Fred Merkle

Positions: First Baseman, Centerfielder and Leftfielder

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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1906	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C		85	314	314		76
1906	17	-8.3	Newark	OHPA	C
1906	17	-7.0	Tecumseh	SMIL	D		85		314		76									.242
1907	18	-6.7	Tecumseh	SMIL	D		106		376	58	102	14	8	6		30				.271		.399		150			10
1907	18	-10.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	15	49	47	0	12	1	0	0	5	0		1	7	.255	.271	.277	.547	13		0	1
1908	19	-9.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	38	47	41	6	11	2	1	1	7	0		4	9	.268	.333	.439	.772	18		0	2
1909	20		All-Stars	CMLS	Fgn
1909	20	-7.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	79	257	236	15	45	9	1	0	20	8		16	46	.191	.245	.237	.482	56		1	4
1910	21	-6.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	144	572	506	75	148	35	14	4	70	23		44	59	.293	.353	.441	.793	223		3	19
1911	22	-5.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	149	604	541	80	153	24	10	12	84	49		43	60	.283	.342	.431	.773	233		6	14
1912	23	-4.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	129	537	479	82	148	22	6	11	88	37		42	70	.309	.374	.449	.823	215		8	8
1913	24	-3.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	153	617	563	78	147	30	12	3	69	35	18	41	60	.261	.315	.373	.688	210		3	10
1914	25	-2.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	146	572	512	71	132	25	7	7	63	23		52	80	.258	.327	.375	.702	192		1	7
1915	26	-1.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	140	557	505	52	151	25	3	4	62	20	15	36	39	.299	.348	.384	.732	194		2	14
1916	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-NYG	135	527	470	51	111	20	3	7	46	19		40	50	.236	.308	.336	.645	158		9	8
1916	27	-0.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	112	449	401	45	95	19	3	7	44	17		33	46	.237	.308	.352	.659	141		8	7
1916	27	-0.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	23	78	69	6	16	1	0	0	2	2		7	4	.232	.312	.246	.558	17		1	1
1917	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-BRO	148	616	557	66	147	31	9	3	57	13		42	61	.264	.320	.368	.688	205		4	13
1917	28	0.3	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	2	8	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.125	.125	.250	.375	2		0	0
1917	28	0.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	146	608	549	65	146	30	9	3	57	13		42	60	.266	.323	.370	.693	203		4	13
1918	29	0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	129	541	482	55	143	25	5	3	65	21		35	36	.297	.349	.388	.737	187		4	20
1919	30	1.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	133	545	498	52	133	20	6	3	62	20		33	35	.267	.315	.349	.665	174		2	12
1920	31	2.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	92	367	330	33	94	20	4	3	38	3	5	24	32	.285	.335	.397	.732	131		1	12
1921	32	5.3	Rochester	IL	AA		163		636		216	45	20	4						.340		.492		313
1922	33	6.3	Rochester	IL	AA		163		631		219	41	10	7						.347		.477		301
1923	34	6.1	Rochester	IL	AA		165		630		217	54	13	19						.344		.562		354
1924	35	6.6	Rochester	IL	AA		153		559		196	37	9	22						.351		.567		317
1925	36	8.6	Rochester	IL	AA		55		215		67	13	2	6						.312		.474		102
1925	36	7.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	16	13	4	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	.385	.429	.462	.890	6		0	2		0
1926	37	8.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0
1927	38	10.0	Reading	IL	AA	CHC	38		101		31	3	0	4						.307		.455		46
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1638	6426	5782	720	1580	290	81	61	740	272	38	454	645	.273	.331	.383	.714	2215		44	146		0
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		928	3472	3462	58	1124	207	62	68		30								1583			10
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2566	9898	9244	778	2704	497	143	129	740	302	38	454	645					3798		44	156		0

AA (6 seasons)					Minors		737	2772	2772		946	193	54	62						.341		.517		1433
C (1 season)					Minors
D (2 seasons)					Minors		191	700	690	58	178	14	8	6		30				.258				150			10