| Sam Mertes | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1872-08-06)August 6, 1872 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| Died: March 11, 1945(1945-03-11) (aged 72) Villa Grande, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 30, 1896, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 15, 1906, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .279 |
| Home runs | 40 |
| Runs batted in | 721 |
| Stolen bases | 396 |
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Samuel Blair Mertes (August 6, 1872 – March 11, 1945) was an American professionalbaseball player. He was anoutfielder over parts of 10 seasons (1896–1906) with thePhiladelphia Phillies,Chicago Orphans,Chicago White Sox,New York Giants, andSt. Louis Cardinals. Mertes led theNational League in doubles andRBIs in 1903 while playing for New York. He was born inSan Francisco,California, and died inVilla Grande, California, at the age of 72.
In 10 seasons, Mertes batted .279 (1227-4405) with 40 home runs and 721 RBI. He stole 396 bases in his career. Mertes'on-base percentage was .346 and hisslugging percentage was .398. He had 100+ RBI seasons in 1903 and 1905.
Harpo Marx considered Mertes his favorite player, claiming he was the only member of the Giants he could see from his limited view outside the stadium onCoogan's Bluff.[1]
He was aFreemason and a member of Richmond Lodge No. 375, F.&A.M., in San Francisco. After being traded to St. Louis, he said that he had trouble getting along with his teammates on theNew York Giants because he was a Mason and many of them were Irish Catholics.
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