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Earl Averill League
9-5-2076
Bill Merritt Third Base
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/L
OPS .743 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 437 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 10-12-1930
HR 46 Drafted Round 10, Pick 147
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(155 games)
RBI 208
SB 26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance D+   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B F  (0.5%) LF F  (2.3%) Arm D+ WS Appearances 2
2B D- (4.2%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 7
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (1.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BAL
136
461
51
139
20
4
18
59
31
 88 5 0
0
 0 10
.832
.352
.479
.178
.302
1951 BAL
36
125
9
35
3
0
2
14
12
 21 0 2
0
 0 3
.690
.338
.352
.072
.280
1957 PHI
122
395
39
96
22
1
7
46
36
 68 3 2
8
 13 12
.667
.310
.357
.114
.243
1958 PHI
117
329
36
76
15
0
5
40
46
 54 2 4
10
 2 4
.648
.325
.322
.091
.231
1959 PHI
60
62
5
13
2
0
0
6
11
 13 1 0
1
 1 1
.580
.338
.242
.032
.210
1960 PHI-KC-STL
39
78
9
18
4
1
4
12
7
 10 0 0
2
 2 0
.756
.294
.462
.231
.231
1961 STL
13
11
5
4
1
0
2
3
1
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
1.417
.417
1.000
.636
.364
1962 STL
42
67
14
21
4
0
6
14
9
 12 1 0
2
 3 1
1.044
.403
.642
.328
.313
1963 STL
14
37
6
8
2
0
1
2
7
 8 0 0
1
 0 3
.692
.341
.351
.135
.216
1964 STL
27
68
14
27
2
0
1
12
7
 10 0 2
2
 2 4
.912
.442
.471
.074
.397
Total
606
1633
188
437
75
6
46
208
167
 284 12 10
26
 23 38
.743
.338
.405
.138
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Bill Merritt has retired from the St. Louis Horsemen
1960-06-04The St. Louis Horsemen have acquired Bill Merritt from the waiver wire.
1960-05-31The Kansas City Marmots have promoted Pete Karchner to the major league team. The Kansas City Marmots have designated Bill Merritt for assignment.
1960-04-06The Kansas City Marmots have renamed Groundskeeper Willie to Bill Merritt.
1960-04-05The Kansas City Marmots have acquired Groundskeeper Willie from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Groundskeeper Willie for assignment.
1951-05-17The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Moe Szyslak to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Groundskeeper Willie to the minors.
1950-04-04The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Bill Merritt to Groundskeeper Willie.