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Name Team Age
Candy Mercado Retired (1982, Age 39) 61
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1962)		 CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ryan Doby League 0 16 years (141 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 11/30/1942
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.6 %) A- (83.8 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1970 KC 139 534 88 162 35 8 13 71 66 66 13 5 5 .851 .380 .472 .303
1971 KC 120 495 83 137 17 3 16 62 57 78 15 0 4 .773 .353 .420 .277
1972 KC 112 432 68 123 19 3 13 67 50 79 8 3 8 .791 .358 .433 .285
1973 KC 135 538 92 164 24 4 24 95 59 82 15 5 7 .873 .375 .498 .305
1974 KC 135 498 62 119 32 1 13 65 42 80 16 2 2 .687 .301 .386 .239
1975 KC 133 473 65 129 27 5 8 59 55 73 23 13 6 .751 .350 .402 .273
1976 KC 137 400 66 114 19 4 10 58 40 75 19 2 2 .779 .351 .427 .285
1977 KC 139 499 64 146 18 3 13 78 43 73 13 11 3 .767 .348 .419 .293
1978 KC 140 377 37 93 17 2 4 32 37 75 11 9 3 .650 .316 .334 .247
1979 KC-MON 126 513 64 141 24 6 11 55 48 81 13 10 7 .746 .337 .409 .275
1980 MON 135 541 87 141 24 2 9 47 64 95 15 12 8 .701 .339 .362 .261
1981 MON 145 305 42 90 17 1 8 46 30 45 6 9 2 .797 .361 .436 .295
1982 MON 106 213 20 40 3 0 3 23 15 37 1 3 2 .485 .241 .244 .188
Total 1702 5818 838 1599 276 42 145 758 606 939 168 84 59 .756 .344 .411 .275
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Candy Mercado has retired from the Montreal Expos
1982-07-25Candy Mercado of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-05-05The Montreal Expos have acquired Candy Mercado from the waiver wire.
1979-04-30The Kansas City Sky Rockets have promoted John Baumgartner to the major league team. The Kansas City Sky Rockets have designated Candy Mercado for assignment.
1975-08-06Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1972-06-25Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1971-08-29Candy Mercado of the Kansas City RedBirds is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.