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Fred Merkle
Frederick Charles Merkle
(Bonehead)
 
Born: December 20, 1888 in Watertown, WI
Died: March 2, 1956 - 67 years old in Daytona Beach, FL
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 190
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Notes:
- Played in the Major Leagues
- Played in the Minor Leagues

Comparison

Comparison
First Basemen
  
All Positions
 
#
Player
  
1 Ben Taylor
1909 - 1928
1B
148.5
  
117.2
12.3
19.0
-
2 Julián Castillo
1903 - 1915
1B
87.6
  
80.8
6.8
0.0
-
3 Bill Pettus
1909 - 1921
1B
57.3
  
49.4
7.8
0.0
-
4 Bill Pierce
1910 - 1924
1B
52.7
  
42.6
10.1
0.1
-
5 Agustín Parpetti
1905 - 1923
1B
52.5
  
42.0
9.0
1.5
-
6 Tullie McAdoo
1909 - 1924
1B
22.8
  
17.1
5.7
0.0
-
7 Estéban Prats
1899 - 1910
1B
14.4
  
11.6
2.8
0.0
-
8 Al Robinson
1905 - 1912
1B
6.8
  
5.6
1.3
0.0
-
9 Ray Wilson
1899 - 1910
1B
4.7
  
3.2
1.5
0.0
-
10 Desiderio Hernández
1908 - 1917
1B
4.0
  
2.4
1.6
0.0
-
11 Bobby Marshall
1908 - 1910
1B
0.9
  
0.7
0.3
0.0
-
12 Red Foster
1907 - 1910
1B
0.8
  
0.7
0.1
0.0
-
13 George Board
1907 - 1913
1B
0.7
  
0.4
0.3
0.0
-
14 Henry Ward
1908 - 1915
1B
0.7
  
0.6
0.1
0.0
-
15 Eliberto Guillén
1906 - 1912
1B
0.4
  
0.2
0.1
0.0
-
16 Cody Buckley
1910 - 1910
1B
0.1
  
0.1
0.0
0.0
-
17 Fred Merkle
1910 - 1910
1B
0.1
  
0.0
0.1
0.0
-
18 Heinie Beckendorf
1910 - 1910
1B
0.1
  
0.0
0.1
0.0
-
19 G. Hernández
1910 - 1910
1B
0.0
  
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
                   
  Fred Merkle
1910 - 1910
1B
0.1
  
0.0
0.1
0.0
-

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Statistical and biographical data for the The Negro Leagues Database, except 1923 and 1933, were compiled by Gary Ashwill. Copyright 2011-2013 Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1923 were compiled by Patrick Rock. Copyright 2011-2013 Patrick Rock. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1933 were compiled by Scott Simkus. Copyright 2013 Scott Simkus. All rights reserved.

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