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Proper Name
Samuel Blair Mertes
nickname
Sandow
High Level
MLB (1896-1906)
Positions
OF (974) ... 2B (138) ... 1B (40) ... SS (29) ... C (3) ... 3B (1) ... P (1)
Ht / Wt
5-10 / 185
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
San Francisco,California
Died
3/11/1945
High School
None listed
MLB Debut
0000-00-00
MLB Teams
NY1 [4] CHN [3] CHA [2] SLN [1] PHI [1]
TBC#
15312
mlbam id
118982
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1896-1906].279.7404405695122740721396
Speed
98
Power
79
Contact
38
XBH
75
RBIs
81
Runs
66
Hitting
70
Durability
83
Team
.560
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1904] Hit for the cycle against the St. Louis Cardinals
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1896 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 -- of -- 37 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 0 8 10 2 4 0 0 0 46 157 8 26 .238 .288 .322 .609 .273 .084 .256 5.10 6.37 1.25 --
1898 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 25 -- of -- 83 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 27 0 34 0 6 7 0 0 0 103 316 13 67 .297 .388 .383 .771 .312 .086 .295 10.76 0.00 0.00 269.00
1899 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 26 -- of -- 117 426 83 127 13 16 9 81 45 0 33 0 0 15 0 0 0 199 474 38 89 .298 .349 .467 .816 .352 .169 .283 6.96 0.00 0.00 47.33
1900 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 27 -- of -- 127 481 72 142 25 4 7 60 38 0 42 0 3 22 0 0 0 196 548 36 106 .295 .356 .407 .763 .279 .112 .285 7.66 0.00 0.00 68.71
1901 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 28 -- 2b -- 137 545 94 151 16 17 5 98 46 0 52 0 6 20 0 0 0 216 623 38 113 .277 .347 .396 .743 .299 .119 .270 8.35 0.00 0.00 109.00
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 -- of -- 129 497 60 140 23 7 1 79 46 0 37 0 2 8 0 0 0 180 544 31 109 .282 .334 .362 .696 .247 .080 .280 6.80 0.00 0.00 497.00
1903 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 30 -- of -- 138 517 100 145 32 14 7 104 45 0 61 0 3 11 0 0 0 226 592 53 92 .280 .360 .437 .797 .362 .157 .271 10.30 0.00 0.00 73.86
1904 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 31 -- of -- 148 532 83 147 28 11 4 78 47 0 54 0 3 22 0 0 0 209 611 43 104 .276 .346 .393 .739 .306 .117 .271 8.84 0.00 0.00 133.00
1905 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 32 -- of -- 150 551 81 154 27 17 5 108 52 0 56 0 5 15 0 0 0 230 627 49 105 .279 .351 .417 .769 .334 .138 .273 8.93 0.00 0.00 110.20
1906 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 33 -- of -- 71 253 37 60 9 6 1 33 21 0 29 0 3 6 0 0 0 84 291 16 44 .237 .323 .332 .655 .292 .095 .234 9.97 0.00 0.00 253.00
1906 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 33 -- of -- 53 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 10 0 16 0 0 9 0 0 0 62 216 11 36 .246 .304 .325 .629 .215 .079 .246 7.41 0.00 0.00 --
1896 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 37 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 0 8 10 2 4 0 0 0 46 157 8 26 .238 .288 .322 .609 .273 .084 .256 5.10 6.37 1.25 --
1898 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 83 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 27 0 34 0 6 7 0 0 0 103 316 13 67 .297 .388 .383 .771 .312 .086 .295 10.76 0.00 0.00 269.00
1899 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 117 426 83 127 13 16 9 81 45 0 33 0 0 15 0 0 0 199 474 38 89 .298 .349 .467 .816 .352 .169 .283 6.96 0.00 0.00 47.33
1900 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 127 481 72 142 25 4 7 60 38 0 42 0 3 22 0 0 0 196 548 36 106 .295 .356 .407 .763 .279 .112 .285 7.66 0.00 0.00 68.71
1901 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 137 545 94 151 16 17 5 98 46 0 52 0 6 20 0 0 0 216 623 38 113 .277 .347 .396 .743 .299 .119 .270 8.35 0.00 0.00 109.00
