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Sam Mertes

Q: Where was Sam Mertes born?

Sam Mertes was born in San Francisco, CA .

Positions: Leftfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: August 6, 1872 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: March 11, 1945 in Villa Grande, CA

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

Debut: June 30, 1896 (Age 23-329d, 1,949th in major league history)

Last Game: September 15, 1906 (Age 34-040d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1896 season

Full Name: Samuel Blair Mertes

Nicknames: Sandow

Pronunciation: \MUR-teez\

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1905 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.5

4405

1227

.279

695

RBI

721

396

OBP

.346

SLG

.398

OPS

.744

OPS+

113

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1896	23	PHI	NL	-0.5	37	157	143	20	34	4	4	0	14	19	8	10	.238	.288	.322	.609	61	.301	59	46	2	4	O/46

1898	25	CHC	NL	1.6	83	316	269	45	80	4	8	1	47	27	34	28	.297	.388	.383	.771	121	.384	119	103	6	7	O6/43
1899	26	CHC	NL	2.9	117	474	426	83	127	13	16	9	81	45	33	35	.298	.349	.467	.816	125	.396	118	199	0	15	*O/36
1900	27	CHC	NL	2.4	127	548	481	72	142	25	4	7	60	38	42	26	.295	.356	.407	.763	114	.370	115	196	3	22	O3/6
1901	28	CHW	AL	3.7	137	624	545	94	151	16	17	5	98	46	52	34	.277	.347	.396	.743	108	.358	108	216	6	20	*4/7
1902	29	CHW	AL	1.5	129	544	497	60	140	23	7	1	79	46	37	43	.282	.334	.362	.696	98	.340	98	180	2	8	*7/9621345
1903	30	NYG	NL	3.6	138	595	517	100	145	32	14	7	*104*	45	61	45	.280	.360	.437	.797	122	.391	119	226	3	11	*7/239
1904	31	NYG	NL	4.0	148	611	532	83	147	28	11	4	78	47	54	48	.276	.346	.393	.739	123	.369	122	209	3	22	*78/6
1905	32	NYG	NL	3.4	150	631	551	81	154	27	17	5	108	52	56	51	.279	.351	.417	.769	126	.384	125	230	5	15	*7/8
1906	33	2TM	NL	0.7	124	515	444	57	107	16	10	1	52	31	45	58	.241	.315	.329	.644	101	.326	101	146	3	15	*7/9
1906	33	NYG	NL	0.8	71	293	253	37	60	9	6	1	33	21	29	32	.237	.323	.332	.655	102	.336	102	84	3	6	7/9
1906	33	STL	NL	-0.1	53	222	191	20	47	7	4	0	19	10	16	26	.246	.304	.325	.629	100	.311	99	62	0	9	7
10 Yrs				23.3	1190	5015	4405	695	1227	188	108	40	721	396	422	378	.279	.346	.398	.744	113	.366	112	1751	33	139	7O43689/215
162 Game Avg				3.2	162	683	600	95	167	26	15	5	98	54	57	51	.279	.346	.398	.744	113	.366	112	238	4	19

NYG (4 Yrs)				11.8	507	2130	1853	301	506	96	48	17	323	165	200	176	.273	.348	.404	.753	121	.375	120	749	14	54	*78/9236
CHC (3 Yrs)				6.9	327	1338	1176	200	349	42	28	17	188	110	109	89	.297	.361	.423	.784	120	.382	117	498	9	44	O36/4
CHW (2 Yrs)				5.1	266	1168	1042	154	291	39	24	6	177	92	89	77	.279	.341	.380	.721	103	.350	104	396	8	28	47/962135
STL (1 Yr)				-0.1	53	222	191	20	47	7	4	0	19	10	16	26	.246	.304	.325	.629	100	.311	99	62	0	9	7
PHI (1 Yr)				-0.5	37	157	143	20	34	4	4	0	14	19	8	10	.238	.288	.322	.609	61	.301	59	46	2	4	O/46

NL (8 Yrs)				18.2	924	3847	3363	541	936	149	84	34	544	304	333	301	.278	.348	.403	.751	117	.371	115	1355	25	111	*7O368/492
AL (2 Yrs)				5.1	266	1168	1042	154	291	39	24	6	177	92	89	77	.279	.341	.380	.721	103	.350	104	396	8	28	47/962135

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	Pos
1905	32	NYG	WS	5	19	17	2	3	1	2	2	5	.176	.263	.235	.498	4	*/7
1 Yr				5	19	17	2	3	1	2	2	5	.176	.263	.235	.498	4	*/7
162 Game Avg				162	616	551	65	97	32	65	65	162	.176	.263	.235	.498	130

