Fred Merkle

Frederick Charles Merkle
(Bonehead)

Born: December 20, 1888 in Watertown, WI
Died: March 2, 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL
(67 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 190

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• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Compared to Contemporary Center Fielders (Top 50)

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	Yrs	Career	HoF	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Pete Hill	CF	22	1904-1925	✔	45.2	45.1	3.8	-0.1	-3.6
2	Spottswood Poles	CF	14	1909-1923		13.0	12.9	1.7	0.0	-1.5
3	Charles Earle	CF	14	1906-1919		7.8	7.1	0.9	0.7	-0.9
4	Heliodoro Hidalgo	CF	15	1901-1916		7.7	10.0	-0.7	0.1	-1.8
5	Jules Thomas	CF	19	1908-1926		7.4	10.7	-1.4	-0.6	-1.3
6	Sam Bennett	CF	18	1907-1925		4.4	6.7	-1.9	0.0	-0.4
7	Ricardo Hernández	CF	9	1905-1914		3.5	5.0	-1.3	0.0	-0.2
8	Joe Scotland	CF	10	1907-1919		1.4	0.2	0.6	0.9	-0.3
9	Mike Brown	CF	8	1905-1914		1.2	-0.1	1.6	0.0	-0.2
10	Harry Moore	CF	18	1894-1913		1.2	0.9	0.5	0.1	-0.3
11	George Brown	CF	12	1910-1921		0.8	1.9	-0.4	0.0	-0.8
12	Horace Jenkins	CF	10	1910-1921		0.7	2.0	-1.1	0.1	-0.4
13	Joe Green	CF	19	1902-1921		0.4	0.2	0.8	0.0	-0.5
14	Jesse Briscoe	CF	4	1910-1914		0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	Lem Williams	CF	5	1907-1914		-0.1	0.4	-0.4	0.0	-0.1
16	Acea	CF	2	1910-1915		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
17	Fred Merkle	CF	2	1910-1915		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
18	Hamilton	CF	2	1910-1913		-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
19	Babe Herron	CF	7	1907-1913		-0.4	-0.8	0.4	0.0	-0.1
20	Bill Land	CF	7	1906-1914		-0.4	0.3	-0.1	-0.5	-0.1