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Lennie Merullo

Leonard Richard Merullo

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 166 lb.

Born: May 5, 1917 in Boston, MA
High School: East Boston HS (East Boston, MA)
Schools: Villanova University (Villanova, PA), Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1941
Team: Cubs 1941-1947

Final Game: August 22, 1947
Relatives: Grandfather of Matt Merullo
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Standard Batting

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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1941 24 CHC NL 7 19 17 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .353 .421 .412 .833 139 7 0 0 0 /6
1942 25 CHC NL 143 576 515 53 132 23 3 2 37 14 35 45 .256 .310 .324 .634 89 167 14 5 22 *6
1943 26 CHC NL 129 486 453 37 115 18 3 1 25 7 26 42 .254 .297 .313 .611 78 142 10 2 6 *6
1944 27 CHC NL 66 216 193 20 41 8 1 1 16 3 16 18 .212 .276 .280 .556 57 54 2 1 7 6/3
1945 28 CHC NL 121 433 394 40 94 18 0 2 37 7 31 30 .239 .297 .299 .597 68 118 15 2 6 *6
1946 29 CHC NL 65 138 126 14 19 8 0 0 7 2 11 13 .151 .219 .214 .433 24 27 4 0 1 6
1947 30 CHC NL 108 393 373 24 90 16 1 0 29 4 15 26 .241 .274 .290 .564 52 108 11 2 3 *6
7 Yrs 639 2261 2071 191 497 92 8 6 152 38 136 174 .240 .291 .301 .591 69 623 56 12 45
162 Game Avg. 162 573 525 48 126 23 2 2 39 10 34 44 .240 .291 .301 .591 69 158 14 3 11

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1941 24 CHC NL 7 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .520 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ /6
1942 25 CHC NL 143 576 -7 0 0 -1 10 2 0.1 18 19 1.9 .501 .501 2.0 0.9 20 $ *6
1943 26 CHC NL 129 486 -12 -0 0 -3 8 -8 -0.9 15 7 0.6 .493 .495 1.0 0.6 10 $ *6
1944 27 CHC NL 66 216 -10 -0 0 -3 4 -10 -1.1 6 -4 -0.4 .484 .493 -0.1 0.1 -0 $ 6/3
1945 28 CHC NL 121 433 -16 -0 0 2 7 -7 -0.8 13 6 0.6 .494 .495 0.4 1.0 4 $ *6
1946 29 CHC NL 65 138 -12 0 0 -2 2 -12 -1.3 5 -7 -0.8 .480 .492 -0.6 0.0 -5 $ 6
1947 30 CHC NL 108 393 -24 -0 0 -6 7 -24 -2.4 14 -10 -1.1 .477 .485 -0.4 0.1 -4 $ *6
7 Seasons 639 2261 -81 -1 0 -13 38 -57 -6.2 71 14 1.0 .490 .495 2.5 2.7 27 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1941 24 CHC NL 19 11 3 7.3 91 .353 .353 .261 .421 .331 .412 .368 .833 .699 139 .738 1.0 0.1 .909 .235 .059 .0
1942 25 CHC NL 576 419 51 3.3 84 .278 .256 .251 .310 .323 .324 .349 .634 .672 89 .432 -7.3 -0.8 .557 .163 .068 3.5
1943 26 CHC NL 486 354 42 3.2 88 .278 .254 .262 .297 .331 .313 .356 .611 .687 78 .405 -13.6 -1.5 .509 .132 .060 1.8
1944 27 CHC NL 216 161 15 2.5 93 .230 .212 .267 .276 .334 .280 .375 .556 .709 57 .279 -10.9 -1.1 .481 .166 .067 1.5
1945 28 CHC NL 433 321 35 2.9 95 .254 .239 .271 .297 .340 .299 .374 .597 .714 68 .332 -17.0 -1.8 .502 .157 .061 3.1
1946 29 CHC NL 138 112 6 1.4 91 .168 .151 .260 .219 .335 .214 .364 .433 .700 24 .130 -12.5 -1.3 .360 .167 .063 .0
1947 30 CHC NL 393 297 29 2.6 102 .259 .241 .269 .274 .344 .290 .399 .564 .743 52 .257 -25.5 -2.5 .439 .099 .048 .0
7 Yrs 2261 1675 181 2.9 91 .260 .240 .263 .291 .333 .301 .368 .591 .701 69 .344 -85.9 -8.9 .496 .145 .061 10.4
162 Game Avg. 573 425 46 2.9 91 .260 .240 .263 .291 .333 .301 .368 .591 .701 69 .344 -85.9 -8.9 .496 .145 .061 3