1902 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 129 497 60 140 23 7 1 79 46 0 37 0 2 8 0 0 0 180 544 31 109 .282 .334 .362 .696 .247 .080 .280 6.80 0.00 0.00 497.00
1903 MLB Total -- NY1 -- -- -- -- 138 517 100 145 32 14 7 104 45 0 61 0 3 11 0 0 0 226 592 53 92 .280 .360 .437 .797 .362 .157 .271 10.30 0.00 0.00 73.86
1904 MLB Total -- NY1 -- -- -- -- 148 532 83 147 28 11 4 78 47 0 54 0 3 22 0 0 0 209 611 43 104 .276 .346 .393 .739 .306 .117 .271 8.84 0.00 0.00 133.00
1905 MLB Total -- NY1 -- -- -- -- 150 551 81 154 27 17 5 108 52 0 56 0 5 15 0 0 0 230 627 49 105 .279 .351 .417 .769 .334 .138 .273 8.93 0.00 0.00 110.20
1906 MLB Total -- NY1,SLN -- -- -- -- 124 444 57 107 16 10 1 52 31 0 45 0 3 15 0 0 0 146 507 27 80 .241 .315 .329 .644 .259 .088 .239 8.88 0.00 0.00 444.00
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1190 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 0 422 10 33 139 0 0 0 1751 4999 336 891 .279 .346 .398 .744 .305 .119 .273 8.44 0.20 0.02 110.13
Total AL (2 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 266 1042 154 291 39 24 6 177 92 0 89 0 8 28 0 0 0 396 1167 69 222 .279 .341 .380 .721 .274 .101 .275 7.63 0.00 0.00 173.67
Total NL (8 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 924 3363 541 936 149 84 34 544 304 0 333 10 25 111 0 0 0 1355 3832 267 669 .278 .348 .403 .751 .314 .125 .272 8.69 0.26 0.03 98.91
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1905 New York Giants World Series Playoffs 32 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 1 2 .176 .263 .235 .498 .176 .059 .250 10.53 26.32 2.50 --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 32 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 1 2 .176 .263 .235 .498 .176 .059 .250 10.53 26.32 2.50 --
Pitching Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # link role   w   l   g gs cg sh gr gf sv ip   h   r er hr bb so wp bk hb era whip h9 hr9 bb9 so9 ra9 so/bb
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 -- -- Reliever 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 0.75 6.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.25 --
1902 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- Reliever 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 0.75 6.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.25 --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 0.75 6.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.25 --
Total AL (1 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 0.75 6.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.25 --
Fielding Statistics
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  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1896 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 2b 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.8 2.7 5
1896 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 ss 1 0 0.0 1 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 3.0 -- -- 0.8 2.7 7
1896 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 of 35 0 0.0 85 3 9 0 97 88 0 0 -- .907 2.5 -- -- 26.9 94.6 5
1898 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 25 1b 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 -- -- 1.3 2.4 3
1898 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 25 2b 4 0 0.0 11 17 5 6 33 28 0 0 -- .848 7.0 -- -- 2.6 4.8 3
1898 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 25 ss 14 0 0.0 19 23 7 4 49 42 0 0 -- .857 3.0 -- -- 9.2 16.9 2
1898 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 25 of 60 0 0.0 97 13 15 6 125 110 0 0 -- .880 1.8 -- -- 39.5 72.3 3
1899 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 26 1b 3 0 0.0 24 4 2 4 30 28 0 0 -- .933 9.3 -- -- 2.0 2.6 3
1899 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 26 ss 1 0 0.0 2 3 1 1 6 5 0 0 -- .833 5.0 -- -- 0.7 0.9 6
1899 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 26 of 108 0 0.0 197 20 18 4 235 217 0 0 -- .923 2.0 -- -- 71.1 92.3 3
