Born: August 4, 1965 in Winchester, MA
School: University of North Carolina
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1989
Final Game: September 29, 1995
Relatives: Grandson of Lennie Merullo
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A left-handed hitting catcher who a great 1995 season for the Twins in an otherwise forgettable year.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23 | CHW | AL | 31 | 90 | 81 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .222 | .273 | .272 | .544 | 57 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2/D | |
| 1991 | 25 | CHW | AL | 80 | 154 | 140 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .229 | .268 | .343 | .611 | 70 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23/D | |
| 1992 | 26 | CHW | AL | 24 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .180 | .208 | .240 | .448 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/D | |
| 1993 | 27 | CHW | AL | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | -73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /D | |
| 1994 | 28 | CLE | AL | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |
| 1995 | 29 | MIN | AL | 76 | 216 | 195 | 19 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 27 | .282 | .335 | .379 | .714 | 85 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2D/3 | |
| 6 Seasons | 223 | 547 | 496 | 37 | 116 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 69 | .234 | .281 | .319 | .600 | 63 | 158 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 397 | 360 | 27 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 50 | .234 | .281 | .319 | .600 | 63 | 115 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| CHW (4 yrs) | 143 | 318 | 291 | 17 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 41 | .206 | .245 | .285 | .530 | 49 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| MIN (1 yr) | 76 | 216 | 195 | 19 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 27 | .282 | .335 | .379 | .714 | 85 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| CLE (1 yr) | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CHW | AL | 23 | C | 27 | 21 | 186.0 | 113 | 100 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .973 | -4.0 | -25.8 | -4 | 5.32 | 4.07 | .989 | 6.24 | 5.20 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 14% | |||||
| 1989 | CHW | AL | 23 | DH | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | CHW | AL | 25 | C | 27 | 13 | 136.2 | 88 | 79 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.73 | 3.22 | .990 | 6.49 | 5.28 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 35% | |||||
| 1991 | CHW | AL | 25 | 1B | 16 | 10 | 76.2 | 87 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .989 | -0.6 | -9.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0 | 10.10 | 5.38 | .992 | 9.76 | 8.30 | |||||||
| 1991 | CHW | AL | 25 | DH | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | CHW | AL | 26 | C | 16 | 12 | 107.0 | 69 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .971 | -2.0 | -22.4 | -2 | 5.64 | 4.19 | .990 | 6.20 | 5.26 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23% | |||||
| 1992 | CHW | AL | 26 | DH | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | CHW | AL | 27 | DH | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | CLE | AL | 28 | C | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .957 | -2.0 | -72.7 | -2 | 6.00 | 5.50 | .991 | 6.79 | 5.72 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 1995 | MIN | AL | 29 | C | 46 | 37 | 336.1 | 224 | 210 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .987 | -5.0 | -17.8 | -5 | 5.91 | 4.80 | .990 | 6.74 | 5.64 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 12% | |||||
| 1995 | MIN | AL | 29 | DH | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | MIN | AL | 29 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 240.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 12.60 | 3.50 | 1.000 | 9.54 | 8.30 | |||||||
| 5 Seasons | C | 120 | 87 | 799.0 | 517 | 475 | 32 | 10 | 3 | .981 | -13.0 | -19.5 | -13 | 5.71 | 4.23 | .990 | 6.51 | 5.41 | 12 | 37 | 88 | 19 | 18% | ||||||||
| 5 Seasons | DH | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Seasons | 1B | 18 | 10 | 81.2 | 94 | 85 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .989 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.25 | 5.17 | .993 | 9.74 | 8.30 | ||||||||||
| 6 Seasons | TOT | 138 | 97 | 880.2 | 611 | 560 | 40 | 11 | 13 | .982 | -12.6 | -17.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -13 | 6.13 | 4.35 | .972 | 6.81 | 5.79 | 12 | 37 | 88 | 19 | 18% | ||||
June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
March 30, 1994: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Ken Ramos.
October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
December 16, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.
October 6, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
| 1992 | Chicago White Sox | $140,000 |
| 1993 | Chicago White Sox | $150,000 |
| 1994 | Cleveland Indians | $160,000 |
| 1995 | Minnesota Twins | $200,000 |
| Career (may be incomplete) | $650,000 | |
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