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| Name | Team | Age |
| Merlin Dotson | Retired (1966, Age 35) | Died (2003, Age 73) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 31 (1950) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Nellie Fox League | 0 | 13 years (135 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/17/1930 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1950 | Minors | 65.00 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 25 | 4 / 33 | 8 / 65 |
| 1951 | Minors | 68.00 | 2 / 5 | 7 / 35 | 6 / 28 | 15 / 68 |
| 1952 | Minors | 63.00 | 0 / 4 | 5 / 36 | 7 / 23 | 12 / 63 |
| 1953 | Majors | 31.75 | 1 / 5 | 6 / 15 | 2 / 11 | 9 / 31 |
| 1954 | Majors | 45.99 | 3 / 11 | 3 / 17 | 3 / 17 | 9 / 45 |
| 1955 | Majors | 50.10 | 3 / 8 | 6 / 26 | 2 / 16 | 11 / 50 |
| 1956 | Majors | 49.23 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 20 | 2 / 21 | 3 / 49 |
| 1957 | Majors | 50.82 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 20 | 1 / 18 | 3 / 50 |
| 1958 | Majors | 47.50 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 16 | 2 / 19 | 4 / 47 |
| 1959 | Majors | 40.72 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 16 | 1 / 18 | 1 / 40 |
| 1960 | Majors | 51.06 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 20 | 0 / 20 | 1 / 51 |
| 1961 | Majors | 51.71 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 18 | 0 / 21 | 1 / 51 |
| 1962 | Majors | 48.14 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 48 |
| 1963 | Majors | 48.70 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 18 | 1 / 17 | 2 / 48 |
| 1964 | Majors | 53.65 | -3 / 12 | -10 / 21 | -2 / 20 | -15 / 53 |
| 1965 | Majors | 33.25 | -2 / 6 | -5 / 11 | -4 / 16 | -11 / 33 |
| 1966 | Majors | 25.18 | -1 / 0 | -2 / 10 | -2 / 15 | -5 / 25 |
| Total | 5 / 142 | 20 / 344 | 23 / 331 | 48 / 817 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1966-11-01 | Merlin Dotson has retired from the Boston Rebels |
| 1966-05-09 | Merlin Dotson of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1965-09-07 | Merlin Dotson of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1965-06-04 | Merlin Dotson of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1962-07-09 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Renegades and the Boston Rebels. The Boston Rebels receive Merlin Dotson from the Kansas City Renegades in exchange for Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (NYN). |
| 1959-08-16 | Merlin Dotson of the Kansas City Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1958-06-09 | Merlin Dotson of the Kansas City Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1953-09-06 | Merlin Dotson of the Kansas City Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Kansas City Renegades have promoted Merlin Dotson to the major league team. The Kansas City Renegades have designated Ozzie Miller for assignment. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Kansas City Renegades have renamed Merito Doty to Merlin Dotson. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Kansas City Renegades have promoted Dick Fermin to the major league team. The Kansas City Renegades have promoted Otto LaManna to the major league team. The Kansas City Renegades have promoted Ollie Shires to the major league team. The Kansas City Renegades have sent Merito Doty to the minors. The Kansas City Renegades have sent Sam Huhn to the minors. The Kansas City Renegades have sent Art Garcia to the minors. |