Bill Merritt
William Henry Merritt
Born: July 30, 1870
Lowell, MA USA
Deceased: 1937
Lowell, MA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 160
College: College of the Holy Cross
Career: 1891-1899
Minor League Statistics
Bill Merritt compiled a career record of wins and losses in his 401-game career with the Chicago Colts, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1891 season and last took the field during the 1899 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1891 | NL | Chicago Colts | 11 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .214 | .250 | .238 | .488 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1892 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 46 | 179 | 168 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .196 | .246 | .262 | .508 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1893 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 39 | 154 | 141 | 30 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .348 | .403 | .496 | .899 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1894 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 10 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .231 | .412 | .269 | .681 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1894 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 124 | 109 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .275 | .363 | .349 | .712 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 129 | 117 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .325 | .388 | .419 | .806 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1895 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 88 | 79 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .177 | .235 | .203 | .438 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1895 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 263 | 239 | 32 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .285 | .340 | .314 | .654 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 311 | 282 | 26 | 82 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .291 | .336 | .344 | .680 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1897 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 225 | 209 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | .263 | .297 | .316 | .613 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 401 | 1556 | 1414 | 182 | 384 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 196 | 21 | 0 | 110 | 82 | .272 | .327 | .334 | .661 | 472 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1891 | NL | Chicago Colts | C | 11 | 0 | 76.0 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .955 | 4.974 | 3.818 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 45.5 |
1891 | NL | Chicago Colts | 1B | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1892 | NL | Louisville Colonels | C | 46 | 0 | 393.0 | 175 | 58 | 15 | 6 | .940 | 5.336 | 5.065 | 24 | 0 | 87 | 48 | 35.6 |
1893 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 37 | 0 | 324.0 | 129 | 25 | 9 | 6 | .945 | 4.278 | 4.162 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 21 | 30.0 |
1893 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 28 | 0 | 224.0 | 85 | 35 | 6 | 5 | .952 | 4.821 | 4.286 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 43.8 |
1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 25 | 0 | 193.0 | 60 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .956 | 4.057 | 3.480 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 40.0 |
1894 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 8 | 0 | 67.0 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .881 | 4.970 | 4.625 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 38.1 |
1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 3.857 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 4 | 0 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 7.875 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1895 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 63 | 0 | 536.0 | 245 | 58 | 21 | 7 | .935 | 5.088 | 4.810 | 20 | 0 | 127 | 61 | 32.4 |
1895 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 20 | 0 | 168.0 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 3 | .955 | 4.500 | 4.200 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 37.7 |
1895 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .966 | 11.455 | 14.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1895 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4.909 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 62 | 0 | 528.0 | 242 | 75 | 20 | 5 | .941 | 5.403 | 5.113 | 14 | 0 | 141 | 85 | 37.6 |
1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 2.634 | 2.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.862 | 11.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.684 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4.500 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1897 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 53 | 0 | 427.0 | 202 | 43 | 14 | 6 | .946 | 5.164 | 4.623 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 39 | 27.7 |
1897 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 7 | 0 | 61.0 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .986 | 1.623 | 1.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
Totals | 392 | 0 | 3221.0 | 1453 | 396 | 111 | 52 | .943 | 5.166 | 4.717 | 106 | 0 | 660 | 363 | 35.5 |
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