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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 11	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 17	MIN		WSA	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 22	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 27	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (3)	May 1	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	22 (3)	May 5	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	25	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 14	MIN		OAK	L,8-13	GS	18	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 20	MIN		DET	L,3-4	GS	39	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 26	MIN		BOS	W,5-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	45 (4)	May 31	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (4)	Jun 4	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	55 (4)	Jun 9	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-7	GS	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	59 (3)	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 18	MIN		WSA	W,9-8	GS	31	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 23	MIN		NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 29	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (3)	Jul 3	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS	26	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 14	MIN		CLE	L,3-6	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	86	Jul 15	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 19	MIN		OAK	L,2-4	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	96 (5)	Jul 23 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	100 (3)	Jul 28	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (3)	Aug 2	MIN		DET	L,5-6	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	107 (2)	Aug 6	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	24	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	112 (4)	Aug 10	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 14	MIN		WSA	L,2-4	GS	30	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	121 (4)	Aug 18	MIN		BAL	L,1-7	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	125 (3)	Aug 22	MIN		NYY	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	130 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-2	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	136 (5)	Aug 30	MIN		CHW	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	140 (3)	Sep 3	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	145 (4)	Sep 9	MIN		CLE	L,1-6	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	151 (5)	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	154 (2)	Sep 20	MIN		OAK	L,1-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	159 (4)	Sep 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	162 (2)	Sep 29	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
							38gm		238.1	7	38	0	45	2