Jim Merritt

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: December 9, 1943 in Altadena, CA us

High School: Edgewood HS (West Covina, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1965 (Age 21-236d, 12,381st in major league history)
vs. BAL 8.2 IP, 8 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 23, 1975 (Age 31-165d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: James Joseph Merritt

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.1

ERA

3.65

297

192

1483.0

932

WHIP

1.207

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-15 / in Starts: 18-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	39 (18-13-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
R Rollins	1
T Uhlaender	1

Most Driven In By
H Killebrew	3
R Carew	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	48	3 (2)	Apr 14	MIN		DET	W,5-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.39	-0.079	2.42	-0.08%	-0.77	P
2	49	5 (1)	Apr 16	MIN		CLE	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	50	13 (7)	Apr 29	MIN	@	WSA	L,6-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	51	17 (3)	May 3	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	52	21 (3)	May 8	MIN		WSA	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	53	33 (11)	May 23	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	54	36 (2)	May 26	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.32	-0.019	.36	-0.01%	-0.04	P
8	55	41 (4)	May 30 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.22	-0.021	.29	-0.02%	-0.47	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	56	46 (4)	Jun 4	MIN		CAL	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615	9	.43	0.066	.70	0.06%	0.76	P
10	57	50 (3)	Jun 8	MIN		CLE	L,5-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	9	.93	-0.051	1.71	-0.06%	-0.42	P
11	58	55 (4)	Jun 12	MIN		DET	W,11-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.368	.632	9	.65	0.102	1.18	0.11%	0.92	P
12	59	59 (3)	Jun 16	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	1.11	-0.080	2.39	-0.10%	-0.49	P
13	60	64 (4)	Jun 21	MIN	@	DET	T,5-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.292	.532	9	.83	-0.017	1.82	-0.02%	-0.30	P
14	61	68 (3)	Jun 25	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	9	.95	-0.046	1.90	-0.06%	-0.29	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	62	74 (5)	Jul 2 (2)	MIN		WSA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.267	.492	9	.75	0.043	1.60	0.06%	-0.05	P
16	63	80 (5)	Jul 8	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.242	.448	9	.65	-0.046	2.89	-0.12%	-0.23	P
17	64	83 (2)	Jul 13	MIN		KCA	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	1.48	-0.065	5.48	-0.14%	-0.46	P
18	65	88 (4)	Jul 17	MIN		CAL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	.86	-0.042	4.78	-0.14%	-0.30	P
19	66	92 (3)	Jul 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	1.22	0.040	5.23	0.10%	0.28	P
20	67	96 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-14	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.178	.186	.364	9	1.04	-0.122	2.04	-0.14%	-0.66	P
21	68	101 (4)	Jul 30	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.184	.213	.396	9	.57	0.022	1.76	0.04%	0.11	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	69	105 (3)	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.208	.220	.428	9	.52	-0.005	1.44	-0.01%	-0.14	P
23	70	109 (3)	Aug 8	MIN		WSA	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.151	.196	.208	.404	9	1.36	-0.133	4.95	-0.29%	-1.10	P
24	71	114 (4)	Aug 13	MIN		CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.164	.207	.218	.425	9	1.29	-0.064	9.30	-0.28%	-0.66	P
25	72	119 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.230	.214	.444	9	1.16	0.046	8.06	0.19%	0.40	P
26	73	124 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,0-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.226	.211	.436	9	.79	-0.019	5.53	-0.08%	-0.20	P
27	74	125	Aug 23 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.226	.211	.436	9						P
28	75	130 (4)	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427	9	.44	-0.078	3.27	-0.34%	-0.98	P
29	76	134 (3)	Aug 31	MIN		BAL	W,10-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.221	.194	.414	9	1.24	-0.058	8.14	-0.23%	-0.65	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	77	138 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.211	.185	.396	9	.60	-0.046	5.41	-0.25%	-0.56	P
31	78	143 (4)	Sep 8 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.216	.179	.395	9	.50	-0.035	4.44	-0.19%	-0.57	P
32	79	148 (4)	Sep 12	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.211	.174	.384	9	1.33	-0.081	15.93	-0.58%	-0.78	P
33	80	152 (3)	Sep 17	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.205	.169	.374	9	1.96	-0.125	25.10	-0.96%	-0.86	P
34	81	156 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		KCA	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.210	.176	.386	9	.57	-0.013	9.03	-0.12%	-0.31	P
35	82	160 (3)	Sep 25	MIN		CAL	L,2-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.210	.176	.386	9						P
36	83	162 (1)	Sep 27	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.210	.176	.386	9						P
37	84	163	Sep 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.210	.176	.386	9						P
							21-15		84	74	4	10	3	0	0	2	7	0	33	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.135	.210	.176	.386		.84	-0.926	4.22	-3.67%	-8.80

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