Sam Mertes

Sam Mertes

Outfielder

Born: August 6, 1872 San Francisco, California
Died: March 12, 1945 (aged 72) Villa Grande, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 1896 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
September 15, 1906 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.279
Stolen bases	396
Runs batted in	721
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1896) Chicago Orphans (1898-1900) Chicago White Sox (1901-1902) New York Giants (1903-1906) St. Louis Cardinals (1906)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1905 American League pennant: 1901 National League RBI champion: 1903 2 seasons with 100+ RBI 6 seasons with 40+ stolen bases

Sam Mertes (August 6, 1872 - March 12, 1945) was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 10 seasons (1896-1906) with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in RBIs in 1903 while playing for New York. He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Villa Grande, California at the age of 72.

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Preceded by Honus Wagner	National League RBI Champion 1903	Succeeded by Bill Dahlen

v • d • e New York Giants 1905 World Series roster

Red Ames \| Roger Bresnahan \| George Browne \| Bill Dahlen \| Art Devlin \| Mike Donlin \| Billy Gilbert \| Christy Mathewson \| Dan McGann \| Joe McGinnity \| Sam Mertes \| Sammy Strang Manager John McGraw