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Cool Papa Bell League
5-7-2061
Merton Garbark Shortstop
Retired (1986, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .722 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 1553 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 02-03-1950
HR 77 Drafted Round 2, Pick 30
(1968)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(2 games)
RBI 577
SB 211
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 0
1B D+ (24.9%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (99.0%) 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
1972 Away 32 139 17 30 4 2 1 7 14 26 3 0 7 .592 .297 .295 .079 .216
1972 Home 33 134 14 34 5 1 1 14 18 17 1 2 11 .670 .342 .328 .075 .254
1973 Away 66 284 30 70 13 1 1 17 32 51 6 10 9 .633 .323 .310 .063 .246
1973 Home 64 262 34 67 12 0 2 25 27 36 10 7 12 .654 .330 .324 .069 .256
1974 Away 62 258 34 50 7 2 1 16 33 41 11 5 11 .538 .290 .248 .054 .194
1974 Home 58 258 43 74 14 3 4 19 19 32 16 2 13 .745 .335 .411 .124 .287
1975 Away 64 255 33 67 14 4 5 25 37 36 8 9 4 .766 .358 .408 .145 .263
1975 Home 66 274 29 67 12 2 3 27 37 43 13 8 8 .674 .339 .336 .091 .245
1976 Away 64 260 29 62 10 3 2 21 38 52 6 9 7 .662 .339 .323 .085 .238
1976 Home 66 264 24 78 13 0 1 28 37 39 12 12 12 .738 .382 .356 .061 .295
1977 Away 65 271 28 52 10 2 4 19 29 46 8 4 2 .559 .272 .288 .096 .192
1977 Home 65 256 43 76 13 4 6 25 46 41 12 11 7 .851 .401 .449 .152 .297
1978 Away 56 241 36 63 9 4 4 21 24 39 10 3 8 .711 .330 .382 .120 .261
1978 Home 57 229 42 63 11 3 5 27 30 35 13 1 8 .776 .362 .415 .140 .275
1979 Away 49 203 24 63 8 1 3 17 23 30 12 7 4 .788 .384 .404 .094 .310
1979 Home 47 196 34 57 9 4 2 31 23 26 5 3 8 .773 .365 .408 .117 .291
1980 Away 46 193 34 64 12 3 2 16 21 19 10 6 3 .854 .398 .456 .124 .332
1980 Home 46 187 30 61 3 3 4 16 23 27 12 7 4 .838 .399 .439 .112 .326
1981 Away 66 279 48 75 10 2 4 27 31 37 10 3 10 .706 .344 .362 .093 .269
1981 Home 64 263 44 78 11 3 7 32 23 46 8 5 6 .795 .354 .441 .144 .297
1982 Away 58 193 25 53 3 1 6 26 26 33 10 6 7 .757 .364 .394 .119 .275
1982 Home 57 181 28 45 8 0 3 23 30 26 6 3 5 .698 .355 .343 .094 .249
1983 Away 38 102 13 29 7 0 1 10 8 12 1 1 2 .725 .342 .382 .098 .284
1983 Home 36 109 12 35 5 1 0 16 18 13 1 1 2 .803 .417 .385 .064 .321
1984 Away 33 83 15 32 11 0 2 13 10 11 0 0 2 1.054 .463 .590 .205 .386
1984 Home 30 62 7 12 1 1 1 11 11 10 2 0 2 .605 .315 .290 .097 .194
1985 Away 39 134 14 42 9 1 1 27 12 20 1 1 8 .787 .369 .418 .104 .313
1985 Home 33 92 13 30 6 2 0 15 15 18 2 2 0 .861 .426 .435 .109 .326
1986 Away 21 68 6 14 1 0 1 5 8 13 0 0 4 .554 .289 .265 .059 .206
1986 Home 15 42 7 10 1 0 0 1 9 4 2 0 1 .647 .385 .262 .024 .238
Total Away 759 2963 386 766 128 26 38 267 346 466 96 64 88 .697 .339 .358 .099 .259
Total Home 737 2809 404 787 124 27 39 310 366 413 115 64 99 .749 .364 .385 .105 .280
Total 1496 5772 790 1553 252 53 77 577 712 879 211 128 187 .722 .351 .371 .102 .269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Merton Garbark has retired from the Washington Senators
1986-09-04The Washington Senators have promoted Merton Garbark to the major league team.
1986-09-04The Washington Senators have acquired Merton Garbark from the waiver wire.
1986-08-16The Minnesota DareDevils have waived Merton Garbark.
1986-07-29The Minnesota DareDevils have acquired Merton Garbark from the waiver wire.
1986-07-20The San Francisco Criminals have waived Merton Garbark.
1986-07-16The San Francisco Criminals have designated Merton Garbark for assignment.
1985-06-02Merton Garbark of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-07-27Merton Garbark of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1983-04-18The San Francisco Criminals have renamed Mert Garbark to Merton Garbark.
1982-07-09A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Tampa Bay Braves. The Tampa Bay Braves receive Stew Moulder, Ed James, Draft Pick 1983 Round 2 SF (Scott Alexander) from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Syl Baines, Mert Garbark. Protest This Trade.
1982-07-09The Tampa Bay Braves have placed Mert Garbark on the trade block.
1980-06-09Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
1979-06-26Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1978-04-01Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1974-04-27Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1972-07-02The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted Mert Garbark to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted Yerby Adkisson to the major league team.