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Name	Team	Age
Joe Merkle	Retired (1978, Age 34)	Died (2017, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30 (1964)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League	0	8 years (158 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	F	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	F	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
A	C+	B-
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	12/20/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Joe Merkle has retired from the Cincinnati Red Legs
1970-04-05	The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Joe Merkle to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Guillermo Romero to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated George Bass for assignment. The Cincinnati Red Legs have designated J.D. Ingram for assignment.
1968-04-15	The Cincinnati Red Legs have acquired Joe Merkle from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01	The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have waived Joe Merkle.
1968-04-01	The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Charles Manston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Dummy Einstein to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Mike Hostetler to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Dave Perez to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Joe Merkle to the minors.
1968-03-25	The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Roger Sturdy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Mike Hostetler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Dave Perez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have promoted Joe Merkle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Dummy Turner to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Charley Palacios to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Pittsburgh BrokeBat Mountaineers have sent John Manston to the minors.