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Bob Gibson League
4-1-2095
Merl Williams Shortstop
Retired (1969, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .237 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .637 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 495 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 06-23-1935
HR 22 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(139 games)
RBI 228
SB 116
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 7
3B A+ (98.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 BOS
4
11
1
3
0
0
0
0
3
 1 0 0
2
 1 0
.701
.429
.273
.000
.273
1957 BOS
107
375
28
81
14
4
5
36
27
 69 4 4
22
 6 16
.588
.273
.315
.099
.216
1958 BOS
54
184
22
39
8
2
0
9
17
 29 0 2
10
 5 6
.553
.276
.277
.065
.212
1959 BOS
76
177
18
40
9
2
2
25
14
 32 0 1
9
 3 8
.615
.281
.333
.107
.226
1960 BOS
66
141
9
31
3
3
0
10
10
 28 0 2
5
 1 9
.552
.268
.284
.064
.220
1961 BOS
70
196
15
43
6
1
4
28
21
 28 1 5
12
 4 3
.613
.291
.321
.102
.219
1962 BOS
57
165
24
38
7
1
3
22
21
 23 1 2
11
 6 1
.657
.317
.339
.109
.230
1963 BOS
52
161
14
41
6
0
1
9
13
 15 0 0
12
 2 1
.621
.310
.311
.056
.255
1964 BOS
44
145
22
35
4
7
1
16
14
 20 0 1
8
 3 1
.692
.306
.386
.145
.241
1965 BOS
79
215
31
55
10
3
3
26
30
 38 0 0
12
 2 2
.719
.347
.372
.116
.256
1966 BOS
47
119
18
28
5
3
0
13
12
 30 2 1
7
 1 1
.641
.313
.328
.092
.235
1967 BOS
54
98
11
29
1
2
2
20
17
 18 0 1
3
 2 1
.805
.397
.408
.112
.296
1968 BOS
66
41
3
12
1
0
0
5
5
 3 0 1
0
 1 0
.679
.362
.317
.024
.293
1969 BOS
62
64
6
20
2
0
1
9
5
 12 1 1
3
 1 0
.757
.366
.391
.078
.312
Total
838
2092
222
495
76
28
22
228
209
 346 9 21
116
 38 49
.637
.306
.331
.095
.237
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Merl Williams has retired from the Boston Minutemen
1965-04-11The Boston Minutemen have re-claimed Merl Williams from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01The Boston Minutemen have promoted Virgil Miller to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Paul Jolley to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Skip Abbaticchio to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have designated Frank Demaree for assignment. The Boston Minutemen have designated Joe Garcia for assignment. The Boston Minutemen have designated Merl Williams for assignment.
1960-04-04The Boston Minutemen have renamed Verle Williams to Merl Williams.
1959-05-02The Boston Minutemen have promoted Verle Williams to the major league team.
1958-10-03The Boston Minutemen have promoted "Mad" Mike Martz to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have sent Verle Williams to the minors.
1956-09-30The Boston Minutemen have promoted Verle Williams to the major league team.
1956-04-09The Boston Minutemen have promoted Harry Amalfitano to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have sent Verle Williams to the minors.
1956-03-25The Boston Minutemen have promoted Tug Bedgood to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Verle Williams to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Dyar Davis to the major league team. The Boston Minutemen have promoted Tito Palagyi to the major league team.