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Jim Merritt Jim Merritt
Full name: James Joseph Merritt
Born: December 9, 1943, Altadena, California
First Game: August 2, 1965; Final Game: May 23, 1975
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 3" Weight: 175
LHP on TSN NL All-Star Team (1970)
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Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1965 MIN A Daily Splits   16    22    1    3   0   0   0    3    2   0   14   1   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .240  .136   0.0 1965 MIN A
1966 MIN A Daily Splits   31    39    2    4   1   0   0    1    4   0   16   0   2   1   0   1   1    0   0  .103  .182  .128   0.0 1966 MIN A
1967 MIN A Daily Splits   37    74    4   10   3   0   0    2    7   0   33   0   3   0   0   1   2    0   0  .135  .210  .176   0.0 1967 MIN A
1968 MIN A Daily Splits   38    71    1   10   2   0   0    1    5   0   22   0   4   0   0   1   2    0   1  .141  .197  .169   0.0 1968 MIN A
1969 CIN N Daily Splits   42    77    6   11   1   0   1    5    5   0   37   0  15   2   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .190  .195   0.0 1969 CIN N
1970 CIN N Daily Splits   35    83    7   14   0   0   3    6    4   0   42   0   6   0   0   2   0    0   0  .169  .207  .277   0.0 1970 CIN N
1971 CIN N Daily Splits   29    29    0    4   1   1   0    2    1   0   14   0   2   0   0   0   1    0   0  .138  .167  .241   0.0 1971 CIN N
1972 CIN N Daily Splits    4     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1972 CIN N
1973 TEX A                35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 TEX A
1974 TEX A                26     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1974 TEX A
1975 TEX A                 5     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1975 TEX A
Total NL                 110   191   13   29   2   1   4   13   10   0   93   0  23   2   0   3   2    0   0  .152  .192  .236   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 188   206    8   27   6   0   0    7   18   0   85   1  10   1   0   3   5    0   1  .131  .204  .160   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  298   397   21   56   8   1   4   20   28   0  178   1  33   3   0   6   7    0   1  .141  .198  .196   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1970 CIN N Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1970 CIN N
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1965 MIN A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1965 MIN A
1970 CIN N Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1970 CIN N
Total            Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1970 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1970 NL   

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1965 MIN A Daily Splits   16   9   1   0   5   2   76.2   68   311  11   29   27   20   1   61   4   2   0   0   0  13   0   3   5   5   4   3.17   0.6 1965 MIN A
1966 MIN A Daily Splits   31  18   5   1   5   3  144    112   570  17   57   54   33   3  124   5   3   4   0   0  18   2   4   5   7  14   3.38   0.8 1966 MIN A
1967 MIN A Daily Splits   37  28  11   4   4   0  227.2  196   911  21   72   64   30   6  161  15   6  10   7   0  27   6   9  17  13   7   2.53   2.0 1967 MIN A
1968 MIN A Daily Splits   38  34  11   1   4   1  238.1  207   968  21  102   86   52   1  181   7   8   1   7   1  27   5  15  22  12  16   3.25  -0.4 1968 MIN A
1969 CIN N Daily Splits   42  36   8   1   2   0  251    269  1072  33  127  122   61   8  144  13   6   3   5   0  60   2  14  15  17   9   4.37  -1.2 1969 CIN N
1970 CIN N Daily Splits   35  35  12   1   0   0  234    248   984  21  114  106   53  12  136  10   3   4   1   0  64  10  17  14  20  12   4.08   0.4 1970 CIN N
1971 CIN N Daily Splits   28  11   0   0   5   0  107    115   456  14   55   52   31   8   38   7   3   2   3   0  24   1  10   8   1  11   4.37  -1.3 1971 CIN N
1972 CIN N Daily Splits    4   1   0   0   0   0    8     13    38   1    4    4    2   1    4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   4.50  -0.1 1972 CIN N
1973 TEX A Daily Splits   35  19   8   1  11   1  160    191   694  18   79   72   34   3   65   3  10   7   1   0  28   5  14  13   5  13   4.05  -0.5 1973 TEX A
1974 TEX A Daily Splits   26   1   0   0  10   0   32.2   46   149   3   17   15    6   2   18   0   3   1   0   0   5   2   3   5   0   0   4.13  -0.1 1974 TEX A
1975 TEX A Daily Splits    5   0   0   0   2   0    3.2    3    15   0    1    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00   0.0 1975 TEX A
Total NL                 109  83  20   2   7   0  600    645  2550  69  300  284  147  29  322  30  12   9   9   0 151  13  42  37  39  32   4.26  -2.2 Total NL        
Total AL                 188 109  36   7  41   7  883    823  3618  91  357  318  175  16  610  34  32  23  16   1 118  20  48  67  42  54   3.24   2.4 Total AL        
Total            Splits  297 192  56   9  48   7 1483   1468  6168 160  657  602  322  45  932  64  44  32  25   1 269  33  90 104  81  86   3.65   0.2 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1970 CIN N Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    5.1    3    20   0    1    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   1.69 1970 CIN N
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1965 MIN A Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   0   0    3.1    2    11   0    1    1    0   0    1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.70 1965 MIN A
1970 CIN N Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    1.2    3     9   1    4    4    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  21.60 1970 CIN N
Total            Splits    3   1   0   0   0   0    5      5    20   1    5    5    1   0    1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   9.00 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1970 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      1     6   0    0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1970 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1965 MIN A Daily   P   16    9    1    76.2     2   13    1    1   0    2    2    1    3  .938
1966 MIN A Daily   P   31   18    5   144       7   20    0    0   0    1    3    2    2 1.000
1967 MIN A Daily   P   37   28   11   227.2     4   32    3    1   0    2    6    3    0  .923
1968 MIN A Daily   P   38   34   11   238.1     7   38    0    2   0    0    2    8    6 1.000
1969 CIN N Daily   P   42   36    8   251       7   33    1    1   0    0    9    3    3  .976
1970 CIN N Daily   P   35   35   12   234       5   30    2    1   0    1    7    4    4  .946
1971 CIN N Daily   P   28   11    0   107       5   10    1    1   0    2    2    0    1  .938
1972 CIN N Daily   P    4    1    0     8       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1973 TEX A Daily   P   35   19    8   160       7   22    2    1   0    0    5    2    1  .935
1974 TEX A Daily   P   26    1    0    32.2     1    4    3    0   0    0    1    0    1  .625
1975 TEX A Daily   P    5    0    0     3.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P  297  192   56  1483      45  203   13    8   0    8   37   23   21  .950
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1970 CIN N Daily   P    1    1    0     5.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1965 MIN A Daily   P    2    0    0     3.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    1 1.000
1970 CIN N Daily   P    1    1    0     1.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    3    1    0     5       0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    1 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1970 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0     -

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 15, 1961).

Selected by Minnesota Twins from Los Angeles Dodgers in the first-year minor league draft (November 27, 1961).

Traded by Minnesota Twins to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Leo Cardenas (November
21, 1968).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Texas Rangers in exchange for Hal King and Jim Driscoll
(December 1, 1972).

Released by Texas Rangers (July 17, 1975).


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