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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Craig Merritt Left Field
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .719 Status Retired (1985) Option Years 0  
H 1118 Age 71 (OS 72) Date of Birth 07-30-1949
HR 66 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(79 games)
RBI 409
SB 164
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF C- (29.9%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1972 STL
57
141
5
33
5
0
0
16
10
 25 0 1
0
 0 1
.552
.283
.270
.035
.234
1973 STL
87
303
31
75
9
1
1
19
29
 46 0 1
8
 5 6
.606
.312
.294
.046
.248
1974 STL
99
271
29
61
8
2
4
22
31
 46 0 1
9
 3 1
.617
.304
.314
.089
.225
1975 STL
143
496
77
122
15
8
7
37
49
 91 1 0
25
 5 8
.666
.315
.351
.105
.246
1976 STL
152
597
101
170
29
7
7
62
76
 88 3 1
30
 14 3
.760
.368
.392
.107
.285
1977 STL
149
466
48
108
13
2
5
39
37
 75 0 1
19
 10 3
.588
.288
.300
.069
.232
1978 STL
151
475
78
137
29
6
8
37
59
 72 2 0
20
 8 5
.795
.369
.425
.137
.288
1979 STL
84
240
27
58
8
1
3
22
28
 34 3 3
11
 1 4
.646
.325
.321
.079
.242
1980 STL
81
199
38
65
12
1
10
42
26
 26 0 1
4
 2 0
.950
.403
.548
.221
.327
1981 STL
69
199
31
66
12
0
6
29
23
 34 1 2
5
 3 4
.882
.400
.482
.151
.332
1982 STL
56
169
19
40
10
2
6
22
19
 22 2 0
1
 2 2
.747
.321
.426
.189
.237
1983 STL
61
195
34
62
12
1
0
9
28
 23 0 1
8
 5 0
.792
.402
.390
.072
.318
1984 STL
68
258
55
91
20
2
5
34
35
 29 3 1
20
 5 2
.938
.434
.504
.151
.353
1985 STL
43
162
23
30
7
0
4
19
16
 27 0 0
4
 2 1
.561
.258
.302
.117
.185
Total
1300
4171
596
1118
189
33
66
409
466
 638 15 13
164
 65 40
.719
.343
.377
.109
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Craig Merritt has retired from the St. Louis Capitalist
1973-09-13The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Craig Merritt to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have designated Ed Pinkham for assignment.
1973-09-10The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Keefe Seibold to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have sent Craig Merritt to the minors.
1973-05-18The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Craig Merritt to the major league team.
1973-05-15The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Herb Pryor to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have sent Craig Merritt to the minors.
1973-04-10The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Craig Merritt to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have designated Dave Taylor for assignment.
1973-04-10The St. Louis Capitalist have sent Craig Merritt down to the minors.
1972-09-29The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Craig Merritt to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have sent Jim Rotblatt to the minors.
1972-08-29The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Mike Swain to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have sent Craig Merritt to the minors.
1972-08-16The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Craig Merritt to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have designated Joe Quest for assignment.
1972-07-01The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Bucky DeJesus to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have sent Craig Merritt to the minors.
1972-04-09The St. Louis Capitalist have promoted Craig Merritt to the major league team. The St. Louis Capitalist have designated Harry Maddux for assignment.