Ed Merrill Stats

Ed Merrill was born on Tuesday, May 22, 1860, in Maysville, Kentucky. Merrill was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 5, 1882, with the Louisville Eclipse. 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 Ed Merrill baseball stats page.

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Ed Merrill



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Birth Name:   Edward Mason Merrill
Nickname:   Ed
Born On:   05-22-1860  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Maysville, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-29-1946 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Elmwood Park, Illinois
Cemetery:   Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Unknown
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   176
First Game:   05-05-1882 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-31-1884
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ed Merrill

Ed Merrill Pitching Stats

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Ed Merrill Hitting Stats

1882 22 Eclipse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1882 22 Ruby Legs 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 - - 0 - .125 .125 .125
1884 24 Blues 55 196 14 35 3 1 0 0 0 6 - - - 0 1 - .179 .207 .204
2 Years 58 204 14 36 3 1 0 0 4 6 0 1 - 0 1 - .176 .204 .201

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Ed Merrill Fielding Stats

1882 Eclipse CF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1882 Ruby Legs 3B 2 - - 7 3.5 5 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 0.00
1884 Blues 2B 55 - - 340 6.2 306 144 162 34 15 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00
2B Totals 55 0 0 340 6.2 306 144 162 34 15 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00
3B Totals 2 0 0 7 3.5 5 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2 Years 58 - - 347 6.0 311 145 166 36 15 n/a n/a n/a .896 0.00

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Ed Merrill Miscellaneous Stats

1882 Eclipse - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1882 Ruby Legs - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 2.0 - - -
1884 Blues - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
2 Years - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 204.0 51.0 - - -

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Ed Merrill Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1882 Louisville Eclipse n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1882 Worcester Ruby Legs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Indianapolis Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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