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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Mert Lyden Third Base
Retired (1985, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .685 Status Retired (1985) Option Years 0  
H 64 Age 52 (OS 53) Date of Birth 12-14-1951
HR 3 Drafted Round 3, Pick 46
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(47 games)
RBI 22
SB 6
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (1.7%) Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B F  (1.1%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1979 Away 21 39 0 10 2 1 1 6 5 8 0 0 0 .777 .341 .436 .179 .256
1979 Home 10 18 0 5 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 .990 .435 .556 .278 .278
1983 Home 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.250 .750 .500 .000 .500
Total Away 21 39 0 10 2 1 1 6 5 8 0 0 0 .777 .341 .436 .179 .256
Total Home 11 20 1 6 0 1 1 3 7 3 0 0 0 1.031 .481 .550 .250 .300
Total 114 254 34 64 8 5 3 22 27 51 6 1 7 .685 .326 .358 .106 .252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Mert Lyden has retired from the Texas Rangers
1985-09-10The Texas Rangers have acquired Mert Lyden from the waiver wire.
1983-10-23The Chicago BootLeggers have waived Mert Lyden.
1983-10-01The Chicago BootLeggers have designated Mert Lyden for assignment. The Chicago BootLeggers have sent Hank Clarke to the minors.
1983-09-28The Chicago BootLeggers have promoted Mert Lyden to the major league team.
1983-09-14The Chicago BootLeggers have designated Mert Lyden for assignment.
1983-07-30The Chicago BootLeggers have promoted Mert Lyden to the major league team.
1983-07-30The Chicago BootLeggers have acquired Mert Lyden from the waiver wire.
1980-04-08The Cincinnati Reds have waived Mert Lyden.
1980-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dave Spencer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Campbell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mert Lyden for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Fred Preston for assignment.
1977-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Hasty to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mert Lyden to the major league team.
1975-10-03The Cincinnati Reds have sent Mert Lyden to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent John Pettit to the minors.
1975-09-29The Cincinnati Reds have promoted John Pettit to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mert Lyden to the major league team.