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Don Newcombe League
9-26-2162
Kurt Mertz Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .761 Status Deceased (2030) Option Years 0  
H 2098 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 08-10-1948
HR 280 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(42 games)
RBI 1120
SB 202
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C+ (46.1%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D- (10.0%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B A  (87.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1970 MIL
30
105
11
24
0
0
4
11
4
 20 0 0
4
 2 1
.600
.257
.343
.114
.229
1971 MIL
121
456
51
102
22
7
10
61
29
 78 3 4
10
 6 10
.641
.272
.368
.145
.224
1972 MIL
140
510
64
121
16
10
16
74
45
 104 0 2
15
 8 13
.700
.298
.402
.165
.237
1973 MIL
147
545
65
138
16
7
16
69
48
 106 1 2
6
 6 3
.710
.314
.396
.143
.253
1974 MIL
126
350
50
87
15
4
14
53
37
 62 3 2
5
 3 5
.758
.324
.434
.186
.249
1975 MIL
140
506
76
135
20
3
18
75
54
 79 2 3
10
 6 2
.763
.338
.425
.158
.267
1976 MIL
126
510
78
151
21
1
19
71
42
 94 4 2
12
 4 5
.806
.353
.453
.157
.296
1977 MIL
149
612
103
180
26
6
28
90
48
 97 1 4
10
 5 8
.838
.344
.493
.199
.294
1978 MIL
153
569
99
163
29
8
27
95
70
 96 1 5
15
 7 6
.871
.363
.508
.221
.286
1979 MIL
132
459
51
109
31
4
11
53
38
 69 3 1
11
 3 4
.694
.299
.394
.157
.237
1980 MIL
149
567
83
150
35
3
26
97
61
 106 1 1
13
 2 6
.811
.337
.474
.210
.265
1981 MIL
151
470
56
119
15
1
14
42
38
 105 0 2
10
 3 1
.687
.308
.379
.126
.253
1982 MIL-CHA
149
606
98
175
20
8
27
110
57
 113 2 4
27
 8 7
.832
.350
.482
.193
.289
1983 CHA
108
442
69
126
16
4
14
56
31
 73 3 1
14
 4 13
.770
.335
.434
.149
.285
1984 CHA
148
591
104
165
27
11
20
89
50
 100 2 1
24
 6 13
.801
.337
.464
.184
.279
1985 CHA
110
371
55
94
11
2
10
43
44
 70 0 3
10
 5 8
.705
.330
.375
.121
.253
1986 CHA
60
223
32
59
8
1
6
31
17
 41 1 2
6
 4 5
.707
.317
.390
.126
.265
Total
2139
7892
1145
2098
328
80
280
1120
713
 1413 27 39
202
 82 110
.761
.327
.434
.168
.266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Kurt Mertz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-08-13The Chicago Black Sox have waived Kurt Mertz.
1986-06-15The Chicago Black Sox have designated Kurt Mertz for assignment.
1983-05-24Kurt Mertz of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1982-06-28A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Milwaukee Mean Machine. The Milwaukee Mean Machine receive Dom Shady, Draft Pick 1984 Round 2 CHA (Alvin Terpko) from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Kurt Mertz, Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 MIL (John Daney).
1979-06-04Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1976-09-03Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1975-08-11Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1974-05-05Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1970-08-23The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Kurt Mertz to the major league team.