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Mike Mercer Third Base
Retired (1979, Age 42)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .750 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 2170 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 06-20-1937
HR 281 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(42 games)
RBI 1196
SB 280
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 8
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% 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
1961 Away 6 23 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 .487 .269 .217 .000 .217
1961 Home 7 26 2 3 0 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 .426 .233 .192 .077 .115
1962 Away 34 114 17 30 4 1 5 12 11 25 0 4 1 .775 .328 .447 .184 .263
1962 Home 35 120 13 31 3 0 3 10 11 24 4 2 1 .684 .326 .358 .100 .258
1963 Away 59 197 22 43 8 0 6 25 14 45 3 2 5 .620 .270 .350 .132 .218
1963 Home 63 202 22 51 11 3 7 36 13 51 2 1 3 .738 .298 .441 .188 .252
1964 Away 47 114 15 38 9 0 5 18 9 19 0 1 5 .931 .387 .544 .211 .333
1964 Home 44 105 17 26 4 1 2 17 14 27 4 0 3 .690 .328 .362 .114 .248
1965 Away 71 262 37 70 5 0 12 47 16 49 9 2 4 .733 .310 .424 .156 .267
1965 Home 73 267 30 66 14 3 7 36 17 66 6 2 3 .695 .295 .401 .154 .247
1966 Away 73 294 34 79 9 2 8 39 19 55 10 4 4 .709 .314 .395 .126 .269
1966 Home 73 273 34 80 13 2 10 51 26 53 18 5 13 .817 .352 .465 .172 .293
1967 Away 74 282 43 76 12 2 9 45 31 56 17 6 7 .764 .342 .422 .152 .270
1967 Home 72 259 39 84 14 5 9 45 28 51 13 6 6 .911 .390 .521 .197 .324
1968 Away 68 266 32 73 6 4 9 42 21 57 13 4 9 .755 .326 .429 .154 .274
1968 Home 70 250 45 78 8 3 18 60 26 48 9 3 6 .958 .374 .584 .272 .312
1969 Away 74 285 25 66 15 0 7 34 25 65 11 2 5 .655 .297 .358 .126 .232
1969 Home 72 260 47 81 14 2 10 53 30 56 11 1 5 .884 .388 .496 .185 .312
1970 Away 63 246 38 85 13 7 11 59 25 45 11 1 7 .994 .404 .589 .244 .346
1970 Home 71 256 45 80 15 3 14 30 29 50 12 6 3 .940 .381 .559 .246 .312
1971 Away 73 287 43 88 10 1 11 44 22 68 9 7 6 .817 .354 .463 .157 .307
1971 Home 73 265 31 77 13 1 13 59 22 57 11 5 7 .839 .345 .494 .204 .291
1972 Away 73 287 43 84 10 1 15 57 30 52 14 6 9 .854 .362 .491 .199 .293
1972 Home 73 262 34 74 15 4 9 47 20 56 5 3 5 .811 .338 .473 .191 .282
1973 Away 70 274 31 71 11 2 13 41 19 60 10 5 10 .763 .307 .456 .197 .259
1973 Home 66 238 21 50 7 1 5 26 20 55 6 9 5 .584 .273 .311 .101 .210
1974 Away 73 271 19 59 6 3 4 22 23 57 10 7 4 .587 .280 .306 .089 .218
1974 Home 71 266 29 64 7 4 8 35 25 61 12 2 6 .692 .305 .387 .147 .241
1975 Away 70 259 33 70 12 2 9 35 15 67 5 7 9 .754 .318 .436 .166 .270
1975 Home 74 267 42 74 16 6 13 41 23 62 12 6 5 .860 .332 .528 .251 .277
1976 Away 71 238 24 50 6 1 5 25 26 71 3 4 8 .592 .286 .307 .097 .210
1976 Home 73 254 18 58 10 1 3 20 25 53 6 6 7 .607 .296 .311 .083 .228
1977 Away 72 262 17 51 6 0 5 24 11 65 5 4 9 .508 .233 .275 .080 .195
1977 Home 70 245 24 58 10 3 10 30 28 58 7 9 3 .742 .318 .424 .188 .237
1978 Away 55 197 19 50 5 1 3 14 9 49 3 0 5 .623 .288 .335 .081 .254
1978 Home 60 208 20 47 6 1 3 11 20 49 9 3 7 .603 .296 .308 .082 .226
Total Away 1126 4158 492 1088 147 27 137 585 328 909 133 67 107 .726 .317 .409 .147 .262
Total Home 1140 4023 513 1082 180 44 144 611 381 879 147 69 89 .776 .333 .443 .174 .269
Total 2266 8181 1005 2170 327 71 281 1196 709 1788 280 136 196 .750 .325 .426 .160 .265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Mike Mercer has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-07-20The San Francisco Golden Gates have waived Mike Mercer.
1979-05-05The San Francisco Golden Gates have acquired Mike Mercer from the waiver wire.
1979-04-28The Chicago 1969ers have waived Mike Mercer.
1979-04-01The Chicago 1969ers have promoted Vean Meridith to the major league team. The Chicago 1969ers have designated Mike Mercer for assignment.
1978-09-17Mike Mercer of the Chicago 1969ers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1978-08-14Mike Mercer of the Chicago 1969ers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1973-07-22Mike Mercer of the Chicago 1969ers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1971-10-14Mike Mercer of the Chicago 1969ers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1970-07-22Mike Mercer of the Chicago 1969ers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1968-07-27Mike Mercer of the Chicago 1969ers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1965-07-29A trade has been completed between the Chicago Mob and the Chicago 1969ers. The Chicago 1969ers receive Mike Mercer, Bill Striker, Art Stephens from the Chicago Mob in exchange for Tony Murchison, Jerry Finley, Charlie Thomas, Ray Keegan. Protest This Trade.
1965-07-08The Chicago Mob have placed Mike Mercer on the trade block.
1962-05-03Mike Mercer of the Chicago Mob is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1961-09-16The Chicago Mob have promoted Buddy Chrisley to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Claude Fischer to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Billy Lagger to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Dave Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Billy Morhardt to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Mike Mercer to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have designated Fred Pena for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Dutch Brown for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Gene Mattick for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Bubba Dettmer for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Mike Gilbert for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Chuck Malmberg for assignment.