Merritt Ranew

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: May 10, 1938 in Albany, GA us

Died: October 18, 2011 in Valdosta, GA

Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Albany, GA

High School: Lee County HS (Leesburg, GA)

Debut: April 13, 1962 (Age 23-338d, 11,943rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1969 (Age 31-143d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Merritt Thomas Ranew

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

594

147

.248

RBI

OBP

.301

SLG

.352

OPS

.653

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-43 / in Starts: 23-27
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 239 PAs	24
Actual Runners on Base	154 (78-53-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 239 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	148 (77-45-24)

Most Driven In
N Larker	7
R MejