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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1953 Minors 18 41.00 12 / 12 2 / 2 5 / 6 4 / 5 2 / 3 6 / 6 4 / 8 35 / 42
1954 Minors 19 42.00 7 / 8 8 / 8 1 / 2 6 / 8 2 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 6 28 / 42
1955 Minors 20 38.00 2 / 3 7 / 7 2 / 4 4 / 8 3 / 5 3 / 4 4 / 7 25 / 38
1956 Minors 21 67.00 3 / 4 9 / 11 4 / 7 6 / 8 8 / 13 5 / 9 10 / 15 45 / 67
1956 Majors 21 1.08 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1957 Majors 22 43.31 2 / 3 8 / 10 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 4 / 11 3 / 7 20 / 43
1958 Majors 23 21.32 2 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 2 6 / 21
1959 Minors 24 8.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 3 / 8
1959 Majors 24 19.73 2 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 4 9 / 19
1960 Majors 25 15.65 1 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 2 6 / 15
1961 Majors 26 22.31 1 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 4 4 / 22
1962 Majors 27 18.24 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 18
1963 Majors 28 17.15 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 17
1964 Majors 29 16.00 1 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 16
1965 Majors 30 24.50 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 24
1966 Majors 31 13.40 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 13
1967 Majors 32 11.60 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 11
1968 Majors 33 4.70 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 4
1969 Majors 34 7.10 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 7
Total 0 0 0 33 / 65 37 / 67 18 / 47 30 / 59 19 / 55 21 / 67 30 / 68 188 / 428
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.