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| Name | Team | Age |
| Gabby Merchant | Retired (1976, Age 37) | Died (2011, Age 72) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 23 (1958) |
2B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Barry Zito League | 0 | 13 years (38 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 8/30/1939 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1963 | AHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | HHP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | RHP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | AHP | 72 | 282 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 52 | .770 | .356 | .415 | .287 |
| 1964 | HHP | 67 | 273 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 61 | .656 | .297 | .359 | .234 |
| 1964 | LHP | 60 | 169 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 36 | .807 | .351 | .456 | .284 |
| 1964 | RHP | 122 | 386 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 77 | .674 | .316 | .358 | .251 |
| 1965 | AHP | 72 | 218 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 52 | .700 | .324 | .376 | .261 |
| 1965 | HHP | 76 | 223 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 44 | .707 | .331 | .377 | .265 |
| 1965 | LHP | 42 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 14 | .696 | .347 | .349 | .270 |
| 1965 | RHP | 127 | 378 | 99 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 82 | .705 | .324 | .381 | .262 |
| 1966 | AHP | 68 | 242 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 49 | .763 | .316 | .446 | .277 |
| 1966 | HHP | 69 | 207 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 35 | .693 | .316 | .377 | .246 |
| 1966 | LHP | 58 | 86 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | .738 | .319 | .419 | .256 |
| 1966 | RHP | 114 | 363 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 27 | 68 | .729 | .315 | .413 | .264 |
| 1967 | AHP | 75 | 302 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 28 | 62 | .817 | .350 | .467 | .291 |
| 1967 | HHP | 74 | 271 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 53 | .746 | .355 | .391 | .277 |
| 1967 | LHP | 76 | 198 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 39 | .825 | .350 | .475 | .298 |
| 1967 | RHP | 135 | 375 | 104 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 46 | 76 | .762 | .354 | .408 | .277 |
| 1968 | AHP | 74 | 318 | 88 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 59 | .826 | .358 | .469 | .277 |
| 1968 | HHP | 74 | 303 | 98 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 44 | .920 | .411 | .508 | .323 |
| 1968 | LHP | 74 | 170 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 27 | .924 | .395 | .529 | .324 |
| 1968 | RHP | 138 | 451 | 131 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 63 | 76 | .853 | .380 | .472 | .290 |
| 1969 | AHP | 75 | 317 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 67 | .791 | .343 | .448 | .278 |
| 1969 | HHP | 74 | 307 | 86 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 22 | 52 | .795 | .329 | .466 | .280 |
| 1969 | LHP | 63 | 140 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 28 | .773 | .359 | .414 | .286 |
| 1969 | RHP | 136 | 484 | 134 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 39 | 91 | .799 | .330 | .469 | .277 |
| 1970 | AHP | 68 | 294 | 87 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 62 | .837 | .368 | .469 | .296 |
| 1970 | HHP | 69 | 287 | 86 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 64 | .846 | .366 | .481 | .300 |
| 1970 | LHP | 52 | 121 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 24 | .862 | .366 | .496 | .322 |
| 1970 | RHP | 129 | 460 | 134 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 102 | .836 | .367 | .470 | .291 |
| 1971 | AHP | 72 | 320 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 24 | 70 | .697 | .294 | .403 | .241 |
| 1971 | HHP | 73 | 301 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 74 | .750 | .325 | .425 | .262 |
| 1971 | LHP | 44 | 113 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | .645 | .264 | .381 | .212 |
| 1971 | RHP | 132 | 508 | 132 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 43 | 119 | .740 | .319 | .421 | .260 |
| 1972 | AHP | 76 | 331 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 72 | .659 | .306 | .353 | .242 |
| 1972 | HHP | 73 | 303 | 86 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 19 | 60 | .850 | .332 | .518 | .284 |
| 1972 | LHP | 68 | 159 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 36 | .809 | .350 | .459 | .270 |
