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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Gabby Merchant Second Base
Retired (1976, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .768 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1788 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 08-30-1939
HR 191 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(38 games)
RBI 765
SB 222 Salary $0.67M Final Contract Year 1976
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (0.9%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1963 SF-NYA
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1964 NYA
139
555
68
145
25
3
13
59
55
 113 1 4
2
 1 5
.714
.327
.387
.126
.261
1965 NYA
148
441
55
116
14
6
8
63
44
 96 0 4
0
 0 3
.704
.327
.376
.113
.263
1966 NYA
137
449
53
118
19
5
13
63
35
 84 0 0
0
 0 14
.730
.316
.414
.151
.263
1967 NYA
149
573
76
163
24
6
16
87
63
 115 0 5
1
 0 11
.784
.353
.431
.147
.284
1968 STL
148
621
125
186
27
9
24
67
83
 103 3 1
34
 11 15
.872
.384
.488
.188
.300
1969 STL
149
624
119
174
31
7
22
71
53
 119 2 2
28
 13 16
.793
.336
.457
.178
.279
1970 STL
137
581
117
173
22
12
19
66
63
 126 2 3
35
 7 19
.842
.367
.475
.177
.298
1971 STL
145
621
106
156
28
5
21
61
51
 144 1 0
33
 8 15
.723
.309
.414
.163
.251
1972 STL
149
634
90
166
24
9
22
70
50
 132 3 1
33
 9 16
.750
.318
.432
.170
.262
1973 STL
116
482
82
139
31
9
14
62
41
 86 2 3
22
 7 11
.822
.345
.477
.189
.288
1974 STL
149
594
92
148
18
10
14
47
70
 124 3 1
29
 5 15
.715
.331
.384
.135
.249
1975 SD
104
252
32
69
13
2
3
36
25
 56 0 1
0
 0 10
.715
.338
.377
.103
.274
1976 DET
53
127
19
35
8
1
2
13
18
 22 1 1
5
 2 2
.769
.367
.402
.126
.276
Total
1726
6557
1034
1788
284
84
191
765
651
 1321 18 26
222
 63 152
.768
.339
.429
.156
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Gabby Merchant has retired from the Detroit Mustangs
1976-03-31The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Dennis Barber to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Ira Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Mike Groth to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Bill Carlyle to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Buster Almada to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jack Holtgrave to the major league team.
1976-03-29Gabby Merchant has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $0.67M per year for 1 year.
1975-03-30The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Brian McCurry to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Brook Snyder to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Bobby Sanders to the major league team.
1975-03-29Gabby Merchant has signed with the San Diego Perfect Tens for $0.6M per year for 1 year.
1973-05-12Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1970-06-28Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1969-10-08Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1968-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team.
1968-03-29Gabby Merchant has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $4.65M per year for 7 years.
1964-04-03The New York Robber Barons have promoted John Schaefer to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Andy Bush to the major league team.
1963-06-01A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Seals and the New York Robber Barons. The New York Robber Barons receive Johnny Polidor, Gabby Merchant, Steve Campfield, Frank Coolbaugh from the San Francisco Seals in exchange for Bill Robinson, Steve Evans, Mike Wall, Charlie Schafer. Protest This Trade.
1963-04-18The San Francisco Seals have promoted Ruppert Wolfe to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have sent Gabby Merchant to the minors.
1963-03-28The San Francisco Seals have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team.