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Orlando Mercado

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 13, 1982 (Age 20-310d, 14,678th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1990 (Age 28-327d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Orlando Mercado

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.0

562

112

.199

RBI

OBP

.259

SLG

.281

OPS

.541

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-7 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	6 (4-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
Self	1

Most Driven In By
C Lansford	1
W Weiss	1
Self	1

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	169	8 (7)	Apr 13	OAK	@	SEA	W,12-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	170	30 (21)	May 8	OAK		CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	8	.44	-0.002	1.03	0.00%	0.53	C
3	171	33 (2)	May 11	OAK		DET	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.714	1.000	8	.54	-0.016	1.25	-0.02%	-0.26	C
4	172	36 (2)	May 15	OAK	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	8	.62	-0.058	1.44	-0.08%	-0.61	C
5	173	38 (1)	May 17	OAK	@	BOS	W,12-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	5						C
6	174	40 (1)	May 20	OAK	@	NYY	W,11-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	8						C
7	175	42 (1)	May 22	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	8	.81	-0.061	1.73	-0.08%	-0.48	C
8	176	45 (2)	May 25	OAK		BAL	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	6						C
9	177	47 (1)	May 28	OAK		BOS	W,7-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.357	.607	8	.67	0.004	1.41	0.01%	0.15	C
10	178	49 (1)	May 30	OAK		NYY	W,3-2	9-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.313	.535	6	1.34	-0.067	2.53	-0.08%	-0.20	C
11	179	50	May 31	OAK		NYY	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.294	.505	8	1.08	-0.027	1.93	-0.03%	-0.23	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	180	53 (2)	Jun 4	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.294	.505	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR C
13	181	54	Jun 5	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.278	.478	6	2.16	-0.055	4.12	-0.06%	-0.24	C
14	182	55	Jun 6	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.273	.481	9	1.18	-0.042	2.39	-0.05%	-0.49	C
15	183	56	Jun 7	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9	.48	-0.032	1.09	-0.04%	-0.35	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	184	100 (43)	Jul 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	2						C
							9-7		27	24	3	3	0	0	1	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472		.80	-0.356	1.69	-0.44%	-2.16

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