Sam Mertes
Samuel Blair Mertes
Born: August 6, 1872
San Francisco, CA USA
Deceased: 1945
Villa Grande, CA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Career: 1896-1906
Minor League Statistics
Sam Mertes compiled a career batting average of .279 with 40 home runs and 721 RBI in his 1191-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1896 season and last took the field during the 1906 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 157 | 143 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .238 | .288 | .322 | .609 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 83 | 316 | 269 | 45 | 80 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 28 | .297 | .388 | .383 | .771 | 103 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 117 | 474 | 426 | 83 | 127 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 45 | 0 | 33 | 35 | .298 | .349 | .467 | .816 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 127 | 548 | 481 | 72 | 142 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 0 | 42 | 26 | .295 | .356 | .407 | .763 | 196 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 623 | 545 | 94 | 151 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 98 | 46 | 0 | 52 | 34 | .277 | .347 | .396 | .743 | 216 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 544 | 497 | 60 | 140 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 46 | 0 | 37 | 43 | .282 | .334 | .362 | .696 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | 138 | 592 | 517 | 100 | 145 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 104 | 45 | 0 | 61 | 45 | .280 | .360 | .437 | .797 | 226 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | 148 | 611 | 532 | 83 | 147 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 47 | 0 | 54 | 48 | .276 | .346 | .393 | .739 | 209 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | 150 | 627 | 551 | 81 | 154 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 52 | 0 | 56 | 51 | .279 | .351 | .417 | .769 | 230 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | 71 | 291 | 253 | 37 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 32 | .237 | .323 | .332 | .655 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 216 | 191 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .246 | .304 | .325 | .629 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1190 | 4999 | 4405 | 695 | 1227 | 188 | 108 | 40 | 721 | 396 | 0 | 422 | 378 | .279 | .346 | .398 | .744 | 1751 | 0 | 33 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 35 | 0 | 289.0 | 85 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .907 | 2.740 | 2.514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | OF | 60 | 0 | 538.0 | 97 | 13 | 15 | 6 | .880 | 1.840 | 1.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 14 | 0 | 61.0 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | .857 | 6.197 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 2B | 4 | 0 | 42.0 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 6 | .848 | 6.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1B | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1899 | NL | Chicago Orphans | OF | 108 | 0 | 925.0 | 197 | 20 | 18 | 4 | .923 | 2.111 | 2.009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1899 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1B | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .933 | 11.455 | 9.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1899 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | OF | 88 | 0 | 732.0 | 180 | 13 | 16 | 4 | .923 | 2.373 | 2.193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1B | 33 | 0 | 284.0 | 340 | 17 | 10 | 16 | .973 | 11.313 | 1.818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 7 | 0 | 53.0 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .939 | 5.264 | 4.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 132 | 0 | 1165.0 | 337 | 396 | 47 | 54 | .940 | 5.663 | 5.553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 5 | 0 | 59.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.051 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 120 | 0 | 1099.0 | 223 | 26 | 21 | 5 | .922 | 2.039 | 2.075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 5 | 0 | 51.0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.647 | 6.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.462 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 5.250 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.900 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.857 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 137 | 0 | 1209.0 | 265 | 24 | 8 | 5 | .973 | 2.151 | 2.109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 9.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 147 | 147 | 1316.0 | 244 | 17 | 12 | 1 | .956 | 1.785 | 1.776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 150 | 150 | 1302.0 | 230 | 10 | 10 | 3 | .960 | 1.659 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 71 | 72 | 658.0 | 119 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .970 | 1.764 | 1.817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 53 | 53 | 449.0 | 77 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .890 | 1.624 | 1.528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1186 | 423 | 10339.0 | 2532 | 647 | 202 | 120 | .940 | 2.767 | 2.680 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .176 | .263 | .235 | .498 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .176 | .263 | .235 | .498 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | .800 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | .800 |
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