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| Name | Team | Age |
| Merle Blackard | Retired (1996, Age 35) | Died (2026, Age 65) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 34 (1984) |
2B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jim Edmonds League | 0 | 7 years (36 games) |
| Total Rating
|
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
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/9/1961 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (99.0 %) | (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 |
| 1986 | AHP | 38 | 132 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 38 | .569 | .273 | .295 | .235 |
| 1986 | HHP | 48 | 155 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 32 | .626 | .297 | .329 | .258 |
| 1986 | LHP | 34 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | .780 | .364 | .417 | .271 |
| 1986 | RHP | 77 | 239 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 59 | .562 | .269 | .293 | .243 |
| 1989 | AHP | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .800 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| 1989 | HHP | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .416 | .130 | .286 | .095 |
| 1989 | LHP | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | RHP | 8 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .697 | .280 | .417 | .250 |
| 1990 | AHP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | HHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991 | AHP | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.190 | .333 | .857 | .286 |
| 1991 | HHP | 23 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .781 | .304 | .476 | .238 |
| 1991 | LHP | 31 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1.105 | .355 | .750 | .286 |
| 1991 | RHP | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1992 | AHP | 56 | 216 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 51 | .711 | .326 | .384 | .269 |
| 1992 | HHP | 61 | 228 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 54 | .757 | .327 | .430 | .259 |
| 1992 | LHP | 51 | 119 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 23 | .918 | .346 | .571 | .286 |
| 1992 | RHP | 104 | 325 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 82 | .667 | .319 | .348 | .255 |
| 1993 | AHP | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .418 | .227 | .190 | .190 |
| 1993 | HHP | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .118 | .118 | .000 | .000 |
| 1993 | LHP | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .345 | .212 | .133 | .133 |
| 1993 | RHP | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | AHP | 37 | 146 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 37 | .671 | .308 | .363 | .260 |
| 1994 | HHP | 32 | 112 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 18 | .908 | .372 | .536 | .321 |
| 1994 | LHP | 47 | 141 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 28 | .766 | .327 | .440 | .284 |
| 1994 | RHP | 53 | 117 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 27 | .782 | .346 | .436 | .291 |
| 1995 | AHP | 20 | 80 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | .705 | .330 | .375 | .263 |
| 1995 | HHP | 18 | 73 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | .723 | .312 | .411 | .260 |
| 1995 | LHP | 31 | 97 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .798 | .355 | .443 | .289 |
| 1995 | RHP | 26 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | .566 | .262 | .304 | .214 |
| 1996 | AHP | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .556 | .222 | .333 | .222 |
| 1996 | HHP | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .733 | .333 | .400 | .200 |
| 1996 | LHP | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .619 | .286 | .333 | .167 |
| 1996 | RHP | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .689 | .300 | .389 | .222 |
| Total | AHP | 182 | 629 | 162 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 71 | 44 | 160 | .670 | .308 | .362 | .258 |
| Total | HHP | 201 | 641 | 164 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 85 | 52 | 143 | .720 | .313 | .407 | .256 |
| Total | LHP | 212 | 477 | 128 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 43 | 101 | .791 | .330 | .461 | .268 |
| Total | RHP | 285 | 793 | 198 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 84 | 53 | 202 | .638 | .299 | .339 | .250 |
| Total | 383 | 1270 | 326 | 54 | 11 | 29 | 156 | 96 | 303 | .696 | .311 | .385 | .257 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1996-11-01 | Merle Blackard has retired from the Los Angeles Sinners |
| 1993-04-21 | The Los Angeles Sinners have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sinners have sent Ed Joyner to the minors. |
| 1993-04-20 | The Los Angeles Sinners have acquired Merle Blackard from the waiver wire. |
| 1993-04-10 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have waived Merle Blackard. |
| 1993-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Merle Blackard for assignment. |
| 1990-08-12 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. |
| 1989-08-21 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Merle Blackard to the minors. |
| 1989-07-13 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Kevin Dye to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. |
| 1986-09-12 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Vic Caracci to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Merle Blackard to the minors. |
| 1986-06-13 | Merle Blackard of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1986-04-11 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. |
| 1984-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Merito Thoenen to Merle Blackard. |