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Bill Merritt
William Henry Merritt

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 7", Weight 160 lb.
School College of the Holy Cross

Debut August 8, 1891
Final Game October 15, 1899
Born July 30, 1870 in Lowell, MA
Died November 17, 1937 in Lowell, MA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1891 20 CHC NL  11   42    4    9   1  0   0    4   0      2   2  .214  .250  .238   39   10               0    
 1892 21 LOU NL  46  168   22   33   4  2   1   13   3     11  15  .196  .246  .262   60   44               0    
 1893 22 BSN NL  39  141   30   49   6  3   3   26   3     13  13  .348  .403  .496  131   70               0    
 1894 23 TOT NL  75  248   38   73   8  3   2   45   6     32  10  .294  .379  .375   81   93               2    
         BSN NL  10   26    3    6   1  0   0    6   0      8   0  .231  .412  .269   59    7               0    
         PIT NL  36  109   18   30   1  2   1   18   2     15   7  .275  .363  .349   73   38               0    
         CIN NL  29  113   17   37   6  1   1   21   4      9   3  .327  .387  .425   93   48               2    
 1895 24 TOT NL  89  318   41   82   7  1   0   39   4     24  21  .258  .314  .286   57   91   7           2    
         CIN NL  22   79    9   14   2  0   0   12   2      6   5  .177  .235  .203   12   16   3           0    
         PIT NL  67  239   32   68   5  1   0   27   2     18  16  .285  .340  .314   73   75   4           2    
 1896 25 PIT NL  77  282   26   82   8  2   1   42   3     18  10  .291  .336  .344   82   97  10           1    
 1897 26 PIT NL  62  209   21   55   6  1   1   26   2      9      .263  .297  .316   64   66   6           1    
 1899 28 BSN NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .333  .000   -9    0   0           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      400 1410  182  383  40 12   8  195  21  0 109  71  .272  .327  .334   75  471  23   0   0   7   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        571   74  155  16  5   3   79   9  0  44  29  .272  .327  .334   75  191   9   0   0   3   0
 Career High     89  318   41   82   8  3   3   45   6  0  32  21  .294  .379  .375   82   97  10   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1891 20 CHC NL   44   33    3   2.4    93| .214  .267| .250  .342| .238  .363| .488  .704|  39  .288  -3.4  -0.4     
 1892 21 LOU NL  179  135   11   2.1    74| .196  .241| .246  .313| .262  .323| .508  .636|  60  .274  -8.4  -0.9     
 1893 22 BSN NL  154   92   28   8.1   113| .348  .296| .403  .375| .496  .402| .899  .777| 131  .712   5.8   0.5     
 1894 23 TOT NL  282  175   35   5.2   129| .294  .318| .379  .390| .375  .449| .754  .839|  81  .436  -7.3  -0.6     
         BSN NL   34   20    3   3.9   138| .231  .332| .412  .405| .269  .468| .681  .873|  59  .315  -1.4  -0.1     
         PIT NL  124   79   14   4.6   126| .275  .314| .363  .385| .349  .443| .712  .828|  73  .383  -4.7  -0.4     
         CIN NL  124   76   18   6.2   129| .327  .320| .387  .391| .425  .450| .812  .842|  93  .514  -1.2  -0.1     
 1895 24 TOT NL  351  243   29   3.1   110| .258  .299| .314  .365| .286  .403| .600  .768|  57  .281 -19.8  -1.8     
         CIN NL   88   68    4   1.5   115| .177  .307| .235  .374| .203  .415| .438  .789|  12  .097 -10.8  -1.0     
         PIT NL  263  175   25   3.7   108| .285  .296| .340  .361| .314  .399| .654  .761|  73  .352  -9.0  -0.8     
 1896 25 PIT NL  311  210   32   4.0   104| .291  .292| .336  .357| .344  .390| .680  .747|  82  .410  -7.1  -0.7     
 1897 26 PIT NL  225  160   19   3.1   104| .263  .293| .297  .357| .316  .390| .613  .747|  64  .307 -11.0  -1.1     
