LF Sam 'Sandow' Mertes #81
Cleveland Spiders USL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1908
 OA: 44 POT: 44
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LF SAM 'SANDOW' MERTES #81 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
59 55 18 2 1 0 7 6 8 .327 .397 .400 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 61 63 60 61
Power 39 39 39 39
Eye 42 43 42 42
Avoid K's 43 43 42 43
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 65
Errors: - 1 51
Arm: - 1 51
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 73
1st Base: - Center Field: 39
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 68
Stealing Ability: 68
Baserunning Inst.: 69
Sacrifice Bunt: 62
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/28/1908 @ CIN Win, 7-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/27/1908 @ CIN Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1908 CHC Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1908 CHC Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1908 @ SLS Win, 6-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/15/1908 @ LSV Win, 3-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/1908 CIN Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1908 @ CHC Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1908 SLS Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1908 SLS Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Mertes keeps his nose to the grindstone.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/06/1876
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:USian
Height:183 cm
Weight:99 kg
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:P1,000
Signed Through:1909 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 144 Days
Service This Yr:146 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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EASTERN LEAGUE 1903 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 61 15 0 3 1 4 4 2 8 .246 .292 .393 .686 .299 .148 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 66 2 1 0 1 1 0 24 4 1 4 20.0 5.5 2.84 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .308 .500 .808
Versus Right   49 12 0 3 0 2 3 2 6 0 1 1 .245 .288 .367 .656
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   183 43 7 7 1 21 14 7 23 2 1 2 .235 .268 .366 .634
UNITED STATES LEAGUE 1908 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 59 55 18 2 1 0 7 5 6 8 .327 .397 .400 .797 .350 .073 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 68 1 1 0 1 5 1 22 3 0 2 0.0 8.6 5.07 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 14 2 1 0 3 4 4 6 1 4 0 .400 .450 .514 .964
Versus Right   20 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .200 .304 .200 .504
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   18 6 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 4 0 .333 .429 .389 .817
June   8 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .625 1.225
July   13 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
August   13 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 .385 .400 .538 .938
Last Year   171 44 4 0 0 18 16 15 16 1 15 1 .257 .319 .281 .600
2 Years Ago   206 41 12 4 1 24 17 10 17 0 9 0 .199 .236 .311 .547
Career   683 167 29 12 2 82 66 46 60 3 42 4 .245 .295 .331 .626
Home   23 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 .174 .240 .174 .414
Road   32 14 2 1 0 6 4 4 3 1 3 1 .438 .500 .562 1.062
Grass   55 18 2 1 0 7 5 6 8 1 5 1 .327 .397 .400 .797
Day   22 5 1 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 3 0 .227 .292 .273 .564
Night   33 13 1 1 0 5 4 4 3 1 2 1 .394 .462 .485 .946
As Starter   29 12 2 1 0 5 2 3 3 1 5 0 .414 .455 .552 1.006
As Reliever / Substitution   26 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 5 0 0 1 .231 .333 .231 .564
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Close/Late   32 8 0 0 0 2 3 4 7 0 0 1 .250 .351 .250 .601
Inning 1-3   9 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 .333 .300 .333 .633
Inning 4-6   9 7 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 .778 .818 1.222 2.040
Inning 7-9   30 6 0 0 0 2 2 3 7 0 0 1 .200 .294 .200 .494
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   21 7 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 2 0 .333 .364 .476 .840
1 Outs   14 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 .429 .438 .429 .866
2 Outs   20 5 1 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 1 .250 .400 .300 .700
Scoring Position   22 6 0 0 0 7 1 4 1 1 5 1 .273 .393 .273 .666
Bases Empty   26 9 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .346 .393 .462 .854
Runner on 1st   7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Runner on 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Two Strikes   23 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 .217 .296 .261 .557
First Pitch   9 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 .444 .545 .444 .990
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .714 .714 .857 1.571
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .375 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Count 2-2   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Behind in Count   18 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 .222 .211 .278 .488
