Jim Mertz

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Full Name: James Verlin Mertz	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/170	First Game: May 1, 1943
Birthdate: August 10, 1916	Final Game: October 2, 1943
Birthplace: Lima, Ohio	MLB Experience: 1 year
Died: February 4, 2003
Deathplace: Waycross, Georgia
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
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[edit] Biography

Born on August 10, 1916 in Lima, Ohio, Jim Mertz (James Verlin Mertz) played for the Washington Senators for his entire 1 year career. Mertz broke into the bigs on May 1, 1943 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 4.63 ERA in 116.2 innings pitched in 1943, his rookie year.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1943	WAS	A	33	10	5	7	4.63	53	65	60	2	0	3	116.2	109	7	58	0	2	0

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1943	WAS	A	P	33	0	0	3	26	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.906

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1943	WAS	A	33	38	3	7	0	3	.184	.225	.237	0	1	2	13	0	3	0	0	1

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Selected by Washington Senators from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 2, 1942).

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