SS Samuel Mercati #48
New York A Big Stick (NY) TCA
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/22/1955
 OA: 40 POT: 40
BNN Index | TCA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS SAMUEL MERCATI #48 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
5 9 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .556 .600 .667 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 50
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 30 70 70
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1955 @ LIS Win, 10-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1955 @ MOB Loss, 3-12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1955 @ PAR Loss, 0-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/17/1955 @ SIC Win, 13-10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/16/1955 @ PRO Loss, 7-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/12/1955 LIS Loss, 4-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/10/1955 LIS Win, 11-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/02/1955 PAR Win, 9-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1955 SIC Loss, 3-10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/10/1955 @ MOB Loss, 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Not so much a leader as a follower.
Birthday:03/01/1931
Born in:Sava, APU
Nationality:Italian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,200
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 42 Days
Service This Yr:78 Days
40-Man Service:None, 50 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 16 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 .250 .333 .375 .708 .326 .125 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.0 1.8 3.76 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Versus Right   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
June   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
July   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Career   16 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Home   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Road   10 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Grass   16 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Day   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Night   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
As Starter   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .231 .333 .385 .718
Pinch Hitting   5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Inning 4-6   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Inning 7-9   10 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
0 Outs   6 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000
1 Outs   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Scoring Position   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   12 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .885
Runner on 1st   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
Count 0-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-2   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Ahead in Count   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 4th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Low Leverage   12 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .885
Medium Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
TOBA CLASS A 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 5 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .556 .600 .667 1.267 .573 .111 249
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 3.8 25.35 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Versus Right   7 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Year   64 17 0 2 2 5 12 5 11 0 2 0 .266 .319 .422 .741
Career   73 22 1 2 2 5 14 6 12 0 2 0 .301 .354 .452 .806
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 New York - TOBA 24 11 16 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 96 102 0.1
Total TOBA 11 16 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 96 102 0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 New York D - D 21 40 80 23 3 3 4 16 12 10 1 1 13 2 1 .287 .370 .550 .920 149 151 1.3
1952 New York C - C 21 40 137 47 7 1 2 19 13 7 0 3 14 0 1 .343 .367 .453 .820 110 110 0.4
1953 New York C - C 22 62 218 69 13 2 5 28 30 21 0 5 26 0 1 .317 .369 .463 .832 109 106 2.0
1954 Italy - EBT 23 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200 207 247 0.1
1954 New York C - C 23 8 23 8 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .400 .435 .835 105 113 0.1
1954 New York A - A 23 22 64 17 0 2 2 5 12 5 0 0 11 0 0 .266 .319 .422 .741 89 85 0.4
1955 New York - CUP 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 -0.1
1955 New York A - A 24 5 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .556 .600 .667 1.267 218 249 0.3
Total TCA 27 73 22 1 2 2 5 14 6 0 0 12 0 0 .301 .354 .452 .806 105 105
Total TCC 110 378 124 22 3 7 48 46 30 0 8 40 0 2 .328 .370 .458 .828 109 108
Total TCD 40 80 23 3 3 4 16 12 10 1 1 13 2 1 .287 .370 .550 .920 149 151
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 New York C - C SS 36 32 47 80 10 134 7 .948 280.0 4.08 -2.8 .919
1952 New York D - D SS 32 17 23 43 8 67 1 .985 182.1 3.26 +3.3 1.102
1953 New York C - C 2B 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 1.033
1953 New York C - C SS 61 56 65 155 25 221 1 .995 493.2 4.01 +9.9 1.154
1954 New York A - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 New York C - C 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 New York A - A SS 22 20 18 48 3 68 2 .971 167.2 3.54 +2.6 1.100
1954 New York C - C SS 7 6 10 15 2 28 3 .893 50.0 4.50 +0.9 1.180
1954 Italy - EBT SS 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.127
1955 New York - TOBA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1955 New York - CUP 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1955 New York - TOBA SS 7 1 9 14 2 23 0 1.000 27.2 7.48 +1.0 1.150
1955 New York A - A SS 4 2 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 22.0 3.27 +0.9 1.253
TOTAL 2B 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.4 .516
TOTAL SS 170 135 172 368 50 554 14 .975 1232.1 3.94 +16.1 1.082
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the New York Skyliners. (Round 70, Pick 5, 557th overall pick).
10/04/1952 Wins the 1952 TOBA Class D Round 1 with the New York D Gold Miners!
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
06/14/1953 Injured on 06/12/1953, diagnosed with back spasms, is day-to-day.
08/17/1953 Wins the 1953 TCC Great Glove Award at SS.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 European Baseball Tournament for the Italy.
05/29/1954 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
06/28/1954 Injured on 06/25/1954, diagnosed with a broken kneecap, will miss 5-6 months.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
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