Orlando Mercado
[edit] Biography
Orlando Mercado (Orlando (Rodriguez) Mercado) was born on November 7, 1961 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1982 for the Seattle Mariners. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .197 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Mercado played for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 6
| .118
| .118
| .294
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 66
| 178
| 10
| 35
| 1
| 16
| .197
| .256
| .298
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 78
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .218
| .265
| .282
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 46
| 102
| 7
| 24
| 1
| 7
| .235
| .279
| .294
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .600
| .667
| .800
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 10
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .208
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 17
| 27
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .300
| .259
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .125
| .222
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 19
| 38
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .105
| .190
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| 42
| 90
| 10
| 19
| 3
| 7
| .211
| .290
| .322
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 50
| 98
| 10
| 21
| 3
| 7
| .214
| .287
| .316
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 57
| 103
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 8
| .233
| .307
| .340
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 196
| 459
| 29
| 88
| 4
| 37
| .192
| .248
| .268
| 15
| 4
| 33
| 69
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 253
| 562
| 40
| 112
| 7
| 45
| .199
| .259
| .281
| 17
| 4
| 42
| 82
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| C
| 8
| 5
| 49
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| C
| 65
| 59
| 506.2
| 342
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 46
| 11
| 0
| .995
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| C
| 29
| 21
| 194
| 118
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 7
| 0
| .992
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| C
| 45
| 31
| 290.1
| 240
| 25
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 12
| 0
| .996
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| C
| 7
| 1
| 19.1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| C
| 10
| 8
| 66
| 40
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .980
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| C
| 17
| 9
| 85.1
| 53
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .984
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| C
| 16
| 8
| 79
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .959
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| C
| 19
| 14
| 111
| 73
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| C
| 40
| 27
| 242
| 213
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 5
| 1
| .991
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| C
| 8
| 3
| 29.2
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| C
| 48
| 30
| 271.2
| 239
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 40
| 6
| 1
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 247
| 177
| 1587
| 1141
| 91
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 16
| 149
| 43
| 1
| .993
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Seattle Mariners (January 6, 1978).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Texas Rangers in exchange for Donnie Scott (April 4, 1985).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ruben Guzman (March 24, 1987).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Balvino Galvez (May 5, 1987).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 12, 1987).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 14, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1988).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 30, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1989).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 12, 1989).
- Claimed on waivers by Montreal Expos from New York Mets (August 30, 1990).
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