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Earl Averill League 7-30-2077 |
| Bill Merritt |  Third BaseRetired (1964, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .268 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/L | |
| OPS | .743 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 437 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 10-12-1930 | |
| HR | 46 | Drafted | Round 10, Pick 147 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (155 games) |
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| RBI | 208 | |||||
| SB | 26 | |||||
| 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 | (0.5%) | LF | (2.3%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | (4.2%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 7 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | (1.0%) |
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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| 1950 | Majors | 20 | 0.00 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 11 | 2 / 6 | 4 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 4 / 9 | 19 / 49 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 21 | 0.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 5 / 13 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 24 | 0.00 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 4 / 6 | 3 / 3 | 5 / 7 | 18 / 33 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 25 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 7 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 26 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 5 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 27 | 0.00 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 12 / 43 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 28 | 0.00 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 8 / 37 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 29 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 7 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 30 | 0.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 8 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 31 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 32 | 7.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 33 | 4.40 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 34 | 7.70 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 / 28 | 8 / 30 | 10 / 40 | 6 / 34 | 16 / 38 | 7 / 17 | 14 / 34 | 70 / 221 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Bill Merritt has retired from the St. Louis Horsemen |
| 1960-06-04 | The St. Louis Horsemen have acquired Bill Merritt from the waiver wire. |
| 1960-05-31 | The Kansas City Marmots have promoted Pete Karchner to the major league team. The Kansas City Marmots have designated Bill Merritt for assignment. |
| 1960-04-06 | The Kansas City Marmots have renamed Groundskeeper Willie to Bill Merritt. |
| 1960-04-05 | The Kansas City Marmots have acquired Groundskeeper Willie from the waiver wire. |
| 1960-04-01 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Groundskeeper Willie for assignment. |
| 1951-05-17 | The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Moe Szyslak to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Groundskeeper Willie to the minors. |
| 1950-04-04 | The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Bill Merritt to Groundskeeper Willie. |