Sam Mertes

Sam Mertes
Outfielder
Born: (1872-08-06)August 6, 1872 San Francisco, California
Died: March 12, 1945(1945-03-12) (aged 72) Villa Grande, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 1896 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1906 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.279
Home runs	40
Runs batted in	721
Stolen bases	396
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

Samuel Blair Mertes (August 6, 1872 – March 12, 1945) was a 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.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
• Hitting for the cycle

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Honus Wagner

National League RBI Champion 1903

Succeeded by Bill Dahlen