Matthew Bates Merullo
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: August 4, 1965 in Winchester, Massachusetts, US
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | Peninsula | CARL | A | CHW | 64 | 231 | 208 | 21 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .303 | .359 | .423 | .782 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1987 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AA | CHW | 118 | 449 | 417 | 39 | 111 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 38 | .266 | .305 | .381 | .686 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | CHW | 70 | 276 | 250 | 26 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | .260 | .308 | .400 | .708 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 21 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 48 | 173 | 167 | 13 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .275 | .301 | .353 | .654 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 22 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 125 | 496 | 449 | 58 | 117 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 59 | .261 | .323 | .359 | .682 | 161 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | 36 | 152 | 128 | 19 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | .289 | .369 | .414 | .783 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 23 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 33 | 140 | 119 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | .294 | .370 | .420 | .790 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 23 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CHW | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .364 | .333 | .697 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 24 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 102 | 420 | 378 | 57 | 110 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 49 | .291 | .353 | .429 | .781 | 162 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 25 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 8 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .214 | .267 | .429 | .695 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CHW | 14 | 46 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .178 | .196 | .311 | .507 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CHW | 103 | 386 | 352 | 50 | 117 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 47 | .332 | .384 | .526 | .910 | 185 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1994 | 28 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CLE | 112 | 455 | 417 | 52 | 125 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 47 | .300 | .340 | .463 | .803 | 193 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1996 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-A+ | CHC,CAL | 39 | 141 | 125 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | .232 | .305 | .360 | .665 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | Lake Elsinore | CALL | A+ | CAL | 9 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .222 | .310 | .361 | .671 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 30 | 99 | 89 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .236 | .303 | .360 | .663 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 Seasons | 721 | 2806 | 2547 | 319 | 723 | 150 | 17 | 55 | 397 | 11 | 10 | 206 | 300 | .284 | .338 | .421 | .759 | 1072 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 25 | |||||
| AA (5 seasons) | AA | 316 | 1259 | 1141 | 152 | 314 | 65 | 1 | 21 | 153 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 147 | .275 | .334 | .389 | .723 | 444 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 262 | 998 | 912 | 112 | 273 | 60 | 8 | 26 | 156 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 112 | .299 | .347 | .468 | .815 | 427 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 134 | 507 | 458 | 47 | 128 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 34 | .279 | .331 | .410 | .742 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||
| A+ (1 season) | A+ | 9 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .222 | .310 | .361 | .671 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | Peninsula | CARL | A | CHW | C | 52 | 287 | 255 | 26 | 6 | 3 | .979 | 5.40 | 11 | ||||||
| 1987 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A | CHW | C | 86 | 538 | 475 | 51 | 12 | 4 | .978 | 6.12 | 15 | ||||||
| 1987 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | CHW | OF | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.00 | |||||||
| 1987 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | CHW | 1B | 3 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .964 | 9.00 | |||||||
| 1987 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | CHW | C | 39 | 228 | 197 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .982 | 5.74 | 3 | ||||||
| 1987 | 21 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | C | 47 | 310 | 278 | 24 | 8 | 3 | .974 | 6.43 | 12 | ||||||
| 1988 | 22 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 1B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||||
| 1988 | 22 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | C | 111 | 711 | 637 | 60 | 14 | 6 | .980 | 6.28 | 21 | ||||||
| 1989 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHW | C | 27 | 181 | 168 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .989 | 6.63 | 7 | ||||||
| 1989 | 23 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | C | 24 | 160 | 149 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 6.63 | 4 | ||||||
| 1989 | 23 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CHW | C | 3 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 6.67 | 3 | ||||||
| 1990 | 24 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 1B | 15 | 119 | 106 | 7 | 6 | 12 | .950 | 7.53 | |||||||
| 1990 | 24 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | C | 85 | 517 | 455 | 44 | 18 | 4 | .965 | 5.87 | 11 | ||||||
| 1991 | 25 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | C | 5 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 5.60 | 2 | ||||||
| 1992 | 26 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CHW | 1B | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.50 | |||||||
| 1992 | 26 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | CHW | C | 9 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .959 | 5.22 | 1 | ||||||
| 1993 | 27 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CHW | 1B | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 8.00 | |||||||
| 1993 | 27 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CHW | C | 83 | 474 | 427 | 40 | 7 | 3 | .985 | 5.63 | 10 | ||||||
| 1994 | 28 | Charlotte | IL | AAA | CLE | C | 64 | 453 | 405 | 38 | 10 | 5 | .978 | 6.92 | 9 | ||||||
| 1996 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AAA | CAL,CHC | C | 9 | 76 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .974 | 8.22 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 7% | |||
| 1996 | 30 | Lake Elsinore | CALL | A+ | CAL | C | 8 | 73 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 8.88 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 7% | |||
| 1996 | 30 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 Seasons | 555 | 3490 | 3114 | 293 | 83 | 45 | .976 | 6.14 | 91 | 25 | 2 | 7% | |||||||||
| C (10 seasons) | C | 531 | 3315 | 2958 | 283 | 74 | 28 | .978 | 6.10 | 91 | 25 | 2 | 7% | ||||||||
| 1B (5 seasons) | 1B | 22 | 170 | 153 | 9 | 8 | 17 | .953 | 7.36 | ||||||||||||
| OF (1 season) | OF | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||
Sabr ID: 020c74e6
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