Merritt Ranew Stats

Merritt Ranew was born on Tuesday, May 10, 1938, in Albany, Georgia. Ranew was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1962, with the Houston Colt .45s. 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 Merritt Ranew baseball stats page.

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Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew Autograph on a 1964 Topps (#78)

Merritt Ranew Autograph on a 1964 Topps (#78)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Merritt Thomas Ranew
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-10-1938
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Albany, Georgia
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-13-1962 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1969
Draft:   Not Applicable
Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew 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
Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1962 Colt .45s 71 218 26 51 6 8 4 0 24 14 5 43 2 2 3 2 .234 .287 .390
1963 Cubs 78 154 18 52 8 1 3 0 15 9 1 32 0 1 2 3 .338 .380 .461
1964 Cubs 16 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 1 1 .091 .167 .091
1964 Braves 9 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118
1965 Angels 41 91 12 19 4 0 1 0 10 7 0 22 2 2 0 3 .209 .260 .286
1969 Pilots 54 81 11 20 2 0 0 0 4 10 3 14 1 0 0 4 .247 .330 .272
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 269 594 68 147 20 9 8 0 54 42 9 120 5 5 6 13 .247 .301 .352
Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1962 Colt .45s C 58 - - 400 6.9 392 357 35 8 1 14 - - .980 0.00 -
1963 Cubs 1B 9 - - 82 9.1 82 75 7 0 10 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Cubs C 37 - - 153 4.1 150 138 12 3 4 7 - - .980 0.00 -
1964 Cubs C 9 - - 50 5.6 50 42 8 0 0 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1964 Braves C 3 - - 13 4.3 13 11 2 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Angels C 24 - - 86 3.6 85 78 7 1 1 3 - - .988 0.00 -
1969 Pilots 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Pilots C 13 - - 65 5.0 63 60 3 2 2 3 - - .969 0.00 -
1969 Pilots LF 3 - - 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 144 0 0 767 5.3 753 686 67 14 8 28 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
1B Totals 9 0 0 82 9.1 82 75 7 0 10 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 3 0 0 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 157 - - 852 5.4 838 763 75 14 18 28 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1962 Colt .45s 2 2 .500 - - n/a 54.5 5.1 9.1 - - -
1963 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 51.3 4.8 10.3 - - -
1964 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.5 33.0 - - -
1964 Braves 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.7 0.0 - - -
1965 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 91.0 4.1 9.1 - - -
1969 Pilots 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.8 20.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 3 3 .500 - - n/a 74.3 5.0 11.0 - - -
Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 Houston Colt .45s 7 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1964 Milwaukee Braves 8 Undetermined - -
1965 California Angels 19 Undetermined - -
1969 Seattle Pilots 26, 57 $12,000.00 - -


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