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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 | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1970 | LHP | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .750 | .300 | .450 | .150 | .300 |
| 1970 | RHP | 24 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | .565 | .247 | .318 | .106 | .212 |
| 1971 | LHP | 50 | 71 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | .777 | .312 | .465 | .211 | .254 |
| 1971 | RHP | 109 | 385 | 84 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 23 | 68 | .615 | .265 | .351 | .132 | .218 |
| 1972 | LHP | 59 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 | .532 | .223 | .308 | .121 | .187 |
| 1972 | RHP | 124 | 403 | 101 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 40 | 85 | .744 | .317 | .427 | .176 | .251 |
| 1973 | LHP | 74 | 150 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 26 | .730 | .323 | .407 | .147 | .260 |
| 1973 | RHP | 128 | 395 | 99 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 80 | .703 | .310 | .392 | .142 | .251 |
| 1974 | LHP | 57 | 118 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 19 | .685 | .295 | .390 | .169 | .220 |
| 1974 | RHP | 95 | 232 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 25 | 43 | .795 | .338 | .457 | .194 | .263 |
| 1975 | LHP | 62 | 138 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 18 | .756 | .329 | .428 | .152 | .275 |
| 1975 | RHP | 121 | 368 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 43 | 61 | .765 | .341 | .424 | .160 | .264 |
| 1976 | LHP | 57 | 102 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 13 | .878 | .387 | .490 | .157 | .333 |
| 1976 | RHP | 122 | 408 | 117 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 35 | 81 | .788 | .345 | .444 | .157 | .287 |
| 1977 | LHP | 55 | 124 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 23 | .679 | .308 | .371 | .105 | .266 |
| 1977 | RHP | 136 | 488 | 147 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 77 | 40 | 74 | .878 | .353 | .525 | .223 | .301 |
| 1978 | LHP | 64 | 87 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | .921 | .392 | .529 | .241 | .287 |
| 1978 | RHP | 137 | 482 | 138 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 76 | 56 | 83 | .861 | .357 | .504 | .218 | .286 |
| 1979 | LHP | 53 | 86 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | .634 | .274 | .360 | .151 | .209 |
| 1979 | RHP | 119 | 373 | 91 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 54 | .708 | .305 | .402 | .158 | .244 |
| 1980 | LHP | 69 | 148 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 19 | .932 | .358 | .574 | .270 | .304 |
| 1980 | RHP | 138 | 419 | 105 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 72 | 48 | 87 | .768 | .329 | .439 | .189 | .251 |
| 1981 | LHP | 69 | 119 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | .788 | .351 | .437 | .168 | .269 |
| 1981 | RHP | 124 | 351 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 77 | .652 | .293 | .359 | .111 | .248 |
| 1982 | LHP | 79 | 187 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 35 | .943 | .365 | .578 | .251 | .326 |
| 1982 | RHP | 128 | 419 | 114 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 70 | 46 | 78 | .782 | .343 | .439 | .167 | .272 |
| 1983 | LHP | 44 | 96 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 14 | .732 | .294 | .438 | .177 | .260 |
| 1983 | RHP | 97 | 346 | 101 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 59 | .780 | .347 | .434 | .142 | .292 |
| 1984 | LHP | 76 | 168 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 32 | .792 | .333 | .458 | .190 | .268 |
| 1984 | RHP | 136 | 423 | 120 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 33 | 68 | .804 | .338 | .466 | .182 | .284 |
| 1985 | LHP | 43 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .600 | .267 | .333 | .105 | .228 |
| 1985 | RHP | 103 | 314 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 62 | .723 | .341 | .382 | .124 | .258 |
| 1986 | LHP | 27 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .609 | .259 | .351 | .088 | .263 |
| 1986 | RHP | 53 | 166 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 34 | .739 | .335 | .404 | .139 | .265 |
| Total | LHP | 949 | 1835 | 493 | 84 | 18 | 68 | 262 | 149 | 301 | .769 | .324 | .445 | .177 | .269 |
| Total | RHP | 1894 | 6057 | 1605 | 244 | 62 | 212 | 858 | 564 | 1112 | .759 | .328 | .431 | .166 | .265 |
| Total | 2139 | 7892 | 2098 | 328 | 80 | 280 | 1120 | 713 | 1413 | .761 | .327 | .434 | .168 | .266 |
| 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. |