 1899 28 BSN NL    3    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .301| .333  .365| .000  .392| .333  .756|  -9  .000  -0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1549 1050  157   3.9   107| .272  .292| .327  .361| .334  .396| .661  .757|  75  .393 -51.5  -5.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1891 20 CHC NL C 11 31 11 2 1 .955 .925 3.82 5.45 5 1B 1 10 0 1 1 .909 .980 10.00 10.50 1892 21 LOU NL C 46 175 58 15 6 .940 .935 5.07 5.58 24 1893 22 BSN NL C 37 129 25 9 6 .945 .936 4.16 4.51 14 OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.15 2 0 0 1894 23 TOT NL C 60 170 68 15 6 .941 .925 3.97 4.32 13 TOT NL 1B 5 25 0 1 0 .962 .977 5.00 9.54 TOT NL OF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.25 2.23 2 1 1 BSN NL C 8 30 7 5 1 .881 .925 4.62 4.33 1 OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .909 3.00 2.20 0 1 0 PIT NL C 28 85 35 6 5 .952 .925 4.29 4.32 9 1B 4 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 4.50 9.55 OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.25 2 0 0 CIN NL C 24 55 26 4 0 .953 .925 3.38 4.32 3 3B 3 2 10 1 2 .923 .876 4.00 3.40 1B 1 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 9.50 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1895 24 TOT NL C 83 310 77 25 10 .939 .937 4.66 4.30 26 CIN NL C 20 65 19 4 3 .955 .938 4.20 4.30 6 2B 1 5 1 1 0 .857 .938 6.00 5.60 PIT NL C 63 245 58 21 7 .935 .937 4.81 4.30 20 1B 2 27 1 1 2 .966 .979 14.00 9.90 1896 25 PIT NL C 62 242 75 20 5 .941 .943 5.11 4.33 14 3B 5 3 9 4 0 .750 .889 2.40 3.40 1B 3 33 2 0 2 1.000 .980 11.67 10.20 2B 3 4 8 0 1 1.000 .938 4.00 5.40 SS 2 4 1 1 0 .833 .909 2.50 5.50 1897 26 PIT NL C 53 202 43 14 6 .946 .948 4.62 4.54 8 1B 7 68 4 1 4 .986 .980 10.29 9.99 1899 28 BSN NL C 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 4.40 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1891 20 CHC NL 1B 1 10 0 1 1 .909 .980 10.00 10.50 1894 23 TOT NL 1B 5 25 0 1 0 .962 .977 5.00 9.54 PIT NL 1B 4 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 4.50 9.55 CIN NL 1B 1 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 9.50 1895 24 PIT NL 1B 2 27 1 1 2 .966 .979 14.00 9.90 1896 25 PIT NL 1B 3 33 2 0 2 1.000 .980 11.67 10.20 1897 26 PIT NL 1B 7 68 4 1 4 .986 .980 10.29 9.99 1895 24 CIN NL 2B 1 5 1 1 0 .857 .938 6.00 5.60 1896 25 PIT NL 2B 3 4 8 0 1 1.000 .938 4.00 5.40 1894 23 CIN NL 3B 3 2 10 1 2 .923 .876 4.00 3.40 1896 25 PIT NL 3B 5 3 9 4 0 .750 .889 2.40 3.40 1891 20 CHC NL C 11 31 11 2 1 .955 .925 3.82 5.45 5 1892 21 LOU NL C 46 175 58 15 6 .940 .935 5.07 5.58 24 1893 22 BSN NL C 37 129 25 9 6 .945 .936 4.16 4.51 14 1894 23 TOT NL C 60 170 68 15 6 .941 .925 3.97 4.32 13 BSN NL C 8 30 7 5 1 .881 .925 4.62 4.33 1 PIT NL C 28 85 35 6 5 .952 .925 4.29 4.32 9 CIN NL C 24 55 26 4 0 .953 .925 3.38 4.32 3 1895 24 TOT NL C 83 310 77 25 10 .939 .937 4.66 4.30 26 CIN NL C 20 65 19 4 3 .955 .938 4.20 4.30 6 PIT NL C 63 245 58 21 7 .935 .937 4.81 4.30 20 1896 25 PIT NL C 62 242 75 20 5 .941 .943 5.11 4.33 14 1897 26 PIT NL C 53 202 43 14 6 .946 .948 4.62 4.54 8 1899 28 BSN NL C 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 4.40 1 1893 22 BSN NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.15 2 0 0 1894 23 TOT NL OF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.25 2.23 2 1 1 BSN NL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .909 3.00 2.20 0 1 0 PIT NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.25 2 0 0 CIN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1896 25 PIT NL SS 2 4 1 1 0 .833 .909 2.50 5.50
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 353 1261 359 100 40 .942 .937 4.59 4.57 105 1B 18 163 7 4 9 .977 .979 9.44 9.92 3B 8 5 19 5 2 .828 .882 3.00 3.40 OF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 4 1 1 2B 4 9 9 1 1 .947 .938 4.50 5.45 SS 2 4 1 1 0 .833 .909 2.50 5.50 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 391 1448 395 111 52 .943 .940 4.71 4.77
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Transactions 

Before 1893 Season: Purchased by the Boston Beaneaters from the Louisville Colonels.

August 23, 1894: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 24, 1894: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

June 23, 1895: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Cincinnati Reds.


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