Lloyd Merriman Stats

Lloyd Merriman was born on Saturday, August 2, 1924, in Clovis, California. Merriman was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1949, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Lloyd Merriman baseball stats page.

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“The (Chicago) Bears drafted me, but I had to turn Mr. Halas down. Pretty soon I got to where I felt a little more at home at the plate, and I started hitting the ball better in the Sally League.” - Lloyd Merriman

Lloyd Merriman

Lloyd Merriman Autograph on a 1950 Bowman Reprint (#173)

Lloyd Merriman Autograph on a 1950 Bowman Reprint (#173)

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Birth Name:   Lloyd Archer Merriman
Nickname:   Citation
Born On:   08-02-1924  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Clovis, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-20-2004 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Fresno, California
Cemetery:   Clovis Cemetery, Clovis, California
High School:   Beaumont High School (St. Louis, MO)
College:   Stanford University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-24-1949 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-17-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Lloyd Merriman Pitching Stats

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Lloyd Merriman Hitting Stats

1949 25 Reds 103 287 35 66 12 5 4 0 26 21 0 36 1 - 1 5 .230 .285 .348
1950 26 Reds 92 298 44 77 15 3 2 0 31 30 1 23 5 - 2 3 .258 .330 .349
1951 27 Reds 114 359 34 87 23 2 5 0 36 31 3 34 2 - 0 4 .242 .303 .359
1954 30 Redlegs 73 112 12 30 8 1 0 0 16 23 1 10 0 3 3 1 .268 .397 .357
1955 31 White Sox 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 31 Cubs 72 145 15 31 6 1 1 0 8 21 0 21 0 1 0 0 .214 .311 .290
5 Years 455 1,202 140 291 64 12 12 0 117 126 5 124 8 4 6 13 .242 .316 .345

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Lloyd Merriman Fielding Stats

1949 Reds CF 86 60 1,734 228 2.7 221 214 7 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 3.44
1949 Reds LF 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 Reds CF 81 69 1,896 2,176 26.9 2,174 2,170 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .999 30.96
1950 Reds LF 2 1 42 8 4.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
1950 Reds RF 1 1 24 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1951 Reds CF 77 72 1,890 230 3.0 229 225 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .996 3.27
1951 Reds LF 31 17 579 287 9.3 287 286 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.38
1954 Redlegs LF 9 7 186 14 1.6 13 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.89
1954 Redlegs RF 16 15 390 42 2.6 42 40 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.91
1955 Cubs CF 37 32 858 76 2.1 74 72 2 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.33
1955 Cubs LF 9 0 48 6 0.7 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1955 Cubs RF 3 0 27 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
CF Totals 281 233 6,378 2,710 9.6 2,698 2,681 17 12 6 n/a n/a n/a .996 11.42
LF Totals 52 25 867 315 6.1 314 313 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.78
RF Totals 20 16 441 47 2.4 47 45 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.88
5 Years 353 274 7,686 3,072 8.7 3,059 3,039 20 13 6 n/a n/a n/a .996 10.75

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Lloyd Merriman Miscellaneous Stats

1949 Reds 2 4 .333 16 6 n/a 71.8 8.0 11.0 - - -
1950 Reds 6 4 .600 7 5 n/a 149.0 13.0 9.6 - - -
1951 Reds 8 4 .667 15 1 n/a 71.8 10.6 10.0 - - -
1954 Redlegs 3 0 1.000 49 0 n/a 0.0 11.2 7.0 - - -
1955 White Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1955 Cubs 1 0 1.000 22 6 n/a 145.0 6.9 18.1 - - -
5 Years 20 12 .625 110 18 n/a 100.2 9.7 10.3 - - -

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Lloyd Merriman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Cincinnati Reds 20 Undetermined - -
1950 Cincinnati Reds 20 Undetermined - -
1951 Cincinnati Reds 20 Undetermined - -
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs 20 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago White Sox 30 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -

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