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Name	Team	Age
Ernie Merkle	Retired (1982, Age 35)	Died (2014, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1965)	RF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	9 years (111 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
62	55	59
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
38	37	72
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
81	90	32
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	4	6
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
2	36	36
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
27	0	12/20/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)
98 (98.5 %)	98 (98.3 %)	91 (91.6 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Ernie Merkle has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1981-04-08	Ernie Merkle of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1979-08-08	Ernie Merkle of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1977-09-20	Ernie Merkle of the Brooklyn Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1977-07-22	A trade has been completed between the Houston Apaches and the Brooklyn Bombers. The Brooklyn Bombers receive Ernie Merkle, Hector Manto, Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 HOU (Dick Frock) from the Houston Apaches in exchange for Johnny Cihocki.
1976-07-17	Ernie Merkle of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1972-07-05	The Montreal Royals have promoted Ernie Merkle to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Herschel Meyerle to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have designated Hal Hartley for assignment. The Montreal Royals have designated Billy Clark for assignment.