Fred Merkle Stats

Fred Merkle was born on Thursday, December 20, 1888, in Watertown, Wisconsin. Merkle was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 21, 1907, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Fred Merkle baseball stats page.

"Considered by John McGraw, manager of the (New York) Giants, as a shrewd and aggressive player, (Fred) Merkle also packed a wallop at the plate in the days of the 'dead' ball." - New York Times Obituary (March 3, 1956)

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Fred Merkle
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Frederick Charles Merkle
Nickname:   Bonehead
Born On:   12-20-1888
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Watertown, Wisconsin
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-02-1956
Place of Death Data Died In:   Daytona Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, Florida
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-21-1907 (Age 18)
Last Game:   09-26-1926
Draft:   Not Applicable
Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1907 Giants 15 47 0 12 1 0 0 0 5 1 - - 1 - 0 - .255 .271 .277
1908 Giants 38 41 6 11 2 1 1 0 7 4 - - 2 - 0 - .268 .333 .439
1909 Giants 79 236 15 45 9 1 0 0 20 16 - - 4 - 1 - .191 .245 .237
1910 Giants 144 506 75 148 35 14 4 0 70 44 - 59 19 - 3 - .292 .353 .441
1911 Giants 149 541 80 153 24 10 12 0 84 43 - 60 14 - 6 - .283 .342 .431
1912 Giants 129 479 82 148 22 6 11 0 84 42 - 70 8 - 8 - .309 .374 .449
1913 Giants 153 563 78 147 30 13 2 0 69 41 - 60 10 - 3 - .261 .315 .371
1914 Giants 146 512 71 132 25 7 7 0 63 52 - 80 7 - 1 - .258 .327 .375
1915 Giants 140 505 52 151 25 3 4 0 62 36 - 39 14 - 2 - .299 .348 .384
1916 Giants 112 401 45 95 19 3 7 0 44 33 - 46 7 - 8 - .237 .308 .352
1916 Robins 23 69 6 16 1 0 0 0 2 7 - 4 1 - 1 - .232 .312 .246
1917 Robins 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .125 .125 .250
1917 Cubs 146 549 65 146 30 9 3 0 57 42 - 60 13 - 4 - .266 .323 .370
1918 Cubs 129 482 55 143 25 5 3 0 65 35 - 36 20 - 4 - .297 .349 .388
1919 Cubs 133 498 52 133 20 6 3 0 62 33 - 35 12 - 2 - .267 .315 .349
1920 Cubs 92 330 33 94 20 4 3 0 38 24 - 32 12 - 1 - .285 .335 .397
1925 Yankees 7 13 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 - .385 .429 .462
1926 Yankees 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,638 5,782 720 1,580 290 82 60 0 733 454 - 583 146 - 44 - .273 .331 .383
Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1907 Giants 1B 15 - - 136 9.1 129 122 7 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1908 Giants 1B 11 - - 61 5.5 61 60 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1908 Giants 2B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1908 Giants 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1908 Giants OF 5 - - 3 0.6 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1909 Giants 1B 70 - - 668 9.5 652 625 27 16 29 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1909 Giants 2B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1910 Giants 1B 144 - - 1,503 10.4 1,474 1,390 84 29 87 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1911 Giants 1B 148 - - 1,514 10.2 1,492 1,375 117 22 73 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1912 Giants 1B 129 - - 1,328 10.3 1,301 1,229 72 27 77 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1913 Giants 1B 153 - - 1,561 10.2 1,539 1,463 76 22 86 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1914 Giants 1B 146 - - 1,567 10.7 1,551 1,463 88 16 80 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1915 Giants 1B 110 - - 1,189 10.8 1,176 1,123 53 13 62 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1915 Giants OF 30 - - 75 2.5 73 68 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1916 Giants 1B 112 - - 1,261 11.3 1,241 1,183 58 20 61 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1916 Robins 1B 15 - - 131 8.7 130 126 4 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1916 Robins OF 4 - - 6 1.5 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1917 Robins 1B 2 - - 24 12.0 24 23 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1917 Cubs 1B 140 - - 1,507 10.8 1,481 1,415 66 26 84 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1917 Cubs OF 6 - - 17 2.8 17 15 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1918 Cubs 1B 129 - - 1,485 11.5 1,470 1,388 82 15 69 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1919 Cubs 1B 132 - - 1,573 11.9 1,550 1,494 56 23 66 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1919 Cubs 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1920 Cubs 1B 85 - - 975 11.5 960 906 54 15 52 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1920 Cubs LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1925 Yankees 1B 5 - - 29 5.8 29 28 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1926 Yankees 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,547 0 0 16,518 10.7 16,266 15,419 847 252 839 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
OF Totals 45 0 0 101 2.2 99 91 8 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
2B Totals 3 0 0 8 2.7 8 3 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
16 Years 1,597 - - 16,627 10.4 16,373 15,513 860 254 842 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1907 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 9.4 - - -
1908 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 41.0 0.0 5.9 - - -
1909 Giants 8 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 11.8 - - -
1910 Giants 23 - - - - n/a 126.5 8.6 7.2 - - -
1911 Giants 49 - - - - n/a 45.1 9.0 6.4 - - -
1912 Giants 37 - - - - n/a 43.5 6.8 5.7 - - -
1913 Giants 35 18 .660 - - n/a 281.5 9.4 8.2 - - -
1914 Giants 23 - - - - n/a 73.1 6.4 8.1 - - -
1915 Giants 20 15 .571 - - n/a 126.3 12.9 8.1 - - -
1916 Giants 17 - - - - n/a 57.3 8.7 9.1 - - -
1916 Robins 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 17.3 34.5 - - -
1917 Robins 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 - - -
1917 Cubs 13 - - - - n/a 183.0 9.2 9.6 - - -
1918 Cubs 21 - - - - n/a 160.7 13.4 7.4 - - -
1919 Cubs 20 - - - - n/a 166.0 14.2 8.0 - - -
1920 Cubs 3 5 .375 - - n/a 110.0 10.3 8.7 - - -
1925 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 13.0 13.0 - - -
1926 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 272 38 .877 - - n/a 96.4 9.9 7.9 - - -
Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1907 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1908 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1909 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1910 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1912 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1913 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1914 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1916 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1917 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1919 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -


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