Jerry Mercer
Gerald Dean Mercer
Born: January 30, 1939
Deceased: June 23, 2017
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1957-1961
Jerry Mercer compiled a career record of 37 wins and 40 losses and a 4.81 ERA in his 134-game pitching career with the Mattoon Athletics, Grand Island Athletics, Selma Cloverleafs, Sioux City Soos, Albany Senators, Lewiston Broncs and Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Mattoon Athletics | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.75 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | D | NESL | Grand Island Athletics | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.96 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 68.0 | 82 | 62 | 45 | 2 | 44 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | D | ALFL | Selma Cloverleafs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.43 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 124.0 | 104 | 71 | 61 | 8 | 83 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1959 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.50 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 116.0 | 113 | 68 | 58 | 16 | 70 | 1 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 10 | 12 | .455 | 5.65 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 153.0 | 155 | 111 | 96 | 14 | 105 | 2 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.06 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 97.0 | 92 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 44 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.32 | 7 | 22.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 37 | 40 | .481 | 4.81 | 134 | 86 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 616.0 | 585 | 391 | 329 | 48 | 379 | 3 | 487 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Mattoon Athletics | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NESL | Grand Island Athletics | 14 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .217 | .379 | .348 | .727 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | ALFL | Selma Cloverleafs | 30 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .175 | .312 | .175 | .488 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 26 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .071 | .114 | .095 | .209 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 31 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | .175 | .230 | .211 | .440 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 19 | 41 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .081 | .105 | .108 | .213 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 138 | 257 | 222 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 95 | .135 | .210 | .167 | .377 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Mattoon Athletics | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | D | NESL | Grand Island Athletics | P | 14 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .812 | .929 |
| 1958 | D | ALFL | Selma Cloverleafs | P | 29 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .840 | .724 |
| 1959 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | P | 26 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .952 | .769 |
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | P | 28 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 1.393 |
| 1961 | B | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | P | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 127 | 18 | 94 | 10 | 6 | .918 | .882 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Midwest League | Mattoon Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1957 | D | Nebraska State League | Grand Island Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Selma Cloverleafs | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Sioux City Soos | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | KC1 | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Sioux City Soos | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | B | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | KC1 |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