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1896	23	PHI	NL	157	-10	2	0	-2	-2	-12	-1.0	5	-7	-0.5	.473	.494	-0.3	-0.3	-4	O/46

1898	25	CHC	NL	316	8	2	0	-2	-3	5	0.5	11	16	1.6	.506	.503	1.8	-0.5	18	O6/43
1899	26	CHC	NL	474	11	6	0	2	-6	14	1.2	16	30	2.9	.511	.508	2.8	-0.4	28	*O/36
1900	27	CHC	NL	548	11	3	0	-3	-4	6	0.5	19	25	2.4	.505	.504	2.8	-0.6	28	O3/6
1901	28	CHW	AL	624	7	4	0	6	1	18	1.5	21	39	3.7	.512	.510	3.1	0.6	33	*4/7
1902	29	CHW	AL	544	-1	5	0	-2	-6	-4	-0.5	19	15	1.5	.497	.498	1.8	-0.8	17	*7/9621345
1903	30	NYG	NL	595	14	4	0	6	-7	17	1.7	19	37	3.6	.512	.510	3.0	0.0	31	*7/239
1904	31	NYG	NL	611	14	4	0	6	-7	17	2.0	20	37	4.0	.513	.512	3.3	-0.1	31	*78/6
1905	32	NYG	NL	631	17	6	0	-2	-8	13	1.4	20	33	3.4	.509	.509	3.7	-1.1	35	*7/8
1906	33	2TM	NL	515	0	2	0	-4	-7	-9	-1.1	16	8	0.7	.492	.497	1.3	-1.4	12	*7/9
1906	33	NYG	NL	293	0	2	0	0	-4	-2	-0.3	9	8	0.8	.497	.499	0.8	-0.5	8	7/9
1906	33	STL	NL	222	0	0	0	-4	-3	-7	-0.9	7	0	-0.1	.484	.495	0.4	-0.9	4	7
10 Yrs				5015	71	38	0	5	-49	66	6.2	168	233	23.3	.505	.506	23.3	-4.5	228	7O43689/215
162 Game Avg				683	10	5	0	1	-7	9	0.8	23	32	3.2	.505	.506	3.2	-0.6	31

NYG (4 Yrs)				2130	45	17	0	10	-26	45	4.8	69	114	11.8	.510	.509	10.9	-1.7	104	*78/9236
CHC (3 Yrs)				1338	30	11	0	-3	-12	26	2.2	46	71	6.9	.507	.505	7.3	-1.5	74	O36/4
CHW (2 Yrs)				1168	6	9	0	4	-6	13	1.1	41	54	5.1	.504	.504	4.9	-0.2	50	47/962135
STL (1 Yr)				222	0	0	0	-4	-3	-7	-0.9	7	0	-0.1	.484	.495	0.4	-0.9	4	7
PHI (1 Yr)				157	-10	2	0	-2	-2	-12	-1.0	5	-7	-0.5	.473	.494	-0.3	-0.3	-4	O/46

NL (8 Yrs)				3847	65	29	0	1	-43	52	5.1	127	179	18.2	.506	.506	18.4	-4.3	178	*7O368/492
AL (2 Yrs)				1168	6	9	0	4	-6	13	1.1	41	54	5.1	.504	.504	4.9	-0.2	50	47/962135

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					Batting				Batting Ratios
Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	rOBA	Rbat+	BAbip	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	RS%	Pos	Awards
1896	23	PHI	NL	157	.301	59	.256	.084	0.0	6.4	5.1	45.5	O/46

1898	25	CHC	NL	316	.384	119	.329	.086	0.3	8.9	10.8	37.0	O6/43
1899	26	CHC	NL	474	.396	118	.309	.169	1.9	7.4	7.0	49.0	*O/36
1900	27	CHC	NL	548	.370	115	.301	.112	1.3	4.7	7.7	36.1	O3/6
1901	28	CHW	AL	624	.358	108	.289	.119	0.8	5.4	8.3	43.6	*4/7
1902	29	CHW	AL	544	.340	98	.307	.080	0.2	7.9	6.8	33.1	*7/9621345
1903	30	NYG	NL	595	.391	119	.297	.157	1.2	7.6	10.3	46.0	*7/239
1904	31	NYG	NL	611	.369	122	.298	.117	0.7	7.9	8.8	39.5	*78/6
1905	32	NYG	NL	631	.384	125	.301	.138	0.8	8.1	8.9	36.2	*7/8
1906	33	2TM	NL	515	.326	101	.275	.088	0.2	11.3	8.7	36.4	*7/9
1906	33	NYG	NL	293	.336	102	.268	.095	0.3	10.9	9.9	39.6	7/9
1906	33	STL	NL	222	.311	99	.285	.079	0.0	11.7	7.2	31.7	7
10 Yrs				5015	.366	112	.298	.119	0.8	7.5	8.4	39.9	7O43689/215
MLB Average					.323	100	.287	.080	0.4	8.2	6.8	37.4

