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Name	Team	Age
Merv Banta	Retired (1988, Age 37)	Died (2025, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1974)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League	0	15 years (72 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	6/24/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	6	7
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1980	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)
1983	AL	Gold Glove (2B)
1984	AL	All Star Starter (2B); Gold Glove (2B)
1986	AL	All Star Reserve (2B); Gold Glove (2B)
1988	AL	Gold Glove (2B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Merv Banta has retired from the New York Highlanders
1988-07-07	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1987-08-03	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-04-16	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1985-09-10	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1985-05-07	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1983-06-20	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1981-04-19	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1977-05-02	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1974-04-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Walt Clark to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have promoted Merv Banta to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Walt Alou for assignment.