1B Merlin Hotz #7
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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1B MERLIN HOTZ #7 - AGE: 45 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/16/1929
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 8th Pick in Round 10
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
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
1947 Jackson - R 17 15 26 5 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 .192 .241 .423 .664 82 82 0.0
1948 Jackson - R 18 56 176 45 10 3 4 28 23 15 6 2 46 1 3 .256 .332 .415 .746 87 94 0.4
1949 Jackson - R 19 50 173 62 8 2 6 25 21 4 4 2 40 6 4 .358 .383 .532 .914 119 126 1.3
1949 Spokane - A 19 20 71 13 2 1 1 8 4 5 0 1 18 0 1 .183 .234 .282 .515 35 26 -0.3
1950 Spokane - A 20 136 406 107 21 4 6 68 40 76 1 5 93 3 2 .264 .377 .379 .756 101 103 2.4
1951 Spokane - A 21 110 219 45 9 1 0 22 11 46 2 2 36 2 2 .205 .346 .256 .601 62 65 -0.2
1952 Spokane - A 22 52 170 41 4 0 3 17 25 53 3 1 35 3 1 .241 .427 .318 .745 96 113 1.1
1952 Gary - A 22 54 128 30 4 1 3 18 13 24 0 0 36 0 1 .234 .355 .352 .707 101 101 0.4
1953 Spokane - A 23 28 107 31 8 2 4 15 19 7 0 1 24 1 1 .290 .330 .514 .844 138 140 0.8
1953 Gary - A 23 53 87 20 2 0 2 8 11 16 1 1 17 1 1 .230 .352 .322 .674 79 84 0.0
1954 Gary - A 24 59 177 56 8 1 6 39 42 55 8 2 26 0 0 .316 .492 .475 .966 155 170 2.5
1954 Birmingham - AA 24 62 205 55 5 2 9 35 32 27 2 4 42 0 3 .268 .353 .444 .797 97 88 -0.0
1955 Gary - A 25 13 50 12 1 0 0 2 4 9 1 0 4 1 0 .240 .367 .260 .627 66 75 0.0
1955 Birmingham - AA 25 74 189 53 12 0 8 36 37 38 6 2 30 1 1 .280 .413 .471 .884 120 124 1.0
1955 St. Paul - AAA 25 11 19 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 .368 .478 .421 .899 141 163 0.2
1956 Birmingham - AA 26 101 266 56 3 2 8 27 33 41 4 3 41 1 4 .211 .322 .327 .649 59 58 -0.5
1957 Gary - A 27 6 16 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 3 0 0 .312 .429 .312 .741 97 108 -0.0
Total DIX 237 660 164 20 4 25 98 102 106 12 9 113 2 8 .248 .358 .405 .763 89 87
Total GWL 11 19 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 .368 .478 .421 .899 141 163
Total HL 185 458 123 15 2 11 69 72 108 10 4 86 2 2 .269 .416 .382 .798 116 124
Total COW 346 973 237 44 8 14 130 99 187 6 10 206 9 7 .244 .366 .348 .714 90 95
Total GSL 121 375 112 18 5 12 58 46 21 10 5 91 7 7 .299 .348 .469 .817 101 108
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Jackson - R 2B 2 2 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 13.2 4.61 +0.7 1.421
1947 Jackson - R SS 5 0 2 5 1 9 2 .778 20.2 3.05 -1.2 .724
1947 Jackson - R LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.017
1947 Jackson - R RF 5 3 9 2 1 11 0 1.000 32.0 3.09 +0.5 1.050
1948 Jackson - R 2B 52 52 118 144 20 266 4 .985 425.2 5.54 +2.2 1.038
1948 Jackson - R SS 4 2 3 6 0 11 2 .818 19.0 4.26 -2.2 .549
1949 Spokane - A 2B 17 17 46 39 8 85 0 1.000 142.2 5.36 +1.2 .995
1949 Jackson - R 2B 50 50 110 124 23 236 2 .992 409.2 5.14 +3.1 1.047
1949 Spokane - A SS 3 3 6 9 2 16 1 .938 26.0 5.19 -0.6 .921
1950 Spokane - A 2B 128 127 300 301 106 615 14 .977 1048.1 5.16 +5.2 1.054
1950 Spokane - A SS 8 6 4 18 3 22 0 1.000 47.0 4.21 -1.1 .910
1951 Spokane - A 1B 69 42 353 27 34 381 1 .997 378.1 9.04 +2.5 1.107
1951 Spokane - A 2B 21 10 38 33 9 72 1 .986 103.2 6.16 +1.2 1.054
1951 Spokane - A SS 9 9 11 26 4 37 0 1.000 74.0 4.50 -0.5 1.012
1951 Spokane - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Spokane - A RF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.6 .974
1952 Gary - A 1B 38 29 218 18 29 238 2 .992 256.1 8.29 +1.0 1.070
1952 Spokane - A 1B 45 45 323 19 36 343 1 .997 386.0 7.97 +2.8 1.101
1952 Gary - A 2B 11 8 16 23 4 42 3 .929 73.1 4.79 -0.0 .983
