Sam Mertes
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 6, 1872 San Francisco | |||
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Died: March 12, 1945 (aged 72) Villa Grande, California | |||
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| 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 12, 1945) was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 10 seasons (1896–1906) with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in RBIs in 1903 while playing for New York. He was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Villa Grande, California, at the age of 72.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
- Hitting for the cycle
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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