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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 %)

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
1955 WAS 126 540 73 132 19 7 15 41 54 98 15 5 20 .703 .314 .389 .244
1956 WAS 142 600 80 136 22 8 15 61 47 114 12 3 14 .650 .285 .365 .227
1957 WAS 142 590 92 163 24 8 18 66 63 102 21 8 13 .782 .346 .436 .276
1958 WAS 142 566 95 155 29 7 22 56 46 94 10 6 6 .797 .330 .466 .274
1959 WAS 137 541 88 146 22 10 19 87 71 97 4 1 6 .806 .353 .453 .270
1960 WAS 142 590 108 186 37 4 19 64 69 103 15 4 5 .876 .388 .488 .315
1961 WAS 139 579 106 168 24 6 25 77 53 94 11 1 6 .833 .351 .482 .290
1962 WAS 142 565 92 167 31 9 22 99 62 104 5 1 1 .869 .369 .499 .296
1963 WAS 141 589 117 187 23 7 37 114 69 96 22 10 3 .958 .390 .569 .317
1964 WAS 142 567 99 155 25 8 21 82 65 86 21 9 3 .810 .353 .457 .273
1965 WAS 129 495 74 153 32 8 18 83 44 78 18 7 4 .880 .365 .515 .309
1966 BAL 144 490 96 161 17 12 20 89 77 81 17 2 1 .954 .419 .535 .329
1967 BAL 112 413 59 130 25 6 13 73 33 76 3 0 2 .863 .364 .499 .315
1968 BAL 109 316 51 98 19 0 16 60 31 40 3 2 3 .895 .373 .522 .310
1969 BAL 52 116 21 33 5 1 3 16 15 16 1 0 2 .786 .364 .422 .284
Total 1941 7557 1251 2170 354 101 283 1068 799 1279 178 59 89 .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.