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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 | |||||||
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| 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 | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1986 | 3B | PIT | 80 | 80 | 694.1 | 206 | 48 | 146 | 12 | 7 | -7 | 2.51 | .942 | |||||
| 1989 | 2B | PIT | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3.60 | .824 | |||||
| SS | PIT | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | PIT | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1990 | 3B | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1991 | RF | PIT | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||||
| 3B | PIT | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5.14 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1992 | 2B | PIT | 110 | 110 | 988.1 | 520 | 226 | 286 | 8 | 74 | +2 | 4.66 | .985 | |||||
| 3B | PIT | 5 | 4 | 37.0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.68 | .917 | ||||||
| 1993 | 2B | LAN | 9 | 9 | 83.0 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 5.53 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1994 | 2B | LAN | 37 | 37 | 336.2 | 179 | 78 | 97 | 4 | 18 | -4 | 4.68 | .978 | |||||
| 3B | LAN | 27 | 27 | 237.1 | 67 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2.43 | .955 | ||||||
| C | LAN | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 12.38 | .917 | ||
| 1995 | 2B | LAN | 27 | 27 | 235.2 | 132 | 68 | 61 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 4.93 | .977 | |||||
| 3B | LAN | 10 | 10 | 91.0 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | .963 | ||||||
| C | LAN | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1996 | 3B | LAN | 5 | 5 | 45.1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2B | LAN | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Pos Total | 2B | 189 | 189 | 1696.2 | 905 | 402 | 485 | 18 | 108 | -11 | 4.71 | .980 | ||||||
| 3B | 136 | 127 | 1124.0 | 337 | 85 | 235 | 17 | 11 | -6 | 2.56 | .950 | |||||||
| SS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 1.000 | |||||||
| C | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 8.47 | .941 | |||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||||||
| Total | 330 | 321 | 2864.2 | 1270 | 509 | 725 | 36 | 120 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | -17 | 3.88 | .972 |
| 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. |