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Name Team Age
John Mertz Retired (1969, Age 36) Died (2009, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2
(1954)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League 0 15 years (78 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 8/10/1933
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 6 13
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF)
A- (77.0 %) F  (3.7 %) F  (1.8 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1955 LHP 58 166 37 6 1 3 11 14 28 .613 .287 .325 .223
1955 RHP 107 374 95 13 6 12 30 40 70 .743 .326 .417 .254
1956 LHP 69 193 45 7 1 1 16 16 29 .591 .295 .295 .233
1956 RHP 118 407 91 15 7 14 45 31 85 .678 .280 .398 .224
1957 LHP 58 155 40 4 1 2 12 13 24 .651 .315 .335 .258
1957 RHP 131 435 123 20 7 16 54 50 78 .828 .357 .471 .283
1958 LHP 70 187 57 9 1 7 18 15 28 .832 .356 .476 .305
1958 RHP 120 379 98 20 6 15 38 31 66 .779 .317 .462 .259
1959 LHP 69 176 52 5 4 7 30 21 29 .857 .369 .489 .295
1959 RHP 118 365 94 17 6 12 57 50 68 .782 .346 .436 .258
1960 LHP 67 186 61 11 2 5 18 20 26 .886 .397 .489 .328
1960 RHP 121 404 125 26 2 14 46 49 77 .871 .383 .488 .309
1961 LHP 76 179 48 4 3 10 36 20 30 .835 .343 .492 .268
1961 RHP 116 400 120 20 3 15 41 33 64 .832 .355 .477 .300
1962 LHP 74 188 60 16 2 7 29 17 36 .913 .376 .537 .319
1962 RHP 123 377 107 15 7 15 70 45 68 .847 .367 .480 .284
1963 LHP 59 134 41 3 0 7 26 18 25 .871 .386 .485 .306
1963 RHP 124 455 146 20 7 30 88 51 71 .984 .391 .593 .321
1964 LHP 71 173 53 9 2 9 40 11 27 .894 .356 .538 .306
1964 RHP 120 394 102 16 6 12 42 54 59 .773 .352 .421 .259
1965 LHP 53 122 41 13 0 3 21 6 20 .881 .364 .516 .336
1965 RHP 120 373 112 19 8 15 62 38 58 .880 .366 .515 .300
1966 LHP 86 174 56 5 3 8 28 24 26 .928 .405 .523 .322
1966 RHP 122 316 105 12 9 12 61 53 55 .968 .427 .541 .332
1967 LHP 65 150 45 8 1 2 23 11 36 .758 .352 .407 .300
1967 RHP 95 263 85 17 5 11 50 22 40 .923 .372 .551 .323
1968 LHP 34 39 11 0 0 1 2 7 9 .750 .391 .359 .282
1968 RHP 94 277 87 19 0 15 58 24 31 .916 .370 .545 .314
1969 LHP 15 35 11 1 1 1 7 5 0 .886 .400 .486 .314
1969 RHP 45 81 22 4 0 2 9 10 16 .743 .348 .395 .272
Total LHP 924 2257 658 101 22 73 317 218 373 .808 .356 .453 .292
Total RHP 1674 5300 1512 253 79 210 751 581 906 .839 .357 .482 .285
Total 1941 7557 2170 354 101 283 1068 799 1279 .829 .356 .473 .287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01John Mertz has retired from the Baltimore Mudhens
1968-09-24John Mertz of the Baltimore Mudhens is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1967-08-23John Mertz of the Baltimore Mudhens is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1966-03-25A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Mudhens and the Chicago Hop Heads. The Chicago Hop Heads receive Pat Rumler, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (BAL) from the Baltimore Mudhens in exchange for John Mertz.
1956-04-01The Washington Bullets have promoted John Mertz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Jim Kennedy to the minors.
1956-03-01The Washington Bullets have promoted Jeff Brown to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent John Mertz to the minors.
1955-09-02The Washington Bullets have promoted John Mertz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Joe Martin to the minors.
1955-09-02The Washington Bullets have promoted Joe Martin to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent John Mertz to the minors.
1955-04-01The Washington Bullets have promoted John Mertz to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Tom Moffitt to the minors.