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Nomar Garciaparra League
10-21-2331
Ernie Merkle Right Field
Retired (1982, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating 62   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .740 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 755 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 12-20-1946
HR 115 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(111 games)
RBI 414
SB 68
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 38 Contact vs. L 37 Endurance 55   Ldrship 2
Power vs. R 81 Power vs. L 90 Velocity 4   Mentor vR 36
Speed 72 Bunt 32 Control 6   Mentor vL 36
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 59 WS Rings 0
1B 98 (98.5%) LF 98 (98.3%) Arm 55 WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health 27 LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF 100 (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1972 RF MON 65 65 589.1 103 100 1 2 1 +1 1.54 .981
1973 RF HOU 135 135 1217.0 255 252 0 3 0 -4 1.86 .988
1974 RF HOU 135 135 1191.1 278 272 3 3 3 +6 2.08 .989
1975 1B HOU 24 24 211.0 226 218 6 2 9 +2 9.55 .991
LF HOU 17 17 157.2 36 36 0 0 0 +3 2.06 1.000
RF HOU 20 14 125.1 30 30 0 0 0 0 2.15 1.000
CF HOU 11 11 96.2 18 18 0 0 0 +1 1.68 1.000
1976 LF HOU 25 24 215.2 67 67 0 0 0 +2 2.80 1.000
1B HOU 19 19 170.0 166 161 5 0 16 -4 8.79 1.000
CF HOU 9 9 78.2 23 22 0 1 0 0 2.52 .957
RF HOU 8 4 41.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.32 1.000
1977 CF HOU-BRO 90 89 801.2 214 210 0 4 0 -6 2.36 .981
1B HOU-BRO 9 0 24.2 26 25 1 0 2 0 9.49 1.000
RF HOU-BRO 3 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.000
LF HOU-BRO 1 0 2.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.73 1.000
1978 CF CHN 27 27 239.0 60 60 0 0 0 +1 2.26 1.000
SS CHN 2 1 11.0 6 1 5 0 2 -1 4.91 1.000
RF CHN 4 0 7.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.23 1.000
1B CHN 2 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
LF CHN 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1979 CF CHN 19 19 172.0 65 65 0 0 0 +1 3.40 1.000
1B CHN 11 0 20.0 28 28 0 0 2 0 12.60 1.000
RF CHN 5 0 8.1 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.24 1.000
SS CHN 1 0 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 6.00 1.000
LF CHN 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1980 CF CHN 29 23 208.2 55 51 2 2 2 0 2.29 .964
1B CHN 10 0 21.0 22 21 1 0 0 0 9.43 1.000
LF CHN 3 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
RF CHN 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
SS CHN 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1981 CF CHN 19 16 145.1 37 36 0 1 0 0 2.23 .973
LF CHN 5 1 15.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 4.20 1.000
1B CHN 5 0 11.2 15 15 0 0 1 0 11.58 1.000
RF CHN 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1982 CF CHN 37 37 314.0 84 81 0 3 0 +1 2.32 .964
LF CHN 3 3 28.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.61 1.000
2B CHN 2 2 17.0 6 2 4 0 0 -1 3.18 1.000
1B CHN 6 0 12.0 15 14 1 0 0 0 11.25 1.000
C CHN 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 5.62 1.000
Pos Total RF 377 353 3190.2 679 667 4 8 4 +3 1.89 .988
CF 241 231 2056.0 556 543 2 11 2 -2 2.39 .980
1B 86 43 472.1 500 484 14 2 30 -2 9.49 .996
LF 56 45 428.2 117 117 0 0 0 +5 2.46 1.000
2B 2 2 17.0 6 2 4 0 0 -1 3.18 1.000
SS 4 1 15.0 9 2 7 0 2 -2 5.40 1.000
C 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 5.62 1.000
Total 767 676 6187.2 1872 1820 31 21 38 0 1 0 0.0% +1 2.69 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Ernie Merkle has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1981-04-08Ernie Merkle of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1979-08-08Ernie Merkle of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1977-09-20Ernie Merkle of the Brooklyn Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1977-07-22A trade has been completed between the Houston Apaches and the Brooklyn Bombers. The Brooklyn Bombers receive Ernie Merkle, Hector Manto, Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 HOU (Dick Frock) from the Houston Apaches in exchange for Johnny Cihocki.
1976-07-17Ernie Merkle of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1972-07-05The Montreal Royals have promoted Ernie Merkle to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Herschel Meyerle to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have designated Hal Hartley for assignment. The Montreal Royals have designated Billy Clark for assignment.