Bill Merritt Stats

Bill Merritt was born on Saturday, July 30, 1870, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Merritt was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 8, 1891, with the Chicago Colts. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Merritt baseball stats page.
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Bill Merritt
 
 
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Birth Name:   William Henry Merritt
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   07-30-1870  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lowell, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-17-1937 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lowell, Massachusetts
Cemetery:   St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts
High School:   Undetermined
College:   College of the Holy Cross
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   08-08-1891 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-15-1899
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Merritt

Bill Merritt Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bill Merritt

Bill Merritt Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1891 21 Colts 11 42 4 9 1 0 0 0 4 2 - 2 - - 0 - .214 .250 .238
1892 22 Colonels 46 168 22 33 4 2 1 0 13 11 - 15 - - 0 - .196 .246 .262
1893 23 Beaneaters 39 141 30 49 6 3 3 0 26 13 - 13 - - 0 - .348 .403 .496
1894 24 Beaneaters 10 26 3 6 1 0 0 0 6 8 - 0 2 - 0 - .231 .412 .269
1894 24 Pirates 36 109 18 30 1 2 1 0 18 15 - 7 0 - 0 - .275 .363 .349
1894 24 Reds 29 113 17 37 6 1 1 0 21 9 - 3 0 - 2 - .327 .387 .425
1895 25 Reds 22 79 9 14 2 0 0 0 12 6 - 5 3 - 0 - .177 .235 .203
1895 25 Pirates 67 239 32 68 5 1 0 0 27 18 - 16 4 - 2 - .285 .340 .314
1896 26 Pirates 77 282 26 82 8 2 1 0 42 18 - 10 10 - 1 - .291 .336 .344
1897 27 Pirates 62 209 21 55 6 1 1 0 26 9 - - 6 - 1 - .263 .297 .316
1899 29 Beaneaters 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 1 - .000 .333 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 400 1,410 182 383 40 12 8 0 195 109 - 71 25 - 7 - .272 .327 .334
Bill Merritt

Bill Merritt Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1891 Colts 1B 1 - - 11 11.0 10 10 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00
1891 Colts C 11 - - 44 4.0 42 31 11 2 1 5 - - .955 0.00
1892 Colonels C 46 - - 248 5.4 233 175 58 15 6 24 - - .940 0.00
1893 Beaneaters C 37 - - 163 4.4 154 129 25 9 6 14 - - .945 0.00
1893 Beaneaters LF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1894 Beaneaters C 8 - - 42 5.3 37 30 7 5 1 1 - - .881 0.00
1894 Beaneaters CF 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1894 Pirates 1B 4 - - 18 4.5 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1894 Pirates C 28 - - 126 4.5 120 85 35 6 5 9 - - .952 0.00
1894 Pirates LF 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1894 Reds 1B 1 - - 8 8.0 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00
1894 Reds 3B 3 - - 13 4.3 12 2 10 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00
1894 Reds C 24 - - 85 3.5 81 55 26 4 0 3 - - .953 0.00
1894 Reds RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1895 Reds 2B 1 - - 7 7.0 6 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00
1895 Reds C 20 - - 88 4.4 84 65 19 4 3 6 - - .955 0.00
1895 Pirates 1B 2 - - 29 14.5 28 27 1 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00
1895 Pirates C 63 - - 324 5.1 303 245 58 21 7 20 - - .935 0.00
1896 Pirates 1B 3 - - 35 11.7 35 33 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1896 Pirates 2B 3 - - 12 4.0 12 4 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1896 Pirates 3B 5 - - 16 3.2 12 3 9 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
1896 Pirates C 62 - - 337 5.4 317 242 75 20 5 14 - - .941 0.00
1896 Pirates SS 2 - - 6 3.0 5 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00
1897 Pirates 1B 7 - - 73 10.4 72 68 4 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00
1897 Pirates C 53 - - 259 4.9 245 202 43 14 6 8 - - .946 0.00
1899 Beaneaters C 1 - - 4 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 - - 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 353 0 0 1,720 4.9 1,620 1,261 359 100 40 105 n/a n/a .942 0.00
1B Totals 18 0 0 174 9.7 170 163 7 4 9 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00
3B Totals 8 0 0 29 3.6 24 5 19 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .828 0.00
LF Totals 4 0 0 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
2B Totals 4 0 0 19 4.8 18 9 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00
SS Totals 2 0 0 6 3.0 5 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
8 Years 391 - - 1,954 5.0 1,843 1,448 395 111 52 105 n/a n/a .943 0.00
Bill Merritt

Bill Merritt Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1891 Colts 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 21.0 10.5 - - -
1892 Colonels 3 - - 0 0 n/a 168.0 11.2 12.9 - - -
1893 Beaneaters 3 - - 0 0 n/a 47.0 10.8 5.4 - - -
1894 Beaneaters 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 4.3 - - -
1894 Pirates 2 - - 0 0 n/a 109.0 15.6 6.1 - - -
1894 Reds 4 - - 0 0 n/a 113.0 37.7 5.4 - - -
1895 Reds 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 15.8 6.6 - - -
1895 Pirates 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 14.9 8.9 - - -
1896 Pirates 3 - - 0 0 n/a 282.0 28.2 6.7 - - -
1897 Pirates 2 - - 0 0 n/a 209.0 0.0 8.0 - - -
1899 Beaneaters 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 21 - - 0 0 n/a 176.3 19.9 7.2 - - -
Bill Merritt

Bill Merritt Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1891 Chicago Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1896 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1897 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1899 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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