Merv Connors

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Merv Connors

Mervin James Connors

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 192 lb.

Born: January 23, 1914 in Berkeley, CA
High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1937 (Age 23)
Team: WhiteSox 1937-1938

Final Game: October 2, 1938 (Age 24)
Died: January 8, 2006 in Berkeley, CA
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Oakland, CA
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Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1934	20	CIN-min	C,AA	50	157	157		41	6	1	9						.261	.261	.484	.745		76					BEC,OLD · MATL,PCL
1935	21	BAL-min	C,A	133	501	501		138	25	1	30						.275	.275	.509	.784		255					PAL,SAN · WDXL,TL
1936	22	CHW-min	C,A1	151	510	510		149	30	1	28						.292	.292	.520	.812		265					LGV,DAL · ETXL,TL
1937	23	CHW-min	C,A1	140	512	512		163	35	3	25						.318	.318	.545	.863		279					LGV,DAL · ETXL,TL
1937	23	CHW	AL	28	118	103	12	24	4	1	2	12	2	1	14	19	.233	.325	.350	.674	70	36		0	1	5
1938	24	CHW-min	A1,AA	118	436	436		120	22	3	25						.275	.275	.511	.787		223					SHV,STP · TL,AA
1938	24	CHW	AL	24	72	62	14	22	4	0	6	13	0	0	9	17	.355	.437	.710	1.146	179	44		0	1	3
1939	25	CHW-min	A1	116	388	388		89	22	2	16						.229	.229	.420	.649		163					SHV · TL
1940	26	BAL-PIT-min	A1,AA	49	116	116		18	6	0	1						.155	.155	.233	.388		27					SAN,SYR · TL,IL
1941	27	DET-min	C,B	123	442	442		147	30	2	29						.333	.333	.606	.939		268					TXA,CHS · CSTL,SALL
1942	28	FTW,DAL	A1	154	545	545		156	34	3	27						.286	.286	.508	.794		277					FTW,DAL · TL
1943	29	MEM,MLW	A1,AA	104	361	348	18	91	27	5	7	18	0		11	23	.261	.284	.428	.712		149	3	0	2		MEM,MLW · SOUA,AA
1944		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946	32	MEM	AA	96	300	300		85	21	6	6						.283	.283	.453	.737		136					MEM · SOUA
1947	33	LGV	C	128	444	444		141	24	3	26						.318	.318	.561	.878		249					LGV · LONE
1948	34	PAR,SHV	B,AA	140	469	469		170	46	4	23						.362	.362	.625	.987		293					PAR,SHV · BSTL,TL
1949	35	KIL	C	130	481	481		145	29	5	18						.301	.301	.495	.796		238					KIL · ETXL
1950	36	KIL	C	137	522	522		157	30	3	26						.301	.301	.519	.820		271					KIL · ETXL
1951	37	AMA,TYL	C,B	137	512	512		163	37	6	23						.318	.318	.549	.867		281					AMA,TYL · WTNM,BSTL
1952	38	AMA	C	140	526	526		147	21	0	47						.279	.279	.587	.867		309					AMA · WTNM
1953	39	CRL	C	127	493	493		151	29	4	34						.306	.306	.588	.895		290					CRL · LONG
2 Yrs				52	190	165	26	46	8	1	8	25	2	1	23	36	.279	.367	.485	.852	111	80		0	2
162 Game Avg.				162	592	514	81	143	25	3	25	78	6	3	72	112	.279	.367	.485	.852	111	249		0	6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1937	23	CHW	AL	28	118	-5	1	0	-4	-0.3	4	1	0.1	.488	.498	-0.0	0.1	-0	$1,800	5
1938	24	CHW	AL	24	72	7	0	-1	6	0.6	3	9	0.8	.523	.503	0.8	-0.1	9	$2,400	3
2 Seasons				52	190	2	1	-0	3	0.2	7	9	0.9	.504	.501	0.8	0.1	9	$4,200

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG
1937	CHW	AL	23	3B	28	28	28	81	22	53	6	8	.926	2.68	.946	3.15
1938	CHW	AL	24	1B	16	16	15	143	129	11	3	17	.979	8.75	.990	9.77
	1 Season			3B	28	28	28	81	22	53	6	8	.926	2.68	.946	3.15
	1 Season			1B	16	16	15	143	129	11	3	17	.979	8.75	.990	9.77
	2 Seasons			TOT	44	44	43	224	151	64	9	25	.960	4.89	.974	5.56

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Transactions

December 6, 1939: Purchased by Syracuse (International) from the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1937	23	Chicago White Sox	$1,800	Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
1938	24	Chicago White Sox	$2,400	Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$4,200

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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