1971
Born March 5, 1971
El Seibo, El Seibo, D.R.
José Mercedes Notable
José Mercedes played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1994 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 2003.
He went 33 and 39 with a 4.75 earned run average, pitching 583 innings in 145 games. He struck out 310 and threw 1 shutout. Across 145 games he batted .053, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in El Seibo, El Seibo, D.R. on March 5, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | MIL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | MIL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | MIL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | MIL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | MIL | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 2000 | BAL | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | BAL | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | MON | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 145 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .053 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | MIL | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2.32 |
| 1995 | MIL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9.82 |
| 1996 | MIL | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 9.18 |
| 1997 | MIL | 7 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 159.0 | 146 | 67 | 53 | 80 | 3.79 |
| 1998 | MIL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6.75 |
| 2000 | BAL | 14 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 145.2 | 150 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | BAL | 8 | 17 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 184.0 | 219 | 119 | 63 | 123 | 5.82 |
| 2003 | MON | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 33 | 39 | 145 | 79 | 0 | 583.0 | 617 | 308 | 223 | 310 | 4.75 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Major-league debut: José Mercedes
José Mercedes made a major-league debut on May 31, 1994.
2003
Final major-league game: José Mercedes
José Mercedes played a final major-league game on September 24, 2003.