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Simmons Davis League
7-27-2020
John Merritt Left Field
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .760 Status Retired (1987) Option Years 0  
H 706 Age 67 (OS 68) Date of Birth 10-03-1952
HR 51 Drafted Round 2, Pick 38
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(38 games)
RBI 336
SB 107
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt A+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (88.5%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A  (85.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 Away 22 32 4 10 3 1 0 4 1 10 2 1 1 .802 .333 .469 .156 .312
1977 Home 18 16 3 5 1 0 0 2 7 6 2 1 0 .897 .522 .375 .062 .312
1978 Away 61 117 16 34 4 2 2 23 18 23 6 3 0 .795 .385 .410 .120 .291
1978 Home 60 107 12 26 0 1 3 15 18 22 7 1 0 .698 .352 .346 .103 .243
1979 Away 36 82 14 26 2 0 2 8 14 13 4 0 0 .831 .417 .415 .098 .317
1979 Home 51 93 8 21 4 0 0 11 13 18 1 0 1 .590 .321 .269 .043 .226
1980 Away 60 113 14 33 4 3 3 9 7 18 5 2 1 .794 .333 .460 .168 .292
1980 Home 58 97 12 26 7 2 1 11 10 21 3 3 3 .749 .336 .412 .144 .268
1981 Away 65 216 19 54 6 1 5 32 23 48 4 4 3 .676 .320 .356 .106 .250
1981 Home 67 247 36 71 14 3 7 41 24 48 4 4 2 .805 .352 .453 .166 .287
1982 Away 67 227 32 51 9 4 3 21 22 47 3 0 1 .635 .296 .339 .115 .225
1982 Home 69 226 28 56 13 4 2 23 22 60 6 1 1 .682 .315 .367 .119 .248
1983 Away 42 50 7 19 2 2 2 14 9 6 2 1 0 1.095 .475 .620 .240 .380
1983 Home 38 48 7 14 2 0 3 12 4 13 3 0 0 .879 .358 .521 .229 .292
1984 Away 35 92 11 23 5 2 1 20 6 21 9 0 4 .673 .293 .380 .130 .250
1984 Home 40 94 13 31 2 2 4 23 15 17 2 1 2 .936 .414 .521 .191 .330
1985 Away 18 47 8 12 0 1 2 9 7 13 1 0 0 .771 .345 .426 .170 .255
1985 Home 25 90 12 30 4 2 1 9 11 19 2 1 0 .873 .417 .456 .122 .333
1986 Away 64 262 28 73 8 2 4 19 33 59 17 13 1 .732 .361 .370 .092 .279
1986 Home 66 271 46 91 8 2 6 30 27 53 24 12 0 .843 .397 .446 .111 .336
Total Away 470 1238 153 335 43 18 24 159 140 258 53 24 11 .737 .345 .393 .122 .271
Total Home 492 1289 177 371 55 16 27 177 151 277 54 24 9 .782 .364 .418 .130 .288
Total 962 2527 330 706 98 34 51 336 291 535 107 48 20 .760 .354 .406 .126 .279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01John Merritt has retired from the Chicago Throwdown
1987-04-27The Chicago Throwdown have acquired John Merritt from the waiver wire.
1987-04-08The Chicago Throwdown have waived John Merritt.
1987-04-01The Chicago Throwdown have designated John Merritt for assignment.
1985-04-19John Merritt of the Chicago Throwdown is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1985-04-13The Chicago Throwdown have removed John Merritt from the trade block.
1984-11-01The Chicago Throwdown have placed John Merritt on the trade block.
1984-08-17John Merritt of the Chicago Throwdown is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1984-05-14John Merritt of the Chicago Throwdown is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1983-04-05The Chicago Throwdown have acquired John Merritt from the waiver wire.
1983-03-01The Atlanta Warriors have promoted Roy Kuhn to the major league team. The Atlanta Warriors have designated John Merritt for assignment.
1982-05-08The Atlanta Warriors have placed John Merritt on the trade block.
1977-08-03The Houston Murder City Devils have acquired John Merritt from the waiver wire.
1977-07-30The New York Whiner Babies have designated John Merritt for assignment.
1977-03-01The New York Whiner Babies have promoted Bill Johnson to the major league team. The New York Whiner Babies have promoted Rod Ingram to the major league team. The New York Whiner Babies have promoted John Merritt to the major league team.