James Joseph Merritt
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.
Born: December 9, 1943 in Altadena, CA
High School: Edgewood HS (West Covina, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1961.
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1965 (Age 21)
vs. BAL 8.2 IP, 8 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Teams (by GP): Twins/Reds/Rangers 1965-1975
Final Game: May 23, 1975 (Age 31)
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 232 | 1 | Apr 7 | TEX | CHW | L,1-3 | 9-GF | 99 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .25 | 0.015 | 0.45 | 9t --- 0 out d2 | 9t end d 2 | |||||||
| 2 | 233 | 3 | Apr 11 | TEX | @ | KCR | L,6-9 | 2-3 | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .41 | -0.083 | -1.14 | 2b 123 0 out d4 | 3b 3 out d6 | ||||||
| 3 | 234 | 8 | Apr 20 | TEX | @ | MIN | L,1-5 | 8-GF(8) | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .09 | 0.003 | 0.50 | 8b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| 4 | 235 | 15 | Apr 28 | TEX | MIL | L,3-4 | 7-GF | 7 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .40 | 0.026 | 0.39 | 7t 1-- 1 out d3 | 9t end d 1 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 236 | 23 | May 9 | TEX | @ | MIL | L,1-5 | 6-GF(8) | 10 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .19 | -0.021 | 0.39 | 6b --- 0 out d3 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| 6 | 237 | 24 | May 10 | TEX | OAK | L,2-17 | 8-GF | 0 | 1.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | -4.69 | 8t 12- 1 out d10 | 9t end d15 | |||||||
| 7 | 238 | 30 | May 15 | TEX | MIN | L,5-9 | 8-GF | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .30 | -0.167 | -1.69 | 8t 12- 1 out d1 | 9t end d 4 | |||||||
| 8 | 239 | 33 | May 18 | TEX | @ | CAL | L,1-7 | 6-GF(8) | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .02 | 0.003 | 1.30 | 6b --- 0 out d6 | 8b end d 6 | ||||||
| 9 | 240 | 38 | May 25 | TEX | @ | NYY | L,7-9 | 7-7 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .35 | 0.010 | 0.21 | 7b 1-- 2 out d2 | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 10 | 241 | 41 | May 29 | TEX | CLE | L,7-9 | 5-6 | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .53 | 0.044 | 0.91 | 5t --- 0 out d3 | 6t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 242 | 44 | Jun 1 | TEX | BAL | W,4-3 | GS-6 | 2 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .97 | 0.090 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 6t 12- 1 out a1 | ||||||||
| 12 | 243 | 48 | Jun 6 | TEX | NYY | L,2-5 | GS-6 | L(0-1) | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .88 | -0.200 | -1.27 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 13 | 244 | 53 | Jun 12 | TEX | @ | CLE | L,4-5 | GS-6 | L(0-2) | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.29 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .91 | -0.447 | -2.07 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 14 | 245 | 57 | Jun 17 | TEX | @ | BAL | L,4-5 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | -0.224 | -1.19 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 15 | 246 | 61 | Jun 22 | TEX | @ | KCR | W,3-0 | GS-8 | W(1-2) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | 0.427 | 4.05 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 16 | 247 | 66 | Jun 26 | TEX | OAK | L,2-6 | GS-5 | L(1-3) | 3 | 4.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.98 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .98 | -0.186 | -1.37 | 1t start tie | 5t -2- 1 out d2 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 17 | 248 | 72 | Jul 1 | TEX | KCR | W,8-3 | CG | W(2-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.84 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .99 | -0.055 | 1.09 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 18 | 249 | 79 | Jul 6 | TEX | @ | MIL | W,5-2 | CG | W(3-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.61 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.16 | 0.299 | 2.17 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 19 | 250 | 84 | Jul 10 | TEX | @ | DET | L,4-5 | CG(8) | L(3-4) | 3 | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.70 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .60 | -0.209 | -0.95 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 20 | 251 | 89 | Jul 15 | TEX | @ | BOS | L,1-3 | CG(5) | L(3-5) | 4 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .76 | -0.097 | -0.47 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 21 | 252 | 93 | Jul 20 | TEX | DET | W,8-6 | GS-3 | 4 | 2.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .82 | -0.088 | -2.15 | 1t start tie | 3t 123 1 out a4 | ||||||||
| 22 | 253 | 98 | Jul 27 | TEX | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | W(4-5) | 6 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .78 | 0.236 | 2.09 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 23 | 254 | 104 | Aug 1 | TEX | @ | CAL | L,1-5 | GS-2 | L(4-6) | 4 | 1.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.03 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.09 | -0.248 | -2.59 | 1b start tie | 2b 1-3 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 24 | 255 | 108 | Aug 5(1) | TEX | @ | CHW | L,3-7 | 3-8 | 3 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.18 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .62 | 0.014 | -0.89 | 3b -2- 0 out d1 | 8b --- 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 25 | 256 | 112 | Aug 8 | TEX | @ | NYY | L,2-3 | CG | L(4-7) | 2 | 8.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.10 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.98 | -0.327 | 0.71 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 12- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 26 | 257 | 116 | Aug 13 | TEX | BAL | L,4-7 | GS-5 | L(4-8) | 4 | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.40 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .92 | -0.296 | -3.03 | 1t start tie | 5t -2- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 27 | 258 | 120 | Aug 18 | TEX | NYY | L,3-5 | GS-7 | L(4-9) | 4 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.46 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .65 | -0.208 | -2.31 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 28 | 259 | 123 | Aug 21 | TEX | BOS | L,9-15 | 3-7 | 2 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .14 | 0.008 | 0.28 | 3t 1-3 2 out d7 | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 29 | 260 | 127 | Aug 26(1) | TEX | @ | CLE | W,9-0 | SHO | W(5-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.03 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .37 | 0.155 | 4.39 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a9 | ||||||
| 30 | 261 | 133 | Aug 31 | TEX | MIN | L,2-11 | GS-2 | L(5-10) | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .93 | -0.293 | -3.09 | 1t start tie | 2t 3 out d4 | |||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 31 | 262 | 137 | Sep 3(2) | TEX | @ | CHW | L,2-5 | CG(8) | L(5-11) | 2 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .95 | -0.233 | -1.03 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 32 | 263 | 139 | Sep 7 | TEX | OAK | W,10-8 | 9-GF | S(1) | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 0.034 | 0.30 | 9t -2- 2 out a2 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| 33 | 264 | 142 | Sep 10 | TEX | @ | MIN | L,4-5 | 7-GF(8) | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.147 | 2.07 | 7b 123 1 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 34 | 265 | 152 | Sep 20(1) | TEX | CAL | L,4-6 | 5-GF(11) | L(5-12) | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | 0.279 | 2.08 | 5t -23 1 out tie | 11t end d 2 | ||||||
| 35 | 266 | 159 | Sep 26 | TEX | @ | CAL | L,4-5 | 4-GF | L(5-13) | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | -0.159 | 1.23 | 4b 1-3 2 out d2 | 9b end d 1 | |||||
| TEX | 160.0 | 191 | 79 | 72 | 34 | 65 | 18 | 1 | 4.05 | 694 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9, 10 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.72 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 23 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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