P Ben Mercure #22
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1955
P BEN MERCURE #22 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
46 0 10-5 1 5.79 107.1 132 14 82 78 1.99 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/17/1955 @ SA Win, 4-3 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
09/10/1955 GAL Win, 10-9 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
09/09/1955 GAL Win, 7-6 3.2 5 2 1 1 2
09/02/1955 @ GAL Win, 11-2 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
08/31/1955 DAL Win, 12-7 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
08/29/1955 DAL Win, 5-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/28/1955 DAL Win, 9-5 1.2 1 4 4 4 0
08/25/1955 HOU Loss, 3-6 3.1 6 2 2 1 2
08/21/1955 @ SA Loss, 14-16 1.1 5 5 5 1 3
08/16/1955 FTW Win, 9-5 5.0 3 0 0 1 6 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/09/1922
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 14th Pick in Round 14
CENTURY LEAGUE 1955 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 36.00 27.00 0.00 9.00 5.05 4.00 137 -0.0 .500        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .750 .667 .750 1.417      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1955 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0  
Last Year 22 0 3 1 0 2.74 62.1 60 29 19 4 29 31  
2 Years Ago 57 0 7 8 5 4.20 83.2 89 47 39 8 31 52  
Career 125 0 13 11 14 3.96 216.0 226 119 95 23 97 122  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0  
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1955 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 46 0 10 5 1 5.79 107.1 132 75 69 14 82 78 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 46 11 18.28 11.07 6.54 6.88 5.17 1.99 115 -0.5 .340        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 166 48 12 1 3 29 28 38 4 2 0 .289 .384 .428 .812      
vs. RHB 263 84 13 2 11 46 54 40 6 1 4 .319 .434 .510 .944      
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1955 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 3  
May 13 0 6 2 0 4.41 32.2 39 20 16 7 28 19  
June 9 0 0 0 0 8.61 23.0 34 23 22 2 22 15  
July 8 0 2 1 1 6.48 16.2 23 12 12 1 9 16  
August 11 0 2 2 0 6.75 22.2 26 17 17 4 18 20  
September 4 0 0 0 0 2.00 9.0 8 3 2 0 4 5  
Last Year 3 0 0 0 0 8.44 5.1 9 6 5 2 0 3  
Career 163 5 19 15 19 3.58 322.0 325 148 128 28 176 195  
Home 25 0 7 1 1 5.24 56.2 69 37 33 8 38 45  
Road 21 0 3 4 0 6.39 50.2 63 38 36 6 44 33  
Grass 46 0 10 5 1 5.79 107.1 132 75 69 14 82 78  
Day 26 0 4 2 1 6.50 62.1 79 47 45 8 47 46  
Night 20 0 6 3 0 4.80 45.0 53 28 24 6 35 32  
As Reliever / Substitution 46 0 10 5 1 5.79 107.1 132 75 69 14 82 78  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1937 Total - 14 15 10 5 2 0 2.62 75.2 68 25 22 2 25 66 0 0 1.23 .278 2.91 2.1 100
1938 Total - 15 14 8 4 1 0 1.96 64.1 48 16 14 2 23 69 0 0 1.10 .242 2.62 2.0 100
1939 Total - 16 13 8 4 1 0 2.59 62.2 55 21 18 3 21 60 0 0 1.21 .277 2.91 1.7 100
1940 Total - 17 12 6 3 1 0 1.55 52.1 35 13 9 2 17 68 0 0 0.99 .248 2.13 2.0 100
1940 Alexandria - C 17 13 7 3 2 1 2.56 59.2 58 20 17 1 17 25 1 1 1.26 .281 3.03 1.0 130
1941 Alexandria - C 18 26 26 9 11 0 3.81 163.0 153 75 69 2 78 49 1 0 1.42 .275 4.00 1.6 98
1942 Alexandria - C 19 10 10 2 2 0 3.84 58.2 58 26 25 0 26 36 0 0 1.43 .299 2.93 1.2 89
1946 Harrisburg - AA 23 35 0 2 4 4 2.96 54.2 50 19 18 0 37 41 0 0 1.59 .305 3.01 0.7 117
1946 Syracuse - AAA 23 3 3 2 1 0 1.02 17.2 8 3 2 1 11 13 0 0 1.08 .159 3.70 0.4 423
1947 Syracuse - AAA 24 25 16 6 5 0 5.58 101.2 115 65 63 13 50 48 0 0 1.62 .300 4.60 0.4 71
1948 Harrisburg - AA 25 24 24 13 3 0 2.18 148.1 126 38 36 7 34 91 1 1 1.08 .264 3.60 3.3 197
1949 Harrisburg - AA 26 12 3 1 1 1 3.43 39.1 44 15 15 1 16 16 0 0 1.53 .305 4.27 0.4 127