1952 Spokane - A 2B 3 0 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 11.2 5.40 +0.4 .000
1952 Gary - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Spokane - A SS 3 3 8 5 4 13 0 1.000 27.0 4.33 +0.3 1.065
1952 Gary - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Gary - A 1B 25 6 79 2 11 82 1 .988 74.2 9.76 +0.1 .962
1953 Spokane - A 1B 15 13 107 7 11 115 1 .991 121.0 8.48 +0.4 .988
1953 Gary - A 2B 10 6 11 14 3 26 1 .962 62.2 3.59 -0.4 .887
1953 Spokane - A 2B 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 .978
1953 Gary - A SS 14 8 19 22 6 42 1 .976 88.2 4.16 -0.6 .938
1953 Spokane - A SS 11 11 20 31 5 53 2 .962 96.2 4.75 -1.5 .886
1953 Gary - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Spokane - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Gary - A RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .957
1953 Spokane - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Birmingham - AA 1B 57 56 513 28 53 545 4 .993 480.2 10.13 +0.7 1.015
1954 Gary - A 1B 49 46 374 30 40 406 2 .995 399.2 9.10 +2.5 1.008
1954 Birmingham - AA 2B 5 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 .974
1954 Gary - A 2B 4 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 7.2 5.87 -0.0 .958
1954 Gary - A SS 4 4 4 8 1 13 1 .923 35.0 3.09 -1.5 .704
1954 Birmingham - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Gary - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Birmingham - AA RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .966
1954 Gary - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 St. Paul - AAA 1B 4 2 23 1 1 24 0 1.000 15.0 14.40 +0.6 1.294
1955 Birmingham - AA 1B 43 22 220 17 23 239 2 .992 236.0 9.04 +1.9 1.112
1955 Gary - A 1B 13 13 112 6 15 119 1 .992 112.2 9.43 +0.5 1.091
1955 St. Paul - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Birmingham - AA 2B 6 2 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 21.0 4.29 -0.1 1.172
1955 Gary - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1955 Birmingham - AA SS 22 21 33 56 7 95 6 .937 190.0 4.22 -3.9 .907
1955 St. Paul - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 .948
1955 Birmingham - AA LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1955 St. Paul - AAA RF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.7 .750
1955 Birmingham - AA RF 7 6 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 55.0 1.31 -0.9 .969
1956 Birmingham - AA 1B 57 37 345 27 37 374 2 .995 356.0 9.40 +1.1 1.005
1956 Birmingham - AA 2B 23 11 35 41 10 76 0 1.000 124.2 5.49 +3.9 1.177
1956 Birmingham - AA SS 21 20 40 56 17 98 2 .980 167.0 5.17 -0.9 .960
1956 Birmingham - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Gary - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Gary - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Gary - A SS 5 4 12 14 3 27 1 .963 40.0 5.85 -1.1 .876
1957 Gary - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 416 311 2667 182 290 2866 17 .994 2819.1 9.09 +14.2 1.046
TOTAL 2B 336 286 696 737 187 1458 25 .983 2466.2 5.23 +17.5 1.048
TOTAL SS 110 91 162 256 53 436 18 .959 832.0 4.52 -14.9 .902
TOTAL LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 -0.3 .982
TOTAL RF 29 13 26 3 1 29 0 1.000 149.2 1.74 -1.5 .963
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 8, 152nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Denby Tech (Denby Tech; Detroit, MI).
07/15/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $550.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/08/1950 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/15/1952 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
05/02/1957 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
10/11/1958 Retired from professional baseball.
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