Raul Mercado
Raul (Vega) Mercado
Born: April 8, 1943
Sabana Grande, PR
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1967-1975
Raul (Vega) Mercado compiled a career record of 50 wins and 44 losses, with 15 saves, and a 3.31 ERA in his 294-game pitching career with the Waterloo Hawks, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Pittsfield Red Sox, Louisville Colonels, Pawtucket Red Sox, Tampico Alijadores, Puebla Pericos, Saltillo Saraperos and Coahuila Mineros. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
 Waterloo Hawks |
 Louisville Colonels |
 Winston-Salem Red Sox |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Tampico Alijadores |
 Puebla Pericos |
 Saltillo Saraperos |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.39 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 69 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.52 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.67 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79.0 | 100 | 53 | 41 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 59 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.88 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 103.0 | 102 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3.13 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 167.0 | 178 | 68 | 58 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 31 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.08 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 120.0 | 137 | 50 | 41 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Coahuila Mineros | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.44 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 105 | 54 | 40 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 44 | .532 | 3.31 | 294 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 805.0 | 839 | 363 | 296 | 52 | 185 | 59 | 339 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 35 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .042 | .080 | .042 | .122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 31 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 21 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .086 | .135 | .086 | .221 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 29 | 62 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .127 | .158 | .127 | .285 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Coahuila Mineros | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 195 | 148 | 135 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 70 | .081 | .121 | .081 | .202 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 35 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .964 | .771 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | P | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 31 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .806 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 34 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .441 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 23 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .826 |
| 1971 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | P | 20 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 2.100 |
| 1972 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | P | 29 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.310 |
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1974 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | P | 43 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .971 | .767 |
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Coahuila Mineros | P | 28 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .571 |
| Totals | 295 | 57 | 194 | 5 | 11 | .980 | .851 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1968 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1970 | AA | Eastern League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Mexican League | Tampico Alijadores | |||
| 1972 | AAA | Mexican League | Tampico Alijadores | |||
| 1973 | AAA | Mexican League | Tampico Alijadores | |||
| 1973 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | |||
| 1974 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos | |||
| 1974 | AAA | Mexican League | Saltillo Saraperos | |||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Coahuila Mineros |
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