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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 | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1986 | LHP | 34 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | .780 | .364 | .417 | .146 | .271 |
| 1986 | RHP | 77 | 239 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 59 | .562 | .269 | .293 | .050 | .243 |
| 1989 | LHP | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | RHP | 8 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .697 | .280 | .417 | .167 | .250 |
| 1990 | LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991 | LHP | 31 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1.105 | .355 | .750 | .464 | .286 |
| 1991 | RHP | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .143 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| 1992 | LHP | 51 | 119 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 23 | .918 | .346 | .571 | .286 | .286 |
| 1992 | RHP | 104 | 325 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 82 | .667 | .319 | .348 | .092 | .255 |
| 1993 | LHP | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .345 | .212 | .133 | .000 | .133 |
| 1993 | RHP | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | LHP | 47 | 141 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 28 | .766 | .327 | .440 | .156 | .284 |
| 1994 | RHP | 53 | 117 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 27 | .782 | .346 | .436 | .145 | .291 |
| 1995 | LHP | 31 | 97 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .798 | .355 | .443 | .155 | .289 |
| 1995 | RHP | 26 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | .566 | .262 | .304 | .089 | .214 |
| 1996 | LHP | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .619 | .286 | .333 | .167 | .167 |
| 1996 | RHP | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .689 | .300 | .389 | .167 | .222 |
| Total | LHP | 212 | 477 | 128 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 43 | 101 | .791 | .330 | .461 | .193 | .268 |
| Total | RHP | 285 | 793 | 198 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 84 | 53 | 202 | .638 | .299 | .339 | .090 | .250 |
| Total | 383 | 1270 | 326 | 54 | 11 | 29 | 156 | 96 | 303 | .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. |