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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
|
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
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1986 | PIT | 86 | 287 | 22 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 12 | .600 | .286 | .314 | .247 |
| 1989 | PIT | 13 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .535 | .212 | .323 | .194 |
| 1990 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991 | PIT | 39 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .944 | .316 | .629 | .257 |
| 1992 | PIT | 117 | 444 | 54 | 117 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 40 | 105 | 16 | 16 | 9 | .734 | .326 | .408 | .264 |
| 1993 | LAN | 11 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .179 | .111 | .111 |
| 1994 | LAN | 69 | 258 | 28 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 8 | .774 | .336 | .438 | .287 |
| 1995 | LAN | 38 | 153 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .714 | .321 | .392 | .261 |
| 1996 | LAN | 7 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .671 | .296 | .375 | .208 |
| Total | 383 | 1270 | 144 | 326 | 54 | 11 | 29 | 156 | 96 | 303 | 60 | 27 | 36 | .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. |