Advanced Batting Table
					Batting		Batting Ratios			Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	BAbip	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	WPA	cWPA	RE24	RS%	Pos	Awards
1905	32	NYG	WS	19	.250	.059	0.0	26.3	10.5	-0.1	-1.8%	-0.23	40.0	*/7
1 Yr				19	.250	.059	0.0	26.3	10.5	-0.1	-1.8%	-0.23	40.0	*/7
MLB Average					.226	.039	0.0	15.0	5.9				22.2

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	PB	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Awards
1896	23	PHI	NL	OF	35			289.0	97	85	3	9	0	.907	.933	2.74	2.24	2.51	2.16
1896	23	PHI	NL	2B	1			2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	5.85	0.00	5.50
1896	23	PHI	NL	SS	1			5.0	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	.903	5.40	5.76	3.00	5.60

1898	25	CHC	NL	OF	60			538.0	125	97	13	15	6	.880	.937	1.84	2.16	1.83	2.08
1898	25	CHC	NL	SS	14			61.0	49	19	23	7	4	.857	.913	6.20	5.89	3.00	5.66
1898	25	CHC	NL	2B	4			42.0	33	11	17	5	6	.848	.943	6.00	5.85	7.00	5.63
1898	25	CHC	NL	1B	2			2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.980	4.50	10.80	0.50	10.35
1899	26	CHC	NL	OF	108			925.0	235	197	20	18	4	.923	.944	2.11	2.25	2.01	2.15
1899	26	CHC	NL	1B	3			22.0	30	24	4	2	4	.933	.977	11.45	10.96	9.33	10.50
1899	26	CHC	NL	SS	1			9.0	6	2	3	1	1	.833	.910	5.00	5.90	5.00	5.70
1900	27	CHC	NL	OF	88			732.0	209	180	13	16	4	.923	.940	2.37	2.24	2.19	2.17
1900	27	CHC	NL	1B	33			284.0	367	340	17	10	16	.973	.979	11.31	10.90	10.82	10.55
1900	27	CHC	NL	SS	7			53.0	33	12	19	2	2	.939	.922	5.26	6.06	4.43	5.87
1901	28	CHW	AL	2B	132	132	129	1164.0	780	337	396	47	54	.940	.935	5.67	5.91	5.55	5.71
1901	28	CHW	AL	OF	5	5	5	45.0	20	20	0	0	0	1.000	.931	4.00	2.10	4.00	2.04
1901	28	CHW	AL	LF	5	5	5		20	20	0	0	0	1.000	.923			4.00	2.14
1902	29	CHW	AL	OF	120	120	117	1056.0	270	223	26	21	5	.922	.943	2.12	2.11	2.08	2.07
1902	29	CHW	AL	LF	111	111	109		255	212	24	19	5	.925	.934			2.13	2.09
1902	29	CHW	AL	RF	9	9	8		15	11	2	2	0	.867	.940			1.44	1.70
1902	29	CHW	AL	SS	5	5	5	41.0	32	17	15	0	2	1.000	.928	7.02	5.84	6.40	5.74
1902	29	CHW	AL	C	2	1	0	7.0	4	3	0	1	0	.750	.958	3.86	4.76	1.50	4.90	0	2	0	0.0	42.5
1902	29	CHW	AL	3B	1	1	1	9.0	6	4	1	1	0	.833	.912	5.00	3.60	5.00	3.60
1902	29	CHW	AL	2B	1	1	1	9.0	9	1	6	2	1	.778	.948	7.00	5.50	7.00	5.40
1902	29	CHW	AL	1B	1	1	1	9.0	11	10	1	0	1	1.000	.980	11.00	11.00	11.00	10.90
1902	29	CHW	AL	P	1	0	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	3.06	0.00	3.00
1903	30	NYG	NL	OF	137	137	133	1201.0	297	265	24	8	5	.973	.942	2.17	1.99	2.11	1.94
1903	30	NYG	NL	LF	136	136	132		297	265	24	8	3	.973	.944			2.13	2.07
1903	30	NYG	NL	RF	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0					0.00	1.50
1903	30	NYG	NL	C	1	0	0	4.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.970	2.25	6.30	1.00	6.10	0	1	1	50.0	45.0
1903	30	NYG	NL	1B	1	1	1	9.0	10	9	0	1	0	.900	.977	9.00	10.80	9.00	10.60
1904	31	NYG	NL	OF	147	147	139	1283.0	273	244	17	12	1	.956	.947	1.83	1.95	1.78	1.89
1904	31	NYG	NL	LF	130	130	122		241	215	17	9	2	.963	.943			1.78	1.94
1904	31	NYG	NL	CF	17	17	17		32	29	0	3	0	.906	.953			1.71	2.12
1904	31	NYG	NL	SS	1	1	1	9.0	6	4	2	0	0	1.000	.920	6.00	5.50	6.00	5.40
1905	32	NYG	NL	OF	150	150	145	1317.0	250	230	10	10	3	.960	.955	1.64	2.00	1.60	1.97
1905	32	NYG	NL	LF	149	149	144		248	228	10	10	3	.960	.965			1.60	1.97
1905	32	NYG	NL	CF	2	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.955			1.00	2.30
1906	33	2TM	NL	LF	125	125	121		224	196	14	14	0	.938	.958			1.68	1.85
1906	33	NYG	NL	LF	72	72	68		133	119	10	4	0	.970	.958			1.79	1.85
1906	33	STL	NL	LF	53	53	53		91	77	4	10	0	.890	.958			1.53	1.85
1906	33	2TM	NL	OF	124	125	121	1107.0	224	196	14	14	0	.938	.959	1.71	1.93	1.69	1.89
1906	33	NYG	NL	OF	71	72	68	658.0	133	119	10	4	0	.970	.959	1.76	1.93	1.82	1.89
1906	33	STL	NL	OF	53	53	53	449.0	91	77	4	10	0	.890	.959	1.62	1.93	1.53	1.89
1906	33	NYG	NL	RF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0					0.00	1.60
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	PB	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Awards
10 Yrs					1186	827	799	10239.0	3381	2532	647	202	120	.940	.946	2.79	2.87	2.68	2.83	0	3	1	25.0	43.8

