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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	7	1	1	9	2
2	2	Apr 18	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
3	3	Apr 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
4	4	Apr 22	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
5	5	Apr 23	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	1	8	1
6	6	Apr 24	CHC		STL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 25	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
8	8	Apr 26	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	9	Apr 27	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	9	1	0	10	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
11	11	May 2	CHC		CIN	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	10	3	0	13	1
12	12	May 3	CHC		CIN	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
13	13	May 4	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
14	14	May 5	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
16	16	May 7	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	3
17	17	May 8	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	17	1	0	18	1
18	18	May 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	1
19	19	May 11	CHC		BSN	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
20	20	May 13	CHC		BSN	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
21	21	May 14	CHC		BSN	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
22	22	May 15	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	23	May 16	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
24	24	May 17	CHC		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
25	25	May 18	CHC		PHI	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
26	26	May 19	CHC		PHI	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
27	27	May 20	CHC		BRO	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
28	28	May 21	CHC		BRO	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
29	29	May 22	CHC		BRO	W,2-1	GS	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	30	May 23	CHC		BRO	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
31	31	May 25	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
32	32	May 26	CHC		NYG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
33	33	May 27	CHC		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
34	34	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
35	35	May 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
37	37	Jun 3	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	16	1	0	17	2
38	38	Jun 4	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
39	39	Jun 5	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
40	40	Jun 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
41	41	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
42	42	Jun 10	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
43	43	Jun 11	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
44	44	Jun 12	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
45	45	Jun 13	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
46	46	Jun 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
47	47	Jun 15	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	1	15	0
48	48	Jun 17	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	8	0	0	8	1
49	49	Jun 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
50	50	Jun 19	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
51	51	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
52	52	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
53	53	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
54	54	Jun 23	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	55	Jun 24	CHC		STL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
56	56	Jun 25	CHC		STL	W,14-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
57	57	Jun 26	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
58	58	Jun 27	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	15	0	1	16	1
59	59	Jun 29	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	60	Jun 30 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	2
61	61	Jun 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	T,7-7	CG	54	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	62	Jul 1	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
63	63	Jul 2 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,7-1	GS	15	4.0	4	0	0	4	1
64	64	Jul 2 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
65	65	Jul 3	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	16	0	0	16	0
66	66	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	2	0	1	3	0
67	67	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	68	Jul 5	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	7	1	0	8	0
69	69	Jul 6	CHC		NYG	W,1-0	CG	43	12.0	12	2	0	14	1
70	70	Jul 7	CHC		NYG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	71	Jul 8 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
72	72	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	73	Jul 9	CHC		NYG	L,6-7	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
74	74	Jul 10	CHC		BSN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
75	75	Jul 11 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	9	0	0	9	2
76	76	Jul 11 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
77	77	Jul 12	CHC		BSN	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
78	78	Jul 13	CHC		BSN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
79	79	Jul 14	CHC		PHI	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
80	80	Jul 16 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
81	81	Jul 16 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
82	82	Jul 17	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	77	21.0	25	1	0	26	0
83	83	Jul 18	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	CG	63	16.0	13	0	0	13	1
84	84	Jul 19	CHC		BRO	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
85	85	Jul 20	CHC		BRO	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
86	86	Jul 21	CHC		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
87	87	Jul 24	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
88	88	Jul 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	2
89	89	Jul 25 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
90	90	Jul 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
91	91	Jul 27	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
92	92	Jul 29	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	12	1	0	13	1
93	93	Jul 31	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	94	Aug 1	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
95	95	Aug 2	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
96	96	Aug 3 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	12	3	0	15	0
97	97	Aug 3 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
98	98	Aug 5	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
99	99	Aug 6	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
100	100	Aug 7	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
101	101	Aug 8	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
102	102	Aug 9	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
103	103	Aug 10	CHC	@	PIT	T,3-3	CG	39	10.0	10	1	0	11	0
104	104	Aug 11 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	GS	15	4.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	106 (1)	Aug 12	CHC		PIT	L,1-12	CG	49	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
106	107	Aug 13 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	11	1	1	13	0
107	108	Aug 13 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
108	109	Aug 14	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
109	110	Aug 17 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
110	111	Aug 17 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
111	112	Aug 18 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	113	Aug 18 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	114	Aug 19	CHC		BSN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
114	115	Aug 20	CHC		BSN	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	6	1	1	8	0
115	116	Aug 21	CHC		NYG	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	3
116	117	Aug 22	CHC		NYG	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	10	1	1	12	0
117	118	Aug 23	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
118	119	Aug 24 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
119	120	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
120	121	Aug 25 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
121	122	Aug 25 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
122	123	Aug 28 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
123	124	Aug 28 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	5	0	2	7	0
124	125	Aug 29 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	17	2	0	19	2
125	126	Aug 29 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
126	128 (1)	Aug 31	CHC		CIN	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	129	Sep 1	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
128	130	Sep 2 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
129	131	Sep 2 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	12	1	0	13	0
							129gm		1167.0	1388	82	15	1485	75