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Jim Edmonds League 5-16-2163 |
| Merle Blackard |  Second BaseRetired (1996, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .257 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .696 | Status | Deceased (2026) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 326 | Age at Death | 65 | Date of Birth | 01-09-1961 | |
| HR | 29 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 34 (1984) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (36 games) |
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| RBI | 156 | |||||
| SB | 60 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | (99.0%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PIT | 86 |
287 |
22 |
71
|
11 |
1 |
2 |
32 |
15 |
70 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
0 | 12 | .600 |
.286 |
.314 |
.066 |
.247 |
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| 1989 | PIT | 13 |
31 |
3 |
6
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 3 | .535 |
.212 |
.323 |
.129 |
.194 |
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| 1990 | PIT | 3 |
2 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| 1991 | PIT | 39 |
35 |
9 |
9
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0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
0 | 0 | .944 |
.316 |
.629 |
.371 |
.257 |
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| 1992 | PIT | 117 |
444 |
54 |
117
|
18 |
2 |
14 |
62 |
40 |
105 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
16 | 9 | .734 |
.326 |
.408 |
.144 |
.264 |
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| 1993 | LAN | 11 |
36 |
1 |
4
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0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | 0 | .291 |
.179 |
.111 |
.000 |
.111 |
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| 1994 | LAN | 69 |
258 |
28 |
74
|
15 |
3 |
6 |
33 |
19 |
55 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
8 | 8 | .774 |
.336 |
.438 |
.151 |
.287 |
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| 1995 | LAN | 38 |
153 |
24 |
40
|
7 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
14 |
37 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2 | 4 | .714 |
.321 |
.392 |
.131 |
.261 |
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| 1996 | LAN | 7 |
24 |
3 |
5
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .671 |
.296 |
.375 |
.167 |
.208 |
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| Total | 383 |
1270 |
144 |
326
|
54 |
11 |
29 |
156 |
96 |
303 | 5 | 4 | 60 |
27 | 36 | .696 |
.311 |
.385 |
.128 |
.257 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1996-11-01 | Merle Blackard has retired from the Los Angeles Sinners |
| 1993-04-21 | The Los Angeles Sinners have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sinners have sent Ed Joyner to the minors. |
| 1993-04-20 | The Los Angeles Sinners have acquired Merle Blackard from the waiver wire. |
| 1993-04-10 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have waived Merle Blackard. |
| 1993-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Merle Blackard for assignment. |
| 1990-08-12 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. |
| 1989-08-21 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Merle Blackard to the minors. |
| 1989-07-13 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Kevin Dye to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. |
| 1986-09-12 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Vic Caracci to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Merle Blackard to the minors. |
| 1986-06-13 | Merle Blackard of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1986-04-11 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. |
| 1984-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Merito Thoenen to Merle Blackard. |