1874
Born June 20, 1874
Chester, WV, USA
Win Mercer Notable
b. June 20, 1874 · Washington Senators 1894–1899, New York Giants 1900, Washington Senators 1901, Detroit Tigers 1902
Win Mercer played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1894 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1902.
He went 132 and 164 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 2,484.7 innings in 335 games. He struck out 532, completed 253 of his 300 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 566 games he batted .285, with 506 hits and 278 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 39 doubles and 88 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1897, with 3. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1897, with 3.
He was born in Chester, WV, USA on June 20, 1874, and died on January 12, 1903. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | WHS | 53 | 165 | 29 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 9 | .291 |
| 1895 | WHS | 64 | 201 | 26 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 7 | .254 |
| 1896 | WHS | 49 | 156 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 9 | .244 |
| 1897 | WHS | 50 | 139 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 7 | .317 |
| 1898 | WHS | 80 | 249 | 38 | 80 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 14 | .321 |
| 1899 | WHS | 108 | 375 | 73 | 112 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 16 | .299 |
| 1900 | NYG | 76 | 248 | 32 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | .294 |
| 1901 | WSH | 51 | 140 | 26 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 10 | .300 |
| 1902 | DET | 35 | 100 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .180 |
| Career | — | 566 | 1773 | 278 | 506 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 197 | 141 | 178 | 88 | .285 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | WHS | 17 | 23 | 50 | 39 | 3 | 339.1 | 445 | 145 | 126 | 72 | 3.85 |
| 1895 | WHS | 13 | 23 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 313.1 | 432 | 154 | 96 | 85 | 4.42 |
| 1896 | WHS | 25 | 18 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 366.1 | 456 | 168 | 117 | 94 | 4.13 |
| 1897 | WHS | 21 | 20 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 342.0 | 403 | 121 | 104 | 91 | 3.18 |
| 1898 | WHS | 12 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 233.2 | 309 | 125 | 71 | 52 | 4.81 |
| 1899 | WHS | 7 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 186.0 | 234 | 95 | 53 | 28 | 4.60 |
| 1900 | NYG | 13 | 17 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 242.2 | 303 | 104 | 58 | 39 | 3.86 |
| 1901 | WSH | 9 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 179.2 | 217 | 91 | 50 | 31 | 4.56 |
| 1902 | DET | 15 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 281.2 | 282 | 95 | 80 | 40 | 3.04 |
| Career | — | 132 | 164 | 335 | 300 | 10 | 2484.2 | 3081 | 1098 | 755 | 532 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
1903
Died January 12, 1903
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