1950 Houston - AA 27 55 5 4 3 9 1.99 117.1 89 30 26 8 52 66 0 0 1.20 .234 3.67 0.9 190
1951 Houston - AA 28 56 0 4 7 9 2.49 86.2 92 33 24 4 38 44 0 0 1.50 .304 3.45 0.8 153
1952 Houston - AA 29 3 0 1 0 0 6.75 5.1 3 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 1.31 .200 3.36 0.1 60
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA 29 45 0 3 2 9 4.57 69.0 74 41 35 11 36 39 0 0 1.59 .285 5.64 -0.1 114
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA 30 57 0 7 8 5 4.20 83.2 89 47 39 8 31 52 0 0 1.43 .288 4.52 0.8 118
1954 Oklahoma City - AA 31 3 0 0 0 0 8.44 5.1 9 6 5 2 0 3 0 0 1.69 .350 6.62 -0.1 55
1954 Fort Wayne - AAA 31 22 0 3 1 0 2.74 62.1 60 29 19 4 29 31 0 0 1.43 .265 3.43 0.4 134
1955 Oklahoma City - AA 32 46 0 10 5 1 5.79 107.1 132 75 69 14 82 78 0 0 1.99 .340 5.17 -0.5 78
1955 Fort Wayne - AAA 32 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.00 .500 5.05 -0.0 20
Total CL 125 0 13 11 14 3.96 216.0 226 119 95 23 97 122 0 0 1.50 .282 4.57 118.2
Total EA 71 27 16 8 5 2.56 242.1 220 72 69 8 87 148 1 1 1.27 .281 3.57 158.3
Total UL 28 19 8 6 0 4.90 119.1 123 68 65 14 61 61 0 0 1.54 .284 4.47 81.5
Total LSA 163 5 19 15 19 3.58 322.0 325 148 128 28 176 195 0 0 1.56 .292 4.15 117.3
Total GSL 49 43 14 15 1 3.55 281.1 269 121 111 3 121 110 2 1 1.39 .281 3.57 101.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Alexandria - C P 13 7 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 59.2 1.21 +0.2 .820
1941 Alexandria - C P 26 26 9 18 2 27 0 1.000 163.0 1.49 +3.0 .969
1942 Alexandria - C P 10 10 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 58.2 1.99 +0.7 .963
1946 Syracuse - AAA P 3 3 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 17.2 2.04 +0.9 .974
1946 Harrisburg - AA P 35 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 54.2 0.49 +1.0 .992
1947 Syracuse - AAA P 24 16 4 8 0 14 2 .857 101.2 1.06 -1.6 .748
1948 Harrisburg - AA P 24 24 7 9 0 17 1 .941 148.1 0.97 -1.5 .936
1949 Harrisburg - AA P 12 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 39.1 0.69 -0.5 .934
1950 Houston - AA P 55 5 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 117.1 0.84 +1.2 1.013
1951 Houston - AA P 56 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 86.2 0.93 +1.3 1.723
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA P 45 0 3 8 2 13 2 .846 69.0 1.43 -0.7 .785
1952 Houston - AA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 +0.3 .000
1953 Fort Wayne - AAA P 57 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 83.2 0.54 +0.2 1.017
1954 Fort Wayne - AAA P 22 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 62.1 0.72 +0.1 1.002
1954 Oklahoma City - AA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 .984
1955 Fort Wayne - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Oklahoma City - AA P 45 0 10 6 1 17 1 .941 107.1 1.34 +1.5 1.269
TOTAL P 434 94 52 92 5 151 7 .954 1181.0 1.10 +6.1 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft out of high school (Sandpoint; Sandpoint, ID) by the New York Stars. (Round 14, Pick 14, 222nd overall pick).
07/29/1940 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Beaumont Buffaloes with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/06/1941 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/01/1948 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/31/1948 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/06/1952 Released by the New York organization.
05/18/1952 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
07/04/1952 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Oklahoma City Chiefs!
10/02/1955 Released by the Chicago organization.
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