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	3-12 / in Starts: 2-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

RBI Opportunities

1907 Batting Game Log

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1907 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	Pos
1	1	141 (140)	Sep 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1B
2	2	142	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	7	1B
3	3	143	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG(7)	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200	.333	.400	.733	7	1B
4	4	144	Sep 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	7	1B
5	5	145	Sep 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	7	1B
6	6	146	Sep 25	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-14	CG	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	7	1B
7	7	147	Sep 28	NYG	@	STL	L,0-6	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	6	1B
8	8	148	Sep 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	0		0	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.471	6	1B
9	9	149	Sep 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.222	.437	6	1B
10	10	150	Sep 30	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	6	1B
11	11	151	Oct 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.152	.200	.182	.382	6	1B
12	12	152	Oct 2	NYG	@	CHC	L,7-13	CG(8)	4	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	.189	.231	.216	.447	6	1B
13	13	153	Oct 4	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.238	.225	.463	7	1B
14	14	154	Oct 5 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	4	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	.227	.261	.250	.511	7	1B
15	15	155	Oct 5 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(7)	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.286	.277	.562	7	1B
							3-12		50	47	12	1	7	2	5	1	.255	.286	.277	.562

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