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Fred Lynn League
4-1-2075
Merl Gillespie Left Field
Retired (1977, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .794 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2049 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 10-28-1939
HR 234 Drafted Round 3, Pick 39
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(2 games)
RBI 972
SB 259
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (96.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1961 BAL
128
519
63
127
18
5
11
62
48
 108 5 3
16
 5 10
.675
.313
.362
.118
.245
1962 BAL
134
373
57
105
18
3
12
61
39
 63 2 7
12
 3 6
.789
.347
.442
.161
.282
1963 BAL
146
616
86
171
30
4
16
84
51
 96 1 5
28
 0 3
.749
.331
.417
.140
.278
1964 BAL
146
635
105
182
23
4
16
72
54
 103 1 2
26
 5 5
.754
.342
.411
.124
.287
1965 BAL
146
610
122
183
37
6
16
73
76
 101 2 1
31
 9 0
.838
.379
.459
.159
.300
1966 BAL
112
456
83
132
29
9
12
47
41
 69 2 4
19
 7 3
.819
.348
.471
.182
.289
1967 BAL
123
347
47
82
12
3
9
38
40
 71 2 0
14
 4 2
.685
.319
.366
.130
.236
1968 BAL
144
500
77
131
16
6
15
68
61
 71 3 4
20
 3 2
.751
.343
.408
.146
.262
1969 BAL
146
563
100
180
30
7
30
92
62
 99 1 1
20
 6 4
.945
.388
.558
.238
.320
1970 BAL
142
561
97
170
30
6
19
98
47
 90 3 5
21
 6 4
.837
.357
.480
.176
.303
1971 BAL
147
481
73
130
22
5
17
73
57
 70 2 5
14
 3 1
.790
.347
.443
.173
.270
1972 BAL
90
294
49
87
12
6
16
40
30
 47 0 1
6
 3 2
.901
.360
.541
.245
.296
1973 BAL
146
479
80
137
28
6
12
59
40
 77 0 1
14
 0 4
.785
.340
.445
.159
.286
1974 BAL
131
179
34
50
8
1
10
25
20
 20 0 1
5
 0 0
.853
.350
.503
.223
.279
1975 BAL
151
267
38
79
15
1
7
35
24
 45 1 1
7
 3 4
.793
.355
.438
.142
.296
1976 BAL
140
281
41
76
14
0
12
25
30
 41 0 2
2
 1 3
.787
.339
.448
.178
.270
1977 BAL
35
104
6
27
3
1
4
20
7
 15 0 0
4
 0 0
.729
.306
.423
.163
.260
Total
2207
7265
1158
2049
345
73
234
972
727
 1186 25 43
259
 58 53
.794
.348
.446
.164
.282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Merl Gillespie has retired from the Baltimore Buzzards
1977-06-05Merl Gillespie of the Baltimore Buzzards is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1977-04-10The Baltimore Buzzards have re-claimed Merl Gillespie from the waiver wire.
1977-04-10The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Bob Garcia to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have designated Merl Gillespie for assignment.
1974-09-06Merl Gillespie of the Baltimore Buzzards is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1961-04-25The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Merl Gillespie to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Paul Campbell to the minors.