| 1972 | RHP | 136 | 475 | 123 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 31 | 96 | .730 | .307 | .423 | .259 |
| 1973 | AHP | 58 | 247 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 50 | .750 | .312 | .437 | .259 |
| 1973 | HHP | 58 | 235 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 36 | .898 | .378 | .519 | .319 |
| 1973 | LHP | 53 | 118 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | .676 | .328 | .347 | .254 |
| 1973 | RHP | 105 | 364 | 109 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 28 | 68 | .869 | .350 | .519 | .299 |
| 1974 | AHP | 68 | 284 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 64 | .703 | .330 | .373 | .261 |
| 1974 | HHP | 81 | 310 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 60 | .725 | .331 | .394 | .239 |
| 1974 | LHP | 66 | 180 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 38 | .781 | .337 | .444 | .278 |
| 1974 | RHP | 132 | 414 | 98 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 55 | 86 | .686 | .328 | .357 | .237 |
| 1975 | AHP | 53 | 131 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 26 | .724 | .350 | .374 | .290 |
| 1975 | HHP | 51 | 121 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 30 | .706 | .326 | .380 | .256 |
| 1975 | LHP | 47 | 95 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 17 | .832 | .400 | .432 | .337 |
| 1975 | RHP | 83 | 157 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 39 | .645 | .301 | .344 | .236 |
| 1976 | AHP | 31 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | .712 | .369 | .342 | .274 |
| 1976 | HHP | 22 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | .847 | .365 | .481 | .278 |
| 1976 | LHP | 24 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .694 | .310 | .385 | .256 |
| 1976 | RHP | 38 | 88 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 15 | .800 | .390 | .409 | .284 |
| Total | AHP | 863 | 3360 | 909 | 134 | 37 | 98 | 388 | 320 | 697 | .754 | .334 | .420 | .271 |
| Total | HHP | 863 | 3197 | 879 | 150 | 47 | 93 | 377 | 331 | 624 | .782 | .343 | .439 | .275 |
| Total | LHP | 727 | 1651 | 469 | 65 | 17 | 54 | 196 | 161 | 325 | .790 | .348 | .442 | .284 |
| Total | RHP | 1530 | 4906 | 1319 | 219 | 67 | 137 | 569 | 490 | 996 | .760 | .336 | .425 | .269 |
| Total | 1726 | 6557 | 1788 | 284 | 84 | 191 | 765 | 651 | 1321 | .768 | .339 | .429 | .273 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Gabby Merchant has retired from the Detroit Mustangs |
| 1976-03-31 | The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Dennis Barber to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Ira Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Mike Groth to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Bill Carlyle to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Buster Almada to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jack Holtgrave to the major league team. |
| 1976-03-29 | Gabby Merchant has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $0.67M per year for 1 year. |
| 1975-03-30 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Brian McCurry to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Brook Snyder to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Bobby Sanders to the major league team. |
| 1975-03-29 | Gabby Merchant has signed with the San Diego Perfect Tens for $0.6M per year for 1 year. |
| 1973-05-12 | Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days. |
| 1970-06-28 | Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1969-10-08 | Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1968-03-29 | The St. Louis Writers have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. |
| 1968-03-29 | Gabby Merchant has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $4.65M per year for 7 years. |
| 1964-04-03 | The New York Robber Barons have promoted John Schaefer to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Andy Bush to the major league team. |
| 1963-06-01 | A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Seals and the New York Robber Barons. The New York Robber Barons receive Johnny Polidor, Gabby Merchant, Steve Campfield, Frank Coolbaugh from the San Francisco Seals in exchange for Bill Robinson, Steve Evans, Mike Wall, Charlie Schafer. Protest This Trade. |
| 1963-04-18 | The San Francisco Seals have promoted Ruppert Wolfe to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have sent Gabby Merchant to the minors. |
| 1963-03-28 | The San Francisco Seals have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team. |