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Mark
Sermons		  
Nickname: Fire Brimstone
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 170
 
Born: May 10, 1931 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 22 OKC PL    
1954 23 LB CL $ 300,000  
1955 24 SEA CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 22 AA   88 319 49 77 15 2 4 33 11 8 70 96 .241 .378 .339 .716 46.6  
    A   38 118 27 39 4 3 1 10 14 2 42 29 .331 .506 .441 .947 31.5  
1954 23 LB CL 57 183 26 38 9 1 2 9 18 8 18 60 .208 .313 .301 .613 17.9 0.7
    AAA   25 103 27 34 6 4 2 23 8 3 20 18 .330 .439 .524 .963 23.0  
    AA   57 185 37 52 8 1 1 20 18 6 53 45 .281 .441 .351 .793 35.8  
1955 24 AAA   124 467 77 127 19 6 3 50 33 6 70 87 .272 .367 .358 .724 68.9  
1 Years Sim 57 183 26 38 9 1 2 9 18 8 18 60 .208 .313 .301 .613 17.9 0.7
2 Years AAA 149 570 104 161 25 10 5 73 41 9 90 105 .282 .391 .388 .779 91.9  
2 Years AA 145 504 86 129 23 3 5 53 29 14 123 141 .256 .420 .343 .763 82.4  
1 Years A 38 118 27 39 4 3 1 10 14 2 42 29 .331 .509 .441 .950 31.5  
5 Years Minors 332 1192 217 329 52 16 11 136 84 25 255 275 .276 .417 .374 .791 205.9  
162 Game Average 520 73 108 25 2 5 25 51 22 51 170 .208 .313 .301 .613 50.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   149 19 29 6 0 2 8 16 7 14 50 .195 .298 .275 .573 11.6
vs LH   34 7 9 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 10 .265 .375 .412 .787 4.7
Home 32 111 16 26 5 1 1 8 11 4 10 36 .234 .320 .324 .644 11.5
Away 25 72 10 12 4 0 1 1 7 4 8 24 .167 .302 .264 .566 4.8
RISP   29 0 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 9 .172 .368 .207 .575 2.5
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   14 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .143 .333 .214 .548 1.1
July 13 37 5 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 11 .162 .244 .243 .487 1.8
August 26 95 14 23 7 1 0 4 10 5 6 37 .242 .321 .337 .658 8.9
Sep/Oct 18 51 7 9 2 0 1 4 7 2 9 12 .176 .344 .275 .618 5.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1954 23 LB CL CF 56 55 458.7 145 5 0 1 1.000 2.94   1.4
Career Totals   56 55 458.7 145 5 0 1 1.000 2.94   1.4
Career Highs   56 55 458.7 145 5 0 1 1.000 2.94    
History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1953
Traded from Oklahoma to Long Beach on 6/2/1954 (Going to LB: RF Mark Sermons, SS Richard Davis. Going to OKC: P Jay Tyrrell, 2B Juan Sanchez)
Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/22/1954, off Robert Stadler (HOL)
Traded from Long Beach to Seattle on 6/9/1955 (Going to LB: 3B Jason Fowler. Going to SEA: CF Mark Sermons, P Herman Conway)
 
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