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Billy Hamilton League 8-19-2079 |
| Ronald Merrimen |  First BaseRetired (1965, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .280 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .803 | Status | Deceased (2002) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1496 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 10-01-1929 | |
| HR | 212 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 62 (1952) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (96 games) |
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| RBI | 822 | |||||
| SB | 244 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | (0.6%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | (45.2%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1952 | Majors | 23 | 0.00 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 6 | 1 / 1 | 12 / 18 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 24 | 0.00 | 5 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 6 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 18 / 21 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 25 | 0.00 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 14 / 24 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 26 | 0.00 | 5 / 10 | 1 / 3 | 8 / 12 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 6 | 6 / 13 | 4 / 5 | 29 / 57 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 27 | 0.00 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 10 | 3 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 11 | 5 / 14 | 18 / 67 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 28 | 0.00 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 7 / 58 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 29 | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 45 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 30 | 0.00 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 10 | 4 / 45 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 31 | 0.00 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 3 / 54 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 32 | 0.00 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 31 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 33 | 0.00 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 45 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 34 | 53.00 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 53 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 35 | 51.00 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 51 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 36 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 36 | 6.40 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 / 84 | 8 / 72 | 22 / 85 | 14 / 82 | 8 / 82 | 23 / 83 | 20 / 89 | 113 / 577 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1965-11-01 | Ronald Merrimen has retired from the Kansas City Yellow Canaries |
| 1965-09-20 | The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have acquired Ronald Merrimen from the waiver wire. |
| 1965-09-09 | The Chicago Shockers have waived Ronald Merrimen. |
| 1965-08-31 | The Chicago Shockers have promoted Pete Coscarat to the major league team. The Chicago Shockers have designated Ronald Merrimen for assignment. |
| 1965-03-05 | The Chicago Shockers have renamed Ellis Mails to Ronald Merrimen. |
| 1965-03-05 | The Chicago Shockers have renamed Ellis "Cotton" Mails to Ellis Mails. |
| 1963-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Weasels and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive David Barrett, Ellis "Cotton" Mails from the Washington Weasels in exchange for Clyde Mattern, Bobby McKean. |
| 1963-03-03 | The Washington Weasels have re-claimed Ellis "Cotton" Mails from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-03-03 | The Washington Weasels have promoted Chuck Freeman to the major league team. The Washington Weasels have designated Ellis "Cotton" Mails for assignment. |
| 1962-04-29 | The Washington Weasels have renamed Ellis "Hoppy Cotton" Mails to Ellis "Cotton" Mails. |
| 1962-04-29 | The Washington Weasels have renamed Hoppy Cotton to Ellis "Hoppy Cotton" Mails. |
| 1962-04-29 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Weasels and the Philadelphia Phitowners. The Philadelphia Phitowners receive Sonny Daye from the Washington Weasels in exchange for Hoppy Cotton. |
| 1961-07-22 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phitowners and the New York Possum Nation. The New York Possum Nation receive Jason Galvez, Dave Smith, Pascals Triangle from the Philadelphia Phitowners in exchange for Todo Pomerance, Hoppy Cotton, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (NYN). |
| 1955-03-01 | The New York Possum Nation have renamed Fozzy Feller to Hoppy Cotton. |
| 1955-03-01 | The New York Possum Nation have renamed Jerome Freeman to Fozzy Feller. |
| 1954-05-13 | A trade has been completed between the Boston Haymakers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Jerome Freeman, Todd Betzel, Jack McCabe from the Boston Haymakers in exchange for Camp Roseboro. |
| 1952-06-13 | The Boston Haymakers have promoted Jerome Freeman to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have promoted Dusty Eby to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Frank Neil to the minors. The Boston Haymakers have sent Gary Ward to the minors. |
| 1952-05-28 | The Boston Haymakers have promoted Mike Hronpolus to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Jerome Freeman to the minors. |
| 1952-05-27 | The Boston Haymakers have promoted Jerome Freeman to the major league team. The Boston Haymakers have sent Mike Hronpolus to the minors. |
| 1952-04-02 | The Boston Haymakers have renamed Ellis Mails to Jerome Freeman. |