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| Name | Team | Age |
| Merritt Howard | Retired (1974, Age 36) | Died (2011, Age 73) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 45 (1958) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) | 0 | 10 years (28 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 2/6/1938 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (89.0 %) | (6.4 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1958 | Minors | 0.00 | 7 / 8 | 7 / 7 | 6 / 10 | 2 / 5 | 8 / 8 | 5 / 5 | 7 / 7 | 42 / 0 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 0.00 | 5 / 11 | 6 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 13 / 14 | 11 / 11 | 7 / 7 | 49 / 0 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 0.00 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 5 | 8 / 8 | 6 / 6 | 26 / 0 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 0.00 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 10 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 6 | 6 / 6 | 33 / 0 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 11 | 5 / 7 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 10 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 29 / 0 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 10 | 10 / 10 | 9 / 11 | 28 / 0 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 0.00 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 12 | 3 / 10 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 8 / 17 | 20 / 0 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 13 | 2 / 13 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 9 | 10 / 0 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 14 | 4 / 0 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 15 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 0 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 0.00 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 0 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 11 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 0 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 0 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 0 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 52.00 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 52 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 23.50 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 23 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 / 126 | 31 / 134 | 20 / 120 | 25 / 138 | 46 / 127 | 51 / 127 | 57 / 134 | 256 / 906 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Merritt Howard has retired from the Cincinnati Nationals |
| 1972-08-23 | A trade has been completed between the New York Sounders and the Cincinnati Nationals. The Cincinnati Nationals receive Bill Shriver, Pete Daley, Merritt Howard from the New York Sounders in exchange for Arnold Alvarez, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (CIN). |
| 1969-04-05 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Wonders and the Chicago Sounders. The Chicago Sounders receive Tim Tartabull, Buddy Nelson, Merritt Howard from the Chicago Wonders in exchange for Bill Lance, Tommy Myatt, Derek Bowa. |
| 1961-04-05 | The Washington Wonders have promoted Merritt Howard to the major league team. The Washington Wonders have designated Pete Biggs for assignment. |