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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 | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1950 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 1951 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1957 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1959 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1960 | PHI-KC-STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1961 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1962 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1963 | STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1964 | STL | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 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. |