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Jack Merson
John Warren Merson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 14, 1951
Final Game April 24, 1953
Born January 17, 1922 in Elk Ridge, MD
Died April 28, 2000 in Elk Ridge, MD

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 29 PIT NL  13   50    6   18   2  2   1   14   0  0   1   7  .360  .373  .540  139   27   1           0   0
 1952 30 PIT NL 111  398   41   98  20  2   5   38   1  1  22  38  .246  .287  .344   73  137   3           1  11
 1953 31 BOS AL   1    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      125  452   47  116  22  4   6   52   1  1  23  45  .257  .294  .363   79  164   4   0   0   1  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        586   61  150  29  5   8   67   1  1  30  58  .257  .294  .363   79  213   5   0   0   1  14
 Career High    111  398   41   98  20  2   5   38   1  1  22  38  .246  .287  .344   73  137   3   0   0   1  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 29 PIT NL   52   33   10   8.2   106| .360  .271| .373  .345| .540  .410| .913  .756| 139  .746   2.3   0.2   0%
 1952 30 PIT NL  424  315   39   3.3    99| .246  .264| .287  .337| .344  .393| .631  .730|  73  .398 -15.6  -1.6  50%
 1953 31 BOS AL    4    4    0   0.0   107| .000  .276| .000  .352| .000  .406| .000  .758|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       480  352   49   3.7   100| .257  .265| .294  .338| .363  .395| .657  .733|  79  .447 -14.4  -1.5  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 29 PIT NL 2B 13 30 46 1 7 .987 .976 5.85 5.05 1952 30 PIT NL 2B 81 190 214 9 59 .978 .975 4.99 4.96 3B 27 30 52 3 3 .965 .953 3.04 2.92 1953 31 BOS AL 2B 1 3 4 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 5.10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 29 PIT NL 2B 13 30 46 1 7 .987 .976 5.85 5.05 1952 30 PIT NL 2B 81 190 214 9 59 .978 .975 4.99 4.96 1953 31 BOS AL 2B 1 3 4 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 5.10 1952 30 PIT NL 3B 27 30 52 3 3 .965 .953 3.04 2.92
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 2B 95 223 264 11 66 .978 .975 5.13 4.97 3B 27 30 52 3 3 .965 .953 3.04 2.92 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 122 253 316 14 69 .976 .972 4.66 4.52
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

Before 1941 Season: Released by the Washington Senators.

Before 1947 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 1, 1952: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1952 rule 5 draft.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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