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Name	Team	Age
Joe Mercer	Retired (1959, Age 37)	Died (1998, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1950)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	10 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
54	91	49
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
12	1	24
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
39	26	54
Endurance	Velocity	Control
50	47	62
Leadership	Mentor Value
14	34
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
56	0	6/20/1922
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1950	48	41	59
1951	50	42	60
1952	50	42	60
1953	50	43	60
1954	50	44	60
1955	50	45	61
1956	50	47	61
1957	50	47	62
1958	50	47	62
1959	50	47	62

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Joe Mercer has retired from the Philadelphia Hormones
1954-07-20	Joe Mercer of the Philadelphia Hormones is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1951-04-15	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Hormones and the Milwaukee BrewCrew. The Milwaukee BrewCrew receive Russ Broberg, Gary Cottier, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Hormones in exchange for Joe Mercer.