1900 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 27 1b 33 0 0.0 340 17 10 16 367 357 0 0 -- .973 10.8 -- -- 22.6 26.0 2
1900 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 27 ss 7 0 0.0 12 19 2 2 33 31 0 0 -- .939 4.4 -- -- 4.8 5.5 4
1900 Chicago Orphans NL MLB chn 27 of 88 0 0.0 180 13 16 4 209 193 0 0 -- .923 2.2 -- -- 60.3 69.3 4
1901 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 28 2b 132 0 0.0 337 396 47 54 780 733 0 0 -- .940 5.6 -- -- 96.4 96.4 1
1901 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 28 of 5 0 0.0 20 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 -- 1.000 4.0 -- -- 3.6 3.6 5
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 c 2 0 0.0 3 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 -- .750 1.5 -- -- 1.4 1.6 3
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 1b 1 0 0.0 10 1 0 1 11 11 0 0 -- 1.000 11.0 -- -- 0.7 0.8 4
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 2b 1 0 0.0 1 6 2 1 9 7 0 0 -- .778 7.0 -- -- 0.7 0.8 2
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 3b 1 0 0.0 4 1 1 0 6 5 0 0 -- .833 5.0 -- -- 0.7 0.8 2
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 ss 5 0 0.0 17 15 0 2 32 32 0 0 -- 1.000 6.4 -- -- 3.6 3.9 2
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 of 120 0 0.0 223 26 21 5 270 249 0 0 -- .922 2.1 -- -- 87.0 93.0 3
1902 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 p 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.7 0.8 7
1903 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 30 c 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.50 4.50 0.7 0.7 4
1903 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 30 1b 1 0 9.0 9 0 1 0 10 9 0 0 -- .900 9.0 1.00 9.00 0.7 0.7 4
1903 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 30 of 137 0 1,209.0 265 24 8 5 297 289 0 0 -- .973 2.1 0.24 2.15 98.6 99.3 2
1904 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 31 ss 1 0 9.0 4 2 0 0 6 6 0 0 -- 1.000 6.0 0.67 6.00 0.7 0.7 5
1904 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 31 of 147 0 1,316.0 244 17 12 1 273 261 0 0 -- .956 1.8 0.20 1.78 96.1 99.3 2
1905 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 32 of 150 0 1,302.0 230 10 10 3 250 240 0 0 -- .960 1.6 0.18 1.66 98.0 100.0 1
1906 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 33 of 53 0 449.0 77 4 10 0 91 81 0 0 -- .890 1.5 0.18 1.62 35.3 100.0 4
1906 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 33 of 71 0 658.0 119 10 4 0 133 129 0 0 -- .970 1.8 0.20 1.76 46.7 100.0 4
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- c 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 -- .800 1.3 2.00 18.00 -- -- --
Total MLB (5 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 40 0 9 384 22 13 21 419 406 0 0 -- .969 10.2 45.11 406.00 -- -- --
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 138 0 0 349 419 54 61 822 768 0 0 -- .934 5.6 -- -- -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 6 5 0 0 -- .833 5.0 -- -- -- -- --
Total MLB (6 yrs) -- MLB -- -- ss 29 0 9 55 64 10 10 129 119 0 0 -- .922 4.1 13.22 119.00 -- -- --
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 974 0 4,934 1737 140 123 28 2000 1877 0 0 -- .939 1.9 0.38 3.42 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1896 MLB 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 0
1898 MLB 0 0 2 4 0 14 0 0 0 60 0
1899 MLB 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 108 0
1900 MLB 0 0 33 0 0 7 0 0 0 88 0
1901 MLB 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1902 MLB 1 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 120 0
1903 MLB 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0
1904 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 147 0
1905 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0
1906 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0