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Name	Team	Age
John Merritt	Retired (1987, Age 35)	67
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 38 (1971)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Simmons Davis League	0	9 years (38 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	A+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	10/3/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (88.5 %)	A  (85.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1977	NYN-HOU	40	48	7	15	4	1	0	6	8	16	4	2	1	.848	.411	.438	.312
1978	HOU	121	224	28	60	4	3	5	38	36	45	13	4	0	.749	.369	.379	.268
1979	HOU	87	175	22	47	6	0	2	19	27	31	5	0	1	.703	.366	.337	.269
1980	HOU	118	210	26	59	11	5	4	20	17	39	8	5	4	.773	.335	.438	.281
1981	HOU	132	463	55	125	20	4	12	73	47	96	8	8	5	.745	.337	.408	.270
1982	ATL	136	453	60	107	22	8	5	44	44	107	9	1	2	.658	.305	.353	.236
1983	CHN	80	98	14	33	4	2	5	26	13	19	5	1	0	.991	.420	.571	.337
1984	CHN	75	186	24	54	7	4	5	43	21	38	11	1	6	.809	.357	.452	.290
1985	CHN	43	137	20	42	4	3	3	18	18	32	3	1	0	.838	.392	.445	.307
1986	CHN	130	533	74	164	16	4	10	49	60	112	41	25	1	.788	.379	.409	.308
Total		962	2527	330	706	98	34	51	336	291	535	107	48	20	.760	.354	.406	.279

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	John Merritt has retired from the Chicago Throwdown
1987-04-27	The Chicago Throwdown have acquired John Merritt from the waiver wire.
1987-04-08	The Chicago Throwdown have waived John Merritt.
1987-04-01	The Chicago Throwdown have designated John Merritt for assignment.
1985-04-19	John Merritt of the Chicago Throwdown is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1985-04-13	The Chicago Throwdown have removed John Merritt from the trade block.
1984-11-01	The Chicago Throwdown have placed John Merritt on the trade block.
1984-08-17	John Merritt of the Chicago Throwdown is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1984-05-14	John Merritt of the Chicago Throwdown is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1983-04-05	The Chicago Throwdown have acquired John Merritt from the waiver wire.
1983-03-01	The Atlanta Warriors have promoted Roy Kuhn to the major league team. The Atlanta Warriors have designated John Merritt for assignment.
1982-05-08	The Atlanta Warriors have placed John Merritt on the trade block.
1977-08-03	The Houston Murder City Devils have acquired John Merritt from the waiver wire.
1977-07-30	The New York Whiner Babies have designated John Merritt for assignment.
1977-03-01	The New York Whiner Babies have promoted Bill Johnson to the major league team. The New York Whiner Babies have promoted Rod Ingram to the major league team. The New York Whiner Babies have promoted John Merritt to the major league team.