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Name Team Age
Rich Merriman Retired (1973, Age 34) Died (2006, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 48
(1957)
2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 0 years (47 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 8/2/1939
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(0.8 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 MIL 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
1961 MIL-STL 7 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .497 .267 .231 .154
Total 8 14 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .598 .312 .286 .214
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Rich Merriman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have waived Rich Merriman.
1968-04-18The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Rich Merriman from the waiver wire.
1964-03-05The Pittsburgh Ponies have acquired Rich Merriman from the waiver wire.
1963-05-13The St. Louis Horsemen have acquired Johnnie McCraw from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Horsemen have waived Rich Merriman.
1961-09-26The St. Louis Horsemen have acquired Rich Merriman from the waiver wire.
1961-09-21The Milwaukee Cream Cities have waived Rich Merriman.
1961-06-22The Milwaukee Cream Cities have sent Rich Merriman down to the minors.
1961-05-30The Milwaukee Cream Cities have promoted Rich Merriman to the major league team.
1959-05-02The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Glen Cunningham to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Rich Merriman to the minors.
1959-04-01The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Rich Merriman to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Glen Cunningham to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Wade Nomo for assignment. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Bobby Clark for assignment.
1957-07-24A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Bombers and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Wade Nomo, Tom McGuire, Fred Rice, Rich Merriman from the Cleveland Bombers in exchange for Rawly Quintana.