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Earl Averill League
4-18-2077
Jake Mercedes Starting Pitcher
Retired (1986, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.89 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 29-60 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 07-23-1952
K 516 Drafted Round 3, Pick 44
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(71 games)
IP 801.2
WHIP 1.62
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val B 
Speed D+ Bunt C+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1975 CIN
0
 0
1
1
0
0
0
 0
7.0
 4 2 2 0 6
5
1.43
2.57
1976 CIN
0
 0
2
0
0
0
0
 0
4.2
 10 6 6 0 2
3
2.57
11.57
1979 CIN
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
3.1
 5 3 3 0 4
2
2.70
8.10
1980 CIN
0
 0
4
0
0
0
0
 0
5.1
 8 5 4 0 1
4
1.69
6.75
1981 CIN-CHN
0
 0
4
0
0
0
1
 0
5.1
 9 8 8 0 2
3
2.06
13.50
1982 CLE
7
 14
35
35
2
0
0
 0
209.0
 251 128 126 5 93
143
1.65
5.43
1983 CLE
10
 18
36
36
0
0
0
 0
217.1
 239 139 124 3 93
141
1.53
5.13
1984 CLE
7
 18
36
36
0
0
0
 0
207.1
 248 151 141 7 95
129
1.65
6.12
1985 CLE-STL
5
 10
26
26
2
1
0
 0
142.1
 171 119 111 7 61
86
1.63
7.02
2077
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
29
 60
145
134
4
1
1
 0
801.2
 945 561 525 22 357
516
1.62
5.89
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Jake Mercedes has retired from the Baltimore Cavaliers
1986-04-18The Baltimore Cavaliers have designated Jake Mercedes for assignment.
1986-04-05The Baltimore Cavaliers have acquired Jake Mercedes from the waiver wire.
1986-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Jake Mercedes for assignment.
1985-05-16The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Jake Mercedes from the waiver wire.
1985-05-12The Cleveland Goombas have promoted Darren Redmond to the major league team. The Cleveland Goombas have promoted Donnie Littlejohn to the major league team. The Cleveland Goombas have designated Jake Mercedes for assignment. The Cleveland Goombas have designated Jack Daniels for assignment.
1982-04-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago BleacherBums and the Cleveland Bombers. The Cleveland Bombers receive Jake Mercedes, Greg Fermin, Bill Bernhard from the Chicago BleacherBums in exchange for Rudy Titus.
1981-05-05The Chicago BleacherBums have acquired Jake Mercedes from the waiver wire.
1981-05-01The Cincinnati Rivermen have waived Jake Mercedes.
1981-04-23The Cincinnati Rivermen have promoted Cam Klagge to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rivermen have designated Jake Mercedes for assignment.
1981-03-07The Cincinnati Rivermen have promoted Jake Mercedes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rivermen have sent Brian Kelly to the minors.
1980-06-30The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jake Mercedes to the minors.
1980-05-16The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jake Mercedes to the major league team.
1979-07-22The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jake Mercedes to the minors.
1979-07-21The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jake Mercedes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Don Nottebart for assignment.
1979-04-06The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jake Mercedes down to the minors.
1979-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jake Mercedes to the major league team.
1976-04-23The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jack Billingham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jake Mercedes to the minors.
1976-04-21The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jim Greenwood to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jake Mercedes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jack Billingham to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Hal Krieg to the minors.
1975-10-03The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jake Mercedes to the minors.
1975-09-30The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jake Mercedes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Hal Krieg to the minors.