Fred Merkle

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: December 20, 1888 in Watertown, WI us

Died: March 2, 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL

Buried: Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, FL

High School: Toledo HS (Toledo, OH)

Debut: September 21, 1907 (Age 18-275d, 2,986th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1926 (Age 37-280d)
vs. SLB 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle

Nicknames: Bonehead

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.8

5782

1580

.273

720

RBI

740

272

OBP

.331

SLG

.383

OPS

.714

OPS+

109

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-19 / in Starts: 7-17
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1911	WS g1	Oct 14	NYG		PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.22	-0.110	63.84	-3.53%	-0.70	1B
2	1911	WS g2	Oct 16	NYG	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.286	.286	.571	5	1.14	-0.026	59.40	-0.74%	-0.33	1B
3	1911	WS g3	Oct 17	NYG		PHA	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.273	.200	.473	5	1.27	-0.106	79.55	-3.63%	-0.84	1B
4	1911	WS g4	Oct 24	NYG	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.214	.267	.286	.552	5	.92	0.033	57.78	1.01%	0.12	1B
5	1911	WS g5	Oct 25	NYG		PHA	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0		0		0		.188	.316	.250	.566	5	1.98	0.169	75.63	3.58%	0.05	1B
6	1911	WS g6	Oct 26	NYG	@	PHA	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.150	.261	.200	.461	5	.46	-0.048	37.92	-2.40%	-0.82	1B
1912 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1912	WS g1	Oct 8	NYG		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.99	-0.005	51.36	0.16%	-0.55	1B
8	1912	WS g2	Oct 9	NYG	@	BOS	T,6-6	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.444	.667	5	1.95	-0.018	100.25	0.81%	-0.93	1B
9	1912	WS g3	Oct 10	NYG	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.167	.167	.333	.500	5	.80	-0.066	41.00	-2.18%	-0.92	1B
10	1912	WS g4	Oct 11	NYG		BOS	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		1		.188	.188	.313	.500	5	1.92	-0.153	119.87	-6.20%	-0.54	1B
11	1912	WS g5	Oct 12	NYG	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.350	.550	5	1.44	-0.006	87.72	-0.30%	0.08	1B
12	1912	WS g6	Oct 14	NYG		BOS	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.261	.261	.435	.696	5	.48	0.075	17.01	1.47%	0.71	1B
13	1912	WS g7	Oct 15	NYG	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.286	.429	.714	5	.29	0.043	22.34	2.15%	0.18	1B
14	1912	WS g8	Oct 16	NYG	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.273	.273	.394	.667	5	1.55	0.174	258.33	19.57%	0.01	1B
1913 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1913	WS g1	Oct 7	NYG		PHA	L,4-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	1.05	0.010	54.95	0.15%	0.43	1B
16	1913	WS g3	Oct 9	NYG		PHA	L,2-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.429	.333	.762	8	.67	-0.039	41.75	-1.59%	-0.45	1B
17	1913	WS g4	Oct 10	NYG	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.300	.364	.600	.964	8	1.50	-0.110	94.10	-3.81%	1.29	1B
18	1913	WS g5	Oct 11	NYG		PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.286	.462	.747	8	1.37	-0.154	52.50	-3.81%	-1.13	1B
1916 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1916	WS g1	Oct 7	BRO	@	BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0			1.000			9	3.03	0.063	158.18	1.83%	1.00	PH
20	1916	WS g4	Oct 11	BRO		BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.600	.333	.933	3	.70	0.032	43.84	1.01%	0.39	1B
21	1916	WS g5	Oct 12	BRO	@	BOS	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.500	.250	.750	9	.75	-0.018	33.63	-0.45%	-0.20	PH
1918 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1918	WS g1	Sep 5	CHC		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.500	.333	.833	5	2.17	-0.025	113.17	-0.89%	0.14	1B
23	1918	WS g2	Sep 6	CHC		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.400	.571	.400	.971	5	.49	0.059	24.85	1.65%	0.77	1B
24	1918	WS g3	Sep 7	CHC		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.222	.364	.222	.586	5	1.94	-0.189	120.51	-7.46%	-0.99	1B
25	1918	WS g4	Sep 9	CHC	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.400	.250	.650	5	1.15	0.127	67.84	4.14%	0.39	1B
26	1918	WS g5	Sep 10	CHC	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.267	.421	.267	.688	5	1.00	-0.012	38.51	-0.28%	-0.41	1B
27	1918	WS g6	Sep 11	CHC	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.278	.409	.278	.687	5	1.31	0.067	109.17	3.10%	0.70	1B
									100	88	10	21	3	1	1	9	9	0	18	1	1				1		.239	.316	.330	.646

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