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	5-24 / in Starts: 0-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Bench	1
L May	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	200	9 (8)	Apr 18 (1)	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.015	.73	-0.01%	-0.21	P
2	201	13 (3)	Apr 23	CIN		LAD	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.99	0.015	1.03	0.01%	0.20	P
3	202	20 (6)	Apr 30	CIN		SFG	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.45	0.161	1.76	0.12%	1.27	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	203	25 (4)	May 6	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.99	-0.024	.96	-0.01%	-0.20	P
5	204	30 (4)	May 11	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.55	-0.036	.49	-0.02%	-0.91	P
6	205	35 (4)	May 17	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.69	-0.050	.29	-0.01%	-0.30	P
7	206	40 (4)	May 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	1.73	-0.021	.80	-0.01%	-0.18	P
8	207	45 (4)	May 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9	.86	0.011	.32	0.00%	0.16	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	208	54 (8)	Jun 5	CIN		STL	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9						P
10	209	59 (4)	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9						P
11	210	62 (2)	Jun 15	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	.72	-0.018	.20	0.00%	-0.15	P
12	211	66 (3)	Jun 19	CIN		ATL	L,3-9	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9	.15	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.13	P
13	212	69 (2)	Jun 21	CIN		PHI	L,3-5	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
14	213	73 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	1.35	-0.033	.20	0.00%	-0.15	P
15	214	74	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-10	3-9	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.333	.544	9	.05	-0.002	.01	0.00%	0.03	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
16	215	87 (12)	Jul 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-9	2-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	4	.47	0.021	.02	0.00%	0.28	P
17	216	100 (12)	Jul 22	CIN		LAD	L,4-8	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.318	.536	9	.10	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
18	217	107 (6)	Jul 29	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.318	.536	8						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
19	218	113 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9	1.04	-0.025	.02	0.00%	-0.20	P
20	219	116 (2)	Aug 7	CIN		MON	L,3-4	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9						P
21	220	121 (4)	Aug 14	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9						P
22	221	124 (2)	Aug 17	CIN		STL	W,5-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9						P
23	222	128 (3)	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9	.74	-0.036	.02	0.00%	-0.28	P
24	223	133 (4)	Aug 27	CIN	@	STL	W,8-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9						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
25	224	146 (12)	Sep 10	CIN		HOU	L,0-1	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.269	.454	9	2.04	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
26	225	149 (2)	Sep 13	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.269	.454	9						P
27	226	154 (4)	Sep 18	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	11-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.269	.454	9	2.75	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
28	227	155	Sep 19	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9	.60	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
29	228	160 (4)	Sep 26	CIN		SFG	L,5-12	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408	9						P
							5-24		32	29	0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	14	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.138	.167	.241	.408		.85	-0.152	.40	0.06%	-2.00

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