Fred Merkle

Position: First Baseman

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)

Debut: September 21, 1907 (Age 18-275d, 2,986th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1916 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1916 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	13	1	0	14	1
2	2	Apr 13	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
3	3	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	7	0	0	7	0
4	4	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,6-7	CG	52	12.0	11	0	0	11	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
7	7	Apr 25	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
8	8	Apr 27	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYG		BRO	L,4-5	GS	53	12.0	4	2	1	7	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
11	11	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
12	12	May 3	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	0
13	13	May 4	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	45	10.0	12	2	1	15	1
14	14	May 6	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
15	15	May 8	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
16	16	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
17	17	May 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
18	18	May 11	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
19	19	May 12	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	15	0	0	15	1
20	20	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
21	21	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
22	22	May 17	NYG	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
23	23	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
24	24	May 19	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
25	25	May 20	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
26	26	May 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	14	0	1	15	1
27	27	May 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
28	28	May 24	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
29	29	May 26	NYG	@	BSN	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
30	30	May 27 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	1	13	1
31	31	May 27 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
32	32	May 29	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	18	0	0	18	3
33	33	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
34	34	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	15	0	1	16	2
35	35	May 31	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	12	0	1	13	1
37	37	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	50	13.0	13	2	0	15	1
38	38	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
39	39	Jun 5	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
40	40	Jun 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
41	41	Jun 10	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
42	42	Jun 12	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
43	43	Jun 13	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
44	44	Jun 14	NYG		CHC	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	16	0	2	18	0
45	45	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
46	46	Jun 20 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
47	47	Jun 20 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
48	48	Jun 21	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	1
49	49	Jun 22	NYG		BSN	L,1-3	CG	42	11.0	11	0	0	11	1
50	50	Jun 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
51	51	Jun 24 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
52	52	Jun 24 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
53	53	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-8	CG	38	9.0	17	1	0	18	1
54	54	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	0	11.1	10	0	0	10	0
55	55	Jun 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
56	56	Jun 28	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
57	57	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
58	58	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
59	59	Jun 30	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	60	Jul 1	NYG		PHI	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
61	61	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
62	62	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
63	63	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
64	64	Jul 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
65	65	Jul 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	5	4	0	9	1
66	66	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
67	67	Jul 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS	18	2.2	4	0	0	4	0
68	68	Jul 11	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	47	10.0	9	1	0	10	0
69	69	Jul 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	19	6.0	10	0	0	10	0
70	70	Jul 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
71	71	Jul 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
72	72	Jul 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
73	73	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
74	74	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
75	75	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
76	76	Jul 18	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
77	77	Jul 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
78	78	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.1	13	0	0	13	0
79	79	Jul 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
80	80	Jul 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
81	81	Jul 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
82	82	Jul 26	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
83	83	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	8	0	0	8	2
84	84	Jul 28	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	12	1	0	13	1
85	85	Jul 29 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	20	1	0	21	2
86	86	Jul 29 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
87	87	Jul 31 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-0	GS	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
88	88	Jul 31 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	89	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	9	0	2	11	1
90	90	Aug 2	NYG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
91	91	Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
92	92	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
93	93	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
94	94	Aug 7	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
95	95	Aug 9 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
96	96	Aug 9 (2)	NYG		STL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
97	97	Aug 11 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
98	98	Aug 11 (2)	NYG		STL	W,2-0	CG	25	7.0	10	1	0	11	2
99	99	Aug 12	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
100	100	Aug 14 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-8	GS	21	4.0	5	1	0	6	1
101	101	Aug 14 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	13	1	0	14	2
102	102	Aug 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
103	103	Aug 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	10	1	1	12	1
104	104	Aug 18 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
105	105	Aug 18 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
106	106	Aug 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	41	10.2	16	0	0	16	2
107	107	Aug 20	NYG	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
108	108	Aug 21	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
109	109	Aug 22	NYG	@	STL	L,0-6	GS	33	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	110	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	7	0	1	8	1
111	111	Aug 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	46	11.0	11	0	3	14	0
112	112	Aug 26	NYG	@	PIT	T,1-1	CG	57	14.0	21	0	0	21	1
				Player went from New York Giants to Brooklyn Robins
113	114	Aug 27	BRO	@	CIN	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
114	115	Aug 28	BRO	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	7	2	1	10	1
115	116	Aug 29	BRO	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
116	117	Aug 30	BRO	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	118	Sep 1 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
118	119	Sep 1 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
119	120	Sep 2	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
120	122 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
121	124 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
122	127 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
123	133 (5)	Sep 13	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
124	140 (6)	Sep 19	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
125	142 (1)	Sep 21	BRO		STL	W,6-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	143	Sep 22	BRO		STL	W,11-1	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	144	Sep 23 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
128	146 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-7	GF	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	155 (8)	Oct 4	BRO		NYG	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
130	156	Oct 5	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	GF	8	2.0	4	0	0	4	0
							131gm		1103.0	1314	63	21	1398	64