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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   Arm Range
B+ B+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B  A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 8/30/1939
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 4
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1963 SF-NYA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1964 NYA 139 555 68 145 25 3 13 59 55 113 2 1 5 .714 .327 .387 .261
1965 NYA 148 441 55 116 14 6 8 63 44 96 0 0 3 .704 .327 .376 .263
1966 NYA 137 449 53 118 19 5 13 63 35 84 0 0 14 .730 .316 .414 .263
1967 NYA 149 573 76 163 24 6 16 87 63 115 1 0 11 .784 .353 .431 .284
1968 STL 148 621 125 186 27 9 24 67 83 103 34 11 15 .872 .384 .488 .300
1969 STL 149 624 119 174 31 7 22 71 53 119 28 13 16 .793 .336 .457 .279
1970 STL 137 581 117 173 22 12 19 66 63 126 35 7 19 .842 .367 .475 .298
1971 STL 145 621 106 156 28 5 21 61 51 144 33 8 15 .723 .309 .414 .251
1972 STL 149 634 90 166 24 9 22 70 50 132 33 9 16 .750 .318 .432 .262
1973 STL 116 482 82 139 31 9 14 62 41 86 22 7 11 .822 .345 .477 .288
1974 STL 149 594 92 148 18 10 14 47 70 124 29 5 15 .715 .331 .384 .249
1975 SD 104 252 32 69 13 2 3 36 25 56 0 0 10 .715 .338 .377 .274
1976 DET 53 127 19 35 8 1 2 13 18 22 5 2 2 .769 .367 .402 .276
Total 1726 6557 1034 1788 284 84 191 765 651 1321 222 63 152 .768 .339 .429 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Gabby Merchant has retired from the Detroit Mustangs
1976-03-31The 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.
1976-03-29Gabby Merchant has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $0.67M per year for 1 year.
1975-03-30The 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.
1975-03-29Gabby Merchant has signed with the San Diego Perfect Tens for $0.6M per year for 1 year.
1973-05-12Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1970-06-28Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1969-10-08Gabby Merchant of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1968-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team.
1968-03-29Gabby Merchant has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $4.65M per year for 7 years.
1964-04-03The 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.
1963-06-01A 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.
1963-04-18The San Francisco Seals have promoted Ruppert Wolfe to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have sent Gabby Merchant to the minors.
1963-03-28The San Francisco Seals have promoted Gabby Merchant to the major league team.