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Name	Team	Age
Merito Fernandez	Retired (1985, Age 36)	Died (2017, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1969)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League	0	13 years (31 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
A-	B-	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	B	A
Leadership	Mentor Value
A-	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	9/4/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	9
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1975	NL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1976	NL	Fireman Award; All Star Reserve (RP)
1977	NL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1980	NL	All Star Reserve (RP)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Merito Fernandez has retired from the Cleveland Curve
1983-06-18	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Curve and the St. Louis Redlegs. The St. Louis Redlegs receive Pete Kilhullen, Luis McLeod, Burt Weaver, Steve Cardona from the Cleveland Curve in exchange for Merito Fernandez, The Dude.
1982-06-03	Merito Fernandez of the St. Louis Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-06-06	Merito Fernandez of the St. Louis Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1975-06-21	Merito Fernandez of the St. Louis Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1973-03-07	The St. Louis Redlegs have promoted Merito Fernandez to the major league team. The St. Louis Redlegs have sent Smalls to the minors.
1969-04-01	The St. Louis Redlegs have renamed Merito Fultz to Merito Fernandez.