Jack Merson Stats

Jack Merson was born on Tuesday, January 17, 1922, in Elk Ridge, Maryland. Merson was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1951, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Jack Merson baseball stats page.
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Jack Merson

Johnny Merson Autograph on a 1952 TCMA (#263)

Johnny Merson Autograph on a 1952 TCMA (#263)
 

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Birth Name:   John Warren Merson
Nickname:   Jack or Johnny
Born On:   01-17-1922  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Elk Ridge, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-28-2000 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Elkridge, Maryland
Cemetery:   Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, Maryland
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-14-1951 (Age 29)
Last Game:   04-24-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jack Merson

Jack Merson 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
Jack Merson

Jack Merson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 29 Pirates 13 50 6 18 2 2 1 0 14 1 - 7 1 - 0 0 .360 .373 .540
1952 30 Pirates 111 398 41 98 20 2 5 0 38 22 - 38 3 - 1 11 .246 .287 .344
1953 31 Red Sox 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 125 452 47 116 22 4 6 0 52 23 - 45 4 - 1 11 .257 .294 .363
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Jack Merson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1951 Pirates 2B 13 13 351 77 5.9 76 30 46 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .987 5.85
1952 Pirates 2B 81 74 1,932 413 5.1 404 190 214 9 59 n/a n/a n/a .978 5.65
1952 Pirates 3B 27 31 795 85 3.1 82 30 52 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.78
1953 Red Sox 2B 1 1 27 8 8.0 7 3 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 7.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 95 88 2,310 498 5.2 487 223 264 11 66 n/a n/a n/a .978 5.69
3B Totals 27 31 795 85 3.1 82 30 52 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.78
3 Years 122 119 3,105 583 4.8 569 253 316 14 69 n/a n/a n/a .976 4.95
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Jack Merson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 50.0 7.1 3.6 - - -
1952 Pirates 1 1 .500 5 0 n/a 79.6 10.5 10.5 - - -
1953 Red Sox 0 0 .000 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
3 Years 1 1 .500 5 0 n/a 75.3 10.0 8.7 - - -
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Jack Merson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 Undetermined - -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 12 Undetermined - -




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