Ahead in Count   15 8 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 .533 .588 .733 1.322
Batting Leadoff   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 2nd   13 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 .308 .438 .308 .745
Batting 4th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 7th   20 7 1 1 0 3 2 1 4 1 3 0 .350 .364 .500 .864
Batting 8th   4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.000 1.800
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   20 7 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .350 .409 .400 .809
Medium Leverage   10 5 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 3 0 .500 .538 .700 1.238
High Leverage   23 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 2 1 .261 .346 .304 .651
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1901 Philadelphia - EL 24 33 44 9 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 .205 .222 .250 .472 32 27 -0.2
1902 Philadelphia - EL 25 46 78 19 5 4 0 12 8 4 0 2 9 0 2 .244 .274 .410 .684 106 93 0.2
1903 Philadelphia - EL 26 43 61 15 0 3 1 4 4 2 2 0 8 1 4 .246 .292 .393 .686 116 119 0.3
1904 Philadelphia - USL 27 57 111 27 7 1 0 12 13 4 1 0 7 4 2 .243 .276 .324 .600 104 92 0.9
1905 Philadelphia - USL 28 65 140 37 4 6 1 21 15 11 1 1 12 3 2 .264 .320 .400 .720 133 127 1.0
1906 Philadelphia - USL 29 80 206 41 12 4 1 24 17 10 0 0 17 6 1 .199 .236 .311 .547 81 74 0.8
1907 Cleveland - USL 30 81 171 44 4 0 0 18 16 15 1 1 16 2 5 .257 .319 .281 .600 98 86 0.4
1908 Cleveland - USL 31 59 55 18 2 1 0 7 5 6 1 1 8 0 2 .327 .397 .400 .797 153 137 0.3
Total EL 122 183 43 7 7 1 21 14 7 2 2 23 1 6 .235 .268 .366 .634 92 87 0.3
Total USL 342 683 167 29 12 2 82 66 46 4 3 60 15 12 .245 .295 .331 .626 106 96 3.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1903 Philadelphia - EL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -94 -0.0
1905 Philadelphia - USL 28 4 14 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 86 66 -0.0
1906 Philadelphia - USL 29 5 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 78 81 0.3
Total EL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -94
Total USL 9 27 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .259 .259 .296 .556 82 73
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1901 Philadelphia - AAB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
1901 Philadelphia - AAB LF 5 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 30.0 3.60 -0.1 .977
1901 Philadelphia - AAB CF 4 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 16.0 5.62 -0.1 .987
1901 Philadelphia - AAB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1902 Philadelphia - AAB LF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 -0.0 .985
1902 Philadelphia - AAB CF 14 14 49 1 0 55 5 .909 117.0 3.85 -1.7 .960
1903 Philadelphia - AAB LF 5 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 36.0 2.50 +0.2 .997
1903 Philadelphia - AAB CF 12 7 21 0 0 22 1 .955 68.2 2.75 -0.1 1.052
1904 Philadelphia - AAB LF 28 26 37 0 0 38 1 .974 202.2 1.64 +3.2 1.060
1904 Philadelphia - AAB CF 7 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 40.1 1.79 -0.0 .996
1905 Philadelphia - AAB LF 52 33 47 0 0 47 0 1.000 301.2 1.40 +1.3 1.050
1905 Philadelphia - AAB CF 11 6 12 0 0 13 1 .923 58.2 1.84 -1.2 .920
1906 Philadelphia - AAB LF 78 60 97 0 0 97 0 1.000 534.0 1.63 +5.1 1.097
1906 Philadelphia - AAB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.007
1907 Cleveland - AAB LF 76 49 90 4 0 99 5 .949 485.1 1.74 +2.6 1.021
1908 Cleveland - AAB LF 50 9 25 0 0 26 1 .962 167.0 1.35 -0.5 .952
1908 Cleveland - AAB CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.0 1.001
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
TOTAL LF 298 187 320 4 0 331 7 .979 1776.2 1.64 +11.8 1.043
TOTAL CF 53 32 105 1 0 113 7 .938 318.2 2.99 -3.0 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1902 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 41 (63).
01/01/1903 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (58); Power: 31 (38); Eye: 42 (61).
08/28/1903 Wins the 1903 Eastern League Championship with the Philadelphia Phillies.
01/01/1904 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (39); Eye: 41 (56).
04/01/1904 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Philadelphia Phillies development complex.
01/01/1905 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (63); Power: 38 (41); Eye: 41 (56).
04/03/1905 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Philadelphia Phillies development complex.
01/01/1906 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (62); Power: 40 (43); Eye: 41 (59).
04/02/1906 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Philadelphia Phillies development complex.
12/25/1906 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Spiders, along with SP Ed Barry, in exchange for SP Isiah Reddick and 1B Hal Chase.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 37 (37); Eye: 42 (42).
01/28/1907 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Spiders development complex.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 39 (39); Eye: 42 (42).
04/06/1908 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Cleveland Spiders development complex.
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