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 28 CHC NL WS DET L 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1941 24 CHC NL 19 0.0% 0.0% 10.5% 5.3% 17% 0.00 17.0 89%
1942 25 CHC NL 576 0.4% 7.8% 6.1% 4.9% 21% 1.29 11.4 257.5 13.9 81%
1943 26 CHC NL 486 0.2% 8.6% 5.4% 4.5% 19% 1.62 10.8 453.0 18.1 84%
1944 27 CHC NL 216 0.5% 8.3% 7.4% 4.6% 24% 1.13 10.7 193.0 12.1 81%
1945 28 CHC NL 433 0.5% 6.9% 7.2% 4.6% 21% 0.97 13.1 197.0 10.6 84%
1946 29 CHC NL 138 0.0% 9.4% 8.0% 5.8% 42% 1.18 9.7 18.0 82%
1947 30 CHC NL 393 0.0% 6.6% 3.8% 4.3% 19% 1.73 14.3 12.9 88%
7 Yrs 2261 0.3% 7.7% 6.0% 4.7% 21% 1.28 11.9 345.2 13.6 84%
MLB Averages 1.2% 9.1% 9.0% 5.8% 25% 1.02 9.8 73.0 8.9 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1941 24 7 19 17 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .353 .421 .412 .833 139 7 0 0 0
1942 25 150 595 532 56 138 24 3 2 38 15 37 45 .259 .314 .327 .641 91 174 14 5 22
1943 26 279 1081 985 93 253 42 6 3 63 22 63 87 .257 .306 .321 .627 85 316 24 7 28
1944 27 345 1297 1178 113 294 50 7 4 79 25 79 105 .250 .301 .314 .615 80 370 26 8 35
1945 28 466 1730 1572 153 388 68 7 6 116 32 110 135 .247 .300 .310 .611 77 488 41 10 41
1946 29 531 1868 1698 167 407 76 7 6 123 34 121 148 .240 .294 .303 .597 73 515 45 10 42
1947 30 639 2261 2071 191 497 92 8 6 152 38 136 174 .240 .291 .301 .591 69 623 56 12 45

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1941 24 7 19 17 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .353 .421 .412 .833 3 7
1942 25 151 630 560 66 154 27 4 2 46 16 41 48 .275 .331 .348 .679 64 143
1943 26 135 520 483 44 130 20 3 1 30 8 29 44 .269 .313 .329 .642 50 129
1944 27 69 226 201 21 43 8 1 1 17 3 17 19 .214 .279 .279 .557 16 66
1945 28 126 454 413 42 99 19 0 2 39 7 33 31 .240 .299 .300 .599 37 121
1946 29 68 148 134 17 22 9 0 0 9 2 13 14 .164 .238 .231 .469 7 65
1947 30 113 411 390 25 94 17 1 0 30 4 16 27 .241 .275 .290 .564 30 108
7 Yrs 669 2408 2198 218 548 101 9 6 172 41 151 183 .249 .301 .312 .613 207 639
162 Game Avg. 162 583 532 53 133 24 2 1 42 10 37 44 .249 .301 .312 .613 50 639

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1945 NL  1.0 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1942 NL  14 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1942 NL  5 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1942 NL  22 (1st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1945 NL  15 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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