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| Name | Team | Age |
| William Mercedes | Retired (1970, Age 36) | Died (2005, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 30 (1959) |
2B | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) | 0 | 5 years (8 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 3/5/1934 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (25.9 %) | (3.7 %) | (0.0 %) |
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 |
| 1959 | CIN | 107 | 363 | 44 | 102 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 27 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .767 | .334 | .433 | .281 |
| 1960 | CIN | 79 | 238 | 20 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .677 | .282 | .395 | .218 |
| 1961 | CIN | 95 | 239 | 31 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .763 | .315 | .448 | .272 |
| 1962 | CIN | 51 | 76 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .870 | .357 | .513 | .289 |
| 1963 | CIN | 56 | 167 | 19 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .811 | .368 | .443 | .311 |
| 1964 | CIN | 23 | 45 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .771 | .304 | .467 | .289 |
| 1965 | CIN | 27 | 56 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .574 | .306 | .268 | .232 |
| 1966 | CIN | 46 | 116 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .753 | .331 | .422 | .284 |
| 1967 | CIN | 26 | 75 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .869 | .349 | .520 | .293 |
| 1968 | CIN | 93 | 330 | 45 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 63 | 29 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .836 | .351 | .485 | .291 |
| 1969 | CIN | 44 | 111 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .722 | .317 | .405 | .243 |
| 1970 | CIN-KC | 21 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .868 | .308 | .560 | .280 |
| Total | 668 | 1866 | 228 | 511 | 75 | 4 | 78 | 274 | 150 | 329 | 12 | 8 | 66 | .773 | .329 | .444 | .274 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1970-11-01 | William Mercedes has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1970-05-22 | The Kansas City Wolves have waived William Mercedes. |
| 1970-05-04 | The Kansas City Wolves have promoted Danny Allanson to the major league team. The Kansas City Wolves have designated William Mercedes for assignment. |
| 1970-04-05 | The Kansas City Wolves have acquired William Mercedes from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-03-26 | The Cincinnati Optimists have designated William Mercedes for assignment. |
| 1959-03-31 | The Chicago Optimists have promoted William Mercedes to the major league team. The Chicago Optimists have promoted Dan Wilhelm to the major league team. The Chicago Optimists have designated Milt Chamberlain for assignment. The Chicago Optimists have designated Bill Flint for assignment. |