OF (10 Yrs)				OF	974	684	660	8493.0	2000	1737	140	123	28	.939	.946	1.99	2.06	1.93	2.01
LF (6 Yrs)				LF	656	656	633		1285	1136	89	60	13	.953	.948			1.87	1.98
SS (6 Yrs)				SS	29	6	6	178.0	129	55	64	10	10	.922	.919	6.02	5.91	4.10	5.71
1B (5 Yrs)				1B	40	2	2	326.0	419	384	22	13	21	.969	.979	11.21	10.90	10.15	10.55
2B (4 Yrs)				2B	138	133	130	1217.0	822	349	419	54	61	.934	.935	5.68	5.91	5.57	5.70
RF (3 Yrs)				RF	11	10	9		15	11	2	2	0	.867	.940			1.18	1.67
CF (2 Yrs)				CF	19	18	18		34	31	0	3	0	.912	.953			1.63	2.14
C (2 Yrs)				C	3	1	0	11.0	5	3	1	1	0	.800	.960	3.27	5.32	1.33	5.30	0	3	1	25.0	43.8
3B (1 Yr)				3B	1	1	1	9.0	6	4	1	1	0	.833	.912	5.00	3.60	5.00	3.60
P (1 Yr)				P	1	0	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	3.06	0.00	3.00

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					Standard										Range Factor
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	Awards
1905	32	NYG	WS	LF	5	5	5	45.0	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	0.80	0.80
1 Yr					5	5	5	45.0	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	0.80	0.80

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sam Mertes born?

Sam Mertes was born on August 6, 1872.

Where was Sam Mertes born?

Sam Mertes was born in San Francisco, CA.

How tall was Sam Mertes?

Sam Mertes was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Sam Mertes weigh when playing?

Sam Mertes weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Sam Mertes play?

Sam Mertes played 10 seasons.

Is Sam Mertes in the Hall of Fame?

Sam Mertes has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Sam Mertes play?

Sam Mertes was a Leftfielder and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Sam Mertes have?

Sam Mertes had 1,227 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Sam Mertes have?

Sam Mertes had 40 home runs over his career.

What was Sam Mertes' average?

Sam Mertes had a .279 average over his career.

How many teams has Sam Mertes played for?

Sam Mertes played for 5 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.

How many World Series has Sam Mertes won?

Sam Mertes won 1 World Series.

When did Sam Mertes retire?

Sam Mertes last played in 1906.

What are Sam Mertes' nicknames?

Sandow is a nickname for Sam Mertes.

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