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Name Team Age
Merton Garbark Retired (1986, Age 36) Died (2013, Age 63)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30
(1968)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 14 years (2 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A+ C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A+ A  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 2/3/1950
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A  (91.1 %) D+ (24.9 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1972 AHP 32 139 30 4 2 1 7 14 26 .592 .297 .295 .216
1972 HHP 33 134 34 5 1 1 14 18 17 .670 .342 .328 .254
1972 LHP 30 61 15 3 1 1 3 13 8 .764 .387 .377 .246
1972 RHP 60 212 49 6 2 1 18 19 35 .590 .297 .292 .231
1973 AHP 66 284 70 13 1 1 17 32 51 .633 .323 .310 .246
1973 HHP 64 262 67 12 0 2 25 27 36 .654 .330 .324 .256
1973 LHP 61 156 36 5 0 3 13 16 23 .623 .302 .321 .231
1973 RHP 115 390 101 20 1 0 29 43 64 .651 .336 .315 .259
1974 AHP 62 258 50 7 2 1 16 33 41 .538 .290 .248 .194
1974 HHP 58 258 74 14 3 4 19 19 32 .745 .335 .411 .287
1974 LHP 65 170 42 10 0 2 14 13 24 .646 .304 .341 .247
1974 RHP 106 346 82 11 5 3 21 39 49 .639 .315 .324 .237
1975 AHP 64 255 67 14 4 5 25 37 36 .766 .358 .408 .263
1975 HHP 66 274 67 12 2 3 27 37 43 .674 .339 .336 .245
1975 LHP 69 161 42 6 3 4 19 20 17 .756 .346 .410 .261
1975 RHP 117 368 92 20 3 4 33 54 62 .702 .349 .353 .250
1976 AHP 64 260 62 10 3 2 21 38 52 .662 .339 .323 .238
1976 HHP 66 264 78 13 0 1 28 37 39 .738 .382 .356 .295
1976 LHP 70 164 47 9 1 1 21 23 29 .744 .372 .372 .287
1976 RHP 114 360 93 14 2 2 28 52 62 .680 .355 .325 .258
1977 AHP 65 271 52 10 2 4 19 29 46 .559 .272 .288 .192
1977 HHP 65 256 76 13 4 6 25 46 41 .851 .401 .449 .297
1977 LHP 65 179 40 12 3 5 15 23 26 .720 .312 .408 .223
1977 RHP 115 348 88 11 3 5 29 52 61 .694 .349 .345 .253
1978 AHP 56 241 63 9 4 4 21 24 39 .711 .330 .382 .261
1978 HHP 57 229 63 11 3 5 27 30 35 .776 .362 .415 .275
1978 LHP 70 174 45 5 1 6 23 21 23 .741 .338 .402 .259
1978 RHP 99 296 81 15 6 3 25 33 51 .745 .349 .395 .274
1979 AHP 49 203 63 8 1 3 17 23 30 .788 .384 .404 .310
1979 HHP 47 196 57 9 4 2 31 23 26 .773 .365 .408 .291
1979 LHP 47 113 38 7 0 2 21 17 13 .868 .417 .451 .336
1979 RHP 84 286 82 10 5 3 27 29 43 .745 .357 .388 .287
1980 AHP 46 193 64 12 3 2 16 21 19 .854 .398 .456 .332
1980 HHP 46 187 61 3 3 4 16 23 27 .838 .399 .439 .326
1980 LHP 52 128 49 7 3 4 7 13 10 1.022 .444 .578 .383
1980 RHP 83 252 76 8 3 2 25 31 36 .757 .376 .381 .302
1981 AHP 66 279 75 10 2 4 27 31 37 .706 .344 .362 .269
1981 HHP 64 263 78 11 3 7 32 23 46 .795 .354 .441 .297
1981 LHP 68 148 42 9 0 4 17 15 17 .775 .350 .426 .284
1981 RHP 112 394 111 12 5 7 42 39 66 .739 .349 .391 .282
1982 AHP 58 193 53 3 1 6 26 26 33 .757 .364 .394 .275
1982 HHP 57 181 45 8 0 3 23 30 26 .698 .355 .343 .249
1982 LHP 53 119 29 3 0 7 17 16 18 .779 .333 .445 .244
1982 RHP 91 255 69 8 1 2 32 40 41 .705 .372 .333 .271
1983 AHP 38 102 29 7 0 1 10 8 12 .725 .342 .382 .284
1983 HHP 36 109 35 5 1 0 16 18 13 .803 .417 .385 .321
1983 LHP 52 81 21 6 0 1 12 8 9 .696 .326 .370 .259
1983 RHP 48 130 43 6 1 0 14 18 16 .808 .416 .392 .331
1984 AHP 33 83 32 11 0 2 13 10 11 1.054 .463 .590 .386
1984 HHP 30 62 12 1 1 1 11 11 10 .605 .315 .290 .194
1984 LHP 39 47 14 3 0 3 9 10 7 .984 .431 .553 .298
1984 RHP 33 98 30 9 1 0 15 11 14 .800 .382 .418 .306
1985 AHP 39 134 42 9 1 1 27 12 20 .787 .369 .418 .313
1985 HHP 33 92 30 6 2 0 15 15 18 .861 .426 .435 .326
1985 LHP 36 62 16 5 0 1 7 3 8 .679 .292 .387 .258
1985 RHP 60 164 56 10 3 0 35 24 30 .866 .427 .439 .341
1986 AHP 21 68 14 1 0 1 5 8 13 .554 .289 .265 .206
1986 HHP 15 42 10 1 0 0 1 9 4 .647 .385 .262 .238
1986 LHP 15 33 9 0 0 1 3 1 5 .658 .294 .364 .273
1986 RHP 32 77 15 2 0 0 3 16 12 .561 .340 .221 .195
Total AHP 759 2963 766 128 26 38 267 346 466 .697 .339 .358 .259
Total HHP 737 2809 787 124 27 39 310 366 413 .749 .364 .385 .280
Total LHP 792 1796 485 90 12 45 201 212 237 .757 .348 .409 .270
Total RHP 1269 3976 1068 162 41 32 376 500 642 .707 .353 .354 .269
Total 1496 5772 1553 252 53 77 577 712 879 .722 .351 .371 .269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Merton Garbark has retired from the Washington Senators
1986-09-04The Washington Senators have promoted Merton Garbark to the major league team.
1986-09-04The Washington Senators have acquired Merton Garbark from the waiver wire.
1986-08-16The Minnesota DareDevils have waived Merton Garbark.
1986-07-29The Minnesota DareDevils have acquired Merton Garbark from the waiver wire.
1986-07-20The San Francisco Criminals have waived Merton Garbark.
1986-07-16The San Francisco Criminals have designated Merton Garbark for assignment.
1985-06-02Merton Garbark of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-07-27Merton Garbark of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1983-04-18The San Francisco Criminals have renamed Mert Garbark to Merton Garbark.
1982-07-09A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Tampa Bay Braves. The Tampa Bay Braves receive Stew Moulder, Ed James, Draft Pick 1983 Round 2 SF (Scott Alexander) from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Syl Baines, Mert Garbark. Protest This Trade.
1982-07-09The Tampa Bay Braves have placed Mert Garbark on the trade block.
1980-06-09Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
1979-06-26Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1978-04-01Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1974-04-27Mert Garbark of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1972-07-02The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted Mert Garbark to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted Yerby Adkisson to the major league team.