Otto Merz

Otto Charles Merz
Born: October 9, 1889
Deceased: November 17, 1963
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1910-1930

Otto Merz compiled a career record of 234 wins and 229 losses and a 1.96 ERA in his 633-game pitching career with the Newark Newks, Decatur Commodores, Springfield Senators, Indianapolis Indians, Minneapolis Millers, Omaha Rourkes, Des Moines Boosters, Memphis Chickasaws, Quincy Red Birds, Birmingham Barons, Hattiesburg Pinetoppers and Columbus Foxes. He began playing during the 1910 season and last took the field during the 1930 campaign.

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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
1910	D	OHSL3	Newark Newks	6	3	.667		12						0.0
1910	B	IIIL	Springfield Senators	2	1	.667	1.00	3						18.0	10	2	2		5
1910	D	NORA	Decatur Commodores	9	6	.600		18						0.0
1910	A	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	4	1	.800	0.00	9						69.0	67	32			26
1911	A	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	11	11	.500	0.00	41						215.0	218	104			59
1912	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	9	25	.265	0.00	44		11				279.7	274	142			81		95	6	0	3
1914	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	20	19	.513	3.83	48						213.7	311	136	91		88		78
1915	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	6	10	.375	3.35	35		16	6			164.0	164	88	61		62		47	2	0	2
1916	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	18	11	.621	2.45	36						250.0	242		68		59
1917	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	26	14	.650	2.39	43						335.0	316		89		67
1918	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	6	6	.500	1.72	15						110.0	82	35	21		36
1919	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	5	5	.500	0.00	15						89.0	85	48			20
1920	A	WL3	Des Moines Boosters	11	18	.379	0.00	35						237.0	237	114			50
1921	A	WL3	Des Moines Boosters	18	21	.462	0.00	46						305.0	330	150			100
1922	A	WL3	Des Moines Boosters	14	17	.452	0.00	36						269.0	322	180			69
1924	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	20	6	.769	3.18	41						246.0	242	112	87		73
1925	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	13	15	.464	4.46	41						234.0	280	158	116		69
1926	B	IIIL	Quincy Red Birds	4	4	.500	2.29	10						63.0	64	20	16		13
1926	A	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	5	3	.625	4.66	21						83.0	100	57	43		32
1927	B	IIIL	Quincy Red Birds	8	11	.421	4.26	27						167.0	186	86	79		49
1928	D	CSTL	Hattiesburg Pinetoppers	3	3	.500	3.82	6						40.0	49	22	17		8
1929	B	SEAL3	Columbus Foxes	13	9	.591	2.65	29						190.0	179	80	56		61
1930	B	SEAL3	Columbus Foxes	3	10	.231	4.29	22						126.0	162	81	60		32
Totals				234	229	.505	1.96	633	0	27	6	0	0	3703.3	3920	1647	806	0	1059	0	220	8	0	5	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
1910	D	OHSL3	Newark Newks	12	36	36		12	1	0	0						.333	.333	.361	.694	13
1911	A	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	41	67	67		8	1	0	0						.119	.119	.134	.254	9
1912	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	38	102	95	3	10	1	1	0		1				.105	.105	.137	.242	13			7
1914	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	45	126	111	10	19	3	1	2		1		4	38	.171	.200	.270	.470	30			11
1915	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	35	62	53	4	10	0	0	0		1		4	13	.189	.246	.189	.434	10			5
1916	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	36	85	85		12	0	1	0						.141	.141	.165	.306	14
1917	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	45	124	124		24	5	1	0						.194	.194	.250	.444	31
1918	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	12	31	31		5									.161	.161	.161	.323	5
1919	A	WL3	Omaha Rourkes	17	39	39		12	2	0	1						.308	.308	.436	.744	17
1920	A	WL3	Des Moines Boosters	41	100	100		19	6	1	1						.190	.190	.300	.490	30
1921	A	WL3	Des Moines Boosters	49	112	112		17	1	0	3						.152	.152	.241	.393	27
1922	A	WL3	Des Moines Boosters	38	100	100		35	5	1	3						.350	.350	.510	.860	51
1924	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	43	93	93		25	4	0	0						.269	.269	.312	.581	29
1925	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	41	79	79		14	1	0	0						.177	.177	.190	.367	15
1926	A	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	21	24	24		5	0	0	0						.208	.208	.208	.417	5
1927	B	IIIL	Quincy Red Birds	28	56	56		10	0	0	0						.179	.179	.179	.357	10
1929	B	SEAL3	Columbus Foxes	30	63	63		20	5	0	0						.317	.317	.397	.714	25
1930	B	SEAL3	Columbus Foxes	24	41	41		10	3	0	0						.244	.244	.317	.561	13
Totals				596	1340	1309	17	267	38	6	10	0	3	0	8	51	.204	.209	.265	.474	347	0	0	23	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1912	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	44	12	91	7		.936	2.341
1914	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	43						.000
1915	AA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	28	7	47	4		.931	1.929
Totals					115	19	138	11	0	.935	1.365

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance
1910	D	Ohio State League	Newark Newks
1910	D	Northern Association	Decatur Commodores
1910	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Springfield Senators
1910	A	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians
1911	A	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians
1912	AA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians
1913	AA	American Association 2	Minneapolis Millers
1913	AA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians
1914	AA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians
1915	AA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	April 17, 1915
1916	A	Western League	Omaha Rourkes
1917	A	Western League	Omaha Rourkes
1918	A	Western League	Omaha Rourkes
1919	A	Western League	Omaha Rourkes
1920	A	Western League	Des Moines Boosters
1921	A	Western League	Des Moines Boosters
1922	A	Western League	Des Moines Boosters
1924	A	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1925	A	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1926	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Quincy Red Birds
1926	A	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons
1927	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Quincy Red Birds
1928	D	Cotton States League	Hattiesburg Pinetoppers
1929	B	Southeastern League	Columbus Foxes
1930	B	Southeastern League	Columbus Foxes

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