 2B | MIL | 88 | 87 | 773.0 | 457 | 192 | 264 | 1 | 57 | +15 | 5.31 | .998 | |
| 3B | MIL | 34 | 34 | 294.0 | 88 | 20 | 65 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 2.60 | .966 | ||
| SS | MIL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1980 | 2B | MIL | 93 | 93 | 830.2 | 492 | 205 | 285 | 2 | 57 | +6 | 5.31 | .996 | |
| 3B | MIL | 56 | 56 | 507.0 | 184 | 41 | 139 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 3.20 | .978 | ||
| 1981 | 2B | MIL | 115 | 105 | 935.2 | 566 | 246 | 319 | 1 | 74 | +12 | 5.43 | .998 |  |
| 3B | MIL | 10 | 10 | 89.0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2.73 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | MIL | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4.76 | 1.000 | ||
| 1982 | 3B | MIL-CHA | 103 | 103 | 912.2 | 307 | 64 | 236 | 7 | 11 | +9 | 2.96 | .977 | |
| 2B | MIL-CHA | 46 | 46 | 410.2 | 244 | 114 | 130 | 0 | 29 | +8 | 5.35 | 1.000 | ||
| 1983 | 3B | CHA | 102 | 101 | 901.2 | 307 | 66 | 228 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 2.93 | .958 | |
| 1984 | 3B | CHA | 148 | 148 | 1328.1 | 483 | 105 | 365 | 13 | 21 | +18 | 3.18 | .973 | |
| 1985 | 2B | CHA | 76 | 75 | 663.1 | 359 | 157 | 200 | 2 | 42 | -3 | 4.84 | .994 | |
| 3B | CHA | 20 | 18 | 158.2 | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 2.33 | .932 | ||
| SS | CHA | 11 | 11 | 98.0 | 50 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 4.32 | .940 | ||
| 1986 | 2B | CHA | 45 | 45 | 406.0 | 238 | 95 | 142 | 1 | 27 | +9 | 5.25 | .996 | |
| SS | CHA | 15 | 15 | 126.0 | 74 | 26 | 44 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5.00 | .946 | ||
| Pos Total | 2B | 1196 | 1150 | 10319.2 | 6176 | 2583 | 3567 | 26 | 711 | +130 | 5.36 | .996 | ||
| 3B | 489 | 486 | 4335.1 | 1478 | 321 | 1112 | 45 | 64 | +26 | 2.97 | .970 | |||
| SS | 357 | 350 | 3121.0 | 1872 | 706 | 1127 | 39 | 244 | +13 | 5.29 | .979 | |||
| Total | 2042 | 1986 | 17776.0 | 9526 | 3610 | 5806 | 110 | 1019 | +169 | 4.77 | .988 |
| 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. |