Mark Merchant

Mark Alan Merchant
Born: January 23, 1969
Dunkirk, NY US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, LF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 1 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Oviedo HS (FL)
Career: 1987-1998

Mark Merchant compiled a career batting average of .263 with 103 home runs and 495 RBI in his 1059-game career with the Pirates, Augusta Pirates, San Bernardino Spirit, Williamsport Bills, Peninsula Pilots, Jacksonville Suns, Chattanooga Lookouts, Indianapolis Indians, Sioux City Explorers, Reynosa Broncos, Omaha Royals, Nashville Sounds, Wichita Wranglers and Newburgh Black Diamonds. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.

Augusta Pirates	San Bernardino Spirit	Williamsport Bills	Peninsula Pilots	Jacksonville Suns	Chattanooga Lookouts
Indianapolis Indians	Sioux City Explorers	Reynosa Broncos	Nashville Sounds	Omaha Royals	Wichita Wranglers
Newburgh Black Diamonds

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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
1987	R	GULF	Pirates	50	216	185	32	49	5	1	3	17	33	13	30	29	.265	.370	.351	.722	65		1	0	0	4
1988	A	SALL3	Augusta Pirates	60	256	211	36	51	6	0	2	19	14	3	41	38	.242	.367	.299	.666	63		2	0	2	2
1989	A	CALL	San Bernardino Spirit	119	496	429	65	90	15	2	11	46	17	6	61	101	.210	.308	.331	.639	142		2	0	4	1
1989	A	SALL3	Augusta Pirates	15	67	59	11	19	6	1	0	8	3	1	7	13	.322	.388	.458	.846	27		0	0	1	1
1990	Advanced A	CALL	San Bernardino Spirit	29	122	102	22	32	3	0	4	19	8	2	20	34	.314	.426	.461	.887	47		0	0	0	0
1990	AA	EL	Williamsport Bills	44	173	156	16	28	5	0	0	10	7	2	14	36	.179	.249	.212	.460	33		1	0	2	2
1991	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	51	179	156	22	44	10	0	5	17	3	4	21	38	.282	.369	.442	.811	69	2	1	0	1	4
1991	Advanced A	CARL	Peninsula Pilots	78	321	270	31	68	8	1	6	34	11	4	51	70	.252	.371	.356	.726	96	7	0	0	0	6
1992	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	109	427	381	42	93	9	1	13	47	3	2	37	91	.244	.310	.375	.685	143	11	2	1	6	2
1993	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	109	392	336	56	101	16	0	17	61	3	5	50	79	.301	.393	.500	.893	168	9	3	0	3	2
1993	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	3	9	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.167	.375	.333	.708	2	0	0	1	0	0
1994	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	106	374	329	31	102	14	2	5	56	1	2	39	46	.310	.378	.410	.788	135	10	0	1	5	8
1995	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	25	60	53	4	11	0	0	1	6	0	0	7	15	.208	.300	.264	.564	14	4	0	0	0	1
1995	Ind	NORL	Sioux City Explorers	61	255	217	41	69	14	0	11	41	1	1	36	40	.318	.416	.535	.950	116	2	1	0	1	2
1996	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	42	152	131	21	28	6	0	4	15	1	1	17	29	.214	.311	.351	.662	46	6	2	1	1	1
1996	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	38	141	118	18	33	7	0	4	21	1	0	22	26	.280	.393	.441	.834	52	6	0	1	0	0
1997	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	AA	TL	Wichita Wranglers	49	174	147	27	50	9	0	9	38	0	1	23	35	.340	.431	.585	1.016	86	3	2	0	2	0
1998	Ind	ATLL	Newburgh Black Diamonds	69	286	252	33	64	14	1	8	40	1	1	31	49	.254	.339	.413	.752	104	4	2	0	1	2
Totals				1059	4105	3543	510	933	148	9	103	495	107	48	509	776	.263	.356	.397	.754	1408	64	19	5	29	38

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1987	R	GULF	Pirates	OF	46	98	4	3	2	.971	2.217
1988	A	SALL3	Augusta Pirates	OF	57	124	2	3	0	.977	2.211
1989	A	SALL3	Augusta Pirates	OF	14	23	0	0	0	1.000	1.643
1989	A	CALL	San Bernardino Spirit	OF	111	205	3	8	1	.963	1.874
1990	AA	EL	Williamsport Bills	OF	33	48	0	0	0	1.000	1.455
1990	Advanced A	CALL	San Bernardino Spirit	OF	14	4	0	1	0	.800	.286
1990	Advanced A	CALL	San Bernardino Spirit	1B	1	9	0	0	0	1.000	9.000
1991	Advanced A	CARL	Peninsula Pilots	OF	66	87	2	1	0	.989	1.348
1991	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	OF	41	61	3	0	1	1.000	1.561
1992	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	OF	22	36	1	0	0	1.000	1.682
1993	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	1B	6	41	4	1	2	.978	7.500
1993	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	OF	25	37	3	1	0	.976	1.600
1993	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	OF	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000
1994	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	OF	4	12	0	0	0	1.000	3.000
1994	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	1B	22	162	10	2	17	.989	7.818
1995	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	OF	4	1	0	0	0	1.000	.250
1995	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	RF	4						.000
1995	Ind	NORL	Sioux City Explorers	1B	2	9	2	0	0	1.000	5.500
1995	Ind	NORL	Sioux City Explorers	LF	16						.000
1995	Ind	NORL	Sioux City Explorers	OF	16	27	0	1	0	.964	1.688
1995	AA	SOUL	Chattanooga Lookouts	1B	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000
1996	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	1B	8	40	3	0	6	1.000	5.375
1996	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	OF	3	1	0	1	0	.500	.333
1996	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	LF	2						.000
1996	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	LF	2						.000
1996	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	OF	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.500
1996	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	RF	1						.000
1997	AA	TL	Wichita Wranglers	OF	11	24	0	0	0	1.000	2.182
1997	AA	TL	Wichita Wranglers	LF	10						.000
1997	AA	TL	Wichita Wranglers	1B	1	4	0	0	0	1.000	4.000
1997	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	LF	1						.000
1997	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	OF	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000
1997	AA	TL	Wichita Wranglers	RF	1						.000
1997	AAA	AA2	Omaha Royals	RF	1						.000
Totals					550	1057	37	22	29	.980	1.989

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1987	R	Gulf Coast League	Pirates	PIT
1988	A	South Atlantic League	Augusta Pirates	PIT
1989	A	South Atlantic League	Augusta Pirates	PIT
1989	A	California League	San Bernardino Spirit	SEA
1990	Advanced A	California League	San Bernardino Spirit	SEA
1990	AA	Eastern League	Williamsport Bills	SEA
1991	Advanced A	Carolina League	Peninsula Pilots	SEA
1991	AA	Southern League	Jacksonville Suns	SEA
1992	AA	Southern League	Jacksonville Suns	SEA
1993	AA	Southern League	Chattanooga Lookouts	CIN
1993	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CIN
1994	AA	Southern League	Chattanooga Lookouts	CIN
1995	AA	Southern League	Chattanooga Lookouts	CIN
1995	AAA	Mexican League	Reynosa Broncos
1995	Ind	Northern League	Sioux City Explorers		June 28, 1995	September 5, 1995
1996	AAA	American Association 2	Nashville Sounds	CHA
1996	AAA	American Association 2	Omaha Royals	KCA
1997	AA	Texas League	Wichita Wranglers	KCA
1997	AAA	American Association 2	Omaha Royals	KCA
1998	Ind	Atlantic League	Newburgh Black Diamonds		June 22, 1998	September 4, 1998

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