Merritt Ranew
Merritt Thomas Ranew
Born: May 10, 1938
Albany, GA USA
Deceased: 2011
Valdosta, GA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, LF, OF, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1962-1969
Minor League Statistics
Merritt Ranew compiled a career batting average of .247 with 8 home runs and 54 RBI in his 269-game career with the Houston Colt .45's, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, California Angels and Seattle Pilots. He began playing during the 1962 season and last took the field during the 1969 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 71 | 239 | 218 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 43 | .234 | .287 | .390 | .677 | 85 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 78 | 166 | 154 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 32 | .338 | .380 | .461 | .841 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 9 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | 41 | 102 | 91 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | .209 | .260 | .286 | .546 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Seattle Pilots | 54 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | .247 | .330 | .272 | .601 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 269 | 652 | 594 | 68 | 147 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 120 | .247 | .301 | .352 | .653 | 209 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | C | 58 | 51 | 473.7 | 357 | 35 | 8 | 1 | .980 | 7.448 | 6.759 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 21.8 |
| 1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 37 | 23 | 227.7 | 138 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .980 | 5.930 | 4.054 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 31.3 |
| 1963 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 9 | 8 | 68.7 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.748 | 9.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 9 | 7 | 69.0 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.522 | 5.556 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.087 | 4.333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | C | 24 | 19 | 167.0 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 4.581 | 3.542 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 55.6 |
| 1969 | AL | Seattle Pilots | C | 13 | 9 | 87.3 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .969 | 6.492 | 4.846 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1969 | AL | Seattle Pilots | OF | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .783 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | AL | Seattle Pilots | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 157 | 124 | 1147.3 | 763 | 75 | 14 | 18 | .984 | 6.574 | 5.338 | 28 | 42 | 72 | 27 | 27.3 |
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