Mert Hackett
[edit] Biography
Mert Hackett (Mortimer Martin Hackett) was born on November 11, 1859 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1883 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1883, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. Hackett played for the Boston Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys and Indianapolis Hoosiers over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 46
| 179
| 20
| 42
| 2
| 24
| .235
| .239
| .380
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 72
| 268
| 28
| 55
| 1
| 20
| .205
| .211
| .280
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 34
| 115
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 4
| .183
| .197
| .261
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| 62
| 230
| 18
| 50
| 3
| 25
| .217
| .231
| .317
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 42
| 147
| 12
| 35
| 2
| 10
| .238
| .282
| .361
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 256
| 939
| 87
| 203
| 8
| 83
| .216
| .231
| .318
| 42
| 15
| 16
| 225
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| C
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 57
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| C
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 512
| 104
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| C
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 194
| 53
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| C
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 252
| 63
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1886
| KC
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 128
| 52
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .684
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 242
| 0
| 0
| 1340
| 329
| 143
| 20
| 0
| 236
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Kansas City Cowboys with Jim Whitney for $1000 (@March 1, 1886).
- Granted to league by Kansas City Cowboys with Charley Bassett, Fatty Briody, Silver King, Al Myers, Paul Radford, Jim Whitney, Stump Wiedman and Jim Donnelly (March 9, 1887).
- Obtained from league by Indianapolis Hoosiers with Charley Bassett for $1000 (March 9, 1887).
[edit] Trivia
On July 12, 1884 Boston (NL) catcher Mert Hackett is struck on his mask by a foul tip‚ and his forehead is gashed by one of the mask's wires.
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