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Name	Team	Age
Bill Merritt	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (2006, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 10, Pick 147 (1950)	3B	R/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	7 years (155 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	D+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/12/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	7
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)
D- (4.2 %)	F  (2.3 %)	F  (1.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	B-	C+	B+	B	C-	D	C+
1951	B-	C+	B+	B+	C	D	B-
1954	B-	C+	B+	B+	C	D	B-
1955	B	C+	A-	B+	C	D+	B-
1956	B	C+	A-	B+	C	D+	B
1957	B	C+	A-	B+	C	D+	B
1958	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B
1959	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B
1960	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B
1961	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B
1962	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B
1963	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B
1964	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	D+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Bill Merritt has retired from the St. Louis Horsemen
1960-06-04	The St. Louis Horsemen have acquired Bill Merritt from the waiver wire.
1960-05-31	The Kansas City Marmots have promoted Pete Karchner to the major league team. The Kansas City Marmots have designated Bill Merritt for assignment.
1960-04-06	The Kansas City Marmots have renamed Groundskeeper Willie to Bill Merritt.
1960-04-05	The Kansas City Marmots have acquired Groundskeeper Willie from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01	The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Groundskeeper Willie for assignment.
1951-05-17	The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Moe Szyslak to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Groundskeeper Willie to the minors.
1950-04-04	The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Bill Merritt to Groundskeeper Willie.