Orlando Merced Notable

b. November 2, 1966 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1990–1996, Toronto Blue Jays 1997, Minnesota Twins 1998, Boston Red Sox 1998, Chicago Cubs 1998, Montreal Expos 1999, Houston Astros 2001–2003

Orlando Merced played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1990 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2003.

Across 1,391 games he batted .277, with 1,108 hits and 564 runs. He finished with 103 home runs, 229 doubles and 57 stolen bases.

He played 700 games in the outfield, with 1,241 putouts and 29 errors. He also played 418 games at first base.

He was born in Hato Rey, P.R. on November 2, 1966. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1990	PIT	25	24	3	5	1	0	0	0	1	9	0	.208
1991	PIT	120	411	83	113	17	2	10	50	64	81	8	.275
1992	PIT	134	405	50	100	28	5	6	60	52	63	5	.247
1993	PIT	137	447	68	140	26	4	8	70	77	64	3	.313
1994	PIT	108	386	48	105	21	3	9	51	42	58	4	.272
1995	PIT	132	487	75	146	29	4	15	83	52	74	7	.300
1996	PIT	120	453	69	130	24	1	17	80	51	74	8	.287
1997	TOR	98	368	45	98	23	2	9	40	47	62	7	.266
1998	BOS/CHC/MIN	84	223	24	62	12	0	6	40	20	34	1	.278
1999	MON	93	194	25	52	12	1	8	26	26	27	2	.268
2001	HOU	94	137	19	36	6	1	6	29	14	32	5	.263
2002	HOU	123	251	35	72	13	3	6	30	26	50	4	.287
2003	HOU	123	212	20	49	17	2	3	26	15	33	3	.231
Career	—	1391	3998	564	1108	229	28	103	585	487	661	57	.277

On this day & linked events

1966

Born November 2, 1966

Hato Rey, , P.R.

1990

Major-league debut: Orlando Merced

Orlando Merced made a major-league debut on June 27, 1990.

2003

Final major-league game: Orlando Merced

Orlando Merced played a final major-league game on September 28, 2003.