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.
“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 MerrimanLloyd Merriman Autograph on a 1950 Bowman Reprint (#173) |
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Lloyd MerrimanLloyd Merriman Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Lloyd MerrimanLloyd Merriman Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
5 Years | 455 | 1,202 | 140 | 291 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 117 | 126 | 5 | 124 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .242 | .316 | .345 |
Lloyd MerrimanLloyd Merriman Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Lloyd MerrimanLloyd Merriman Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
5 Years | 20 | 12 | .625 | 110 | 18 | n/a | 100.2 | 9.7 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
Lloyd MerrimanLloyd Merriman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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