- Sam Mertes
Infobox MLB retired
name=Sam Mertes
position=Outfielder
bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=August 6 ,1872
city-state|San Francisco|California
deathdate=death date and age|1945|3|12|1872|8|6
city-state|Villa Grande|California
debutdate=June 30
debutyear= 1896
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=September 15
finalyear=1906
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.279
stat2label=Stolen bases
stat2value=396
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=721
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (1896)
* Chicago Orphans (1898-1900)
*Chicago White Sox (1901-1902)
* New York Giants (1903-1906)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1906)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1905
*American League pennant: 1901
*National League RBI champion: 1903
*2 seasons with 100+ RBI
*6 seasons with 40+ stolen basesSam Mertes (
August 6 ,1872 -March 12 ,1945 ) was a former professionalbaseball player . He was anoutfielder over parts of 10 seasons (1896-1906) with thePhiladelphia Phillies , Chicago Orphans,Chicago White Sox , New York Giants, andSt. Louis Cardinals . He led theNational League in RBIs in 1903 while playing for New York. He was born inSan Francisco, California and died inVilla Grande, California at the age of 72.ee also
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List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
*Hitting for the cycle
*List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
*List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
*Chicago White Sox all-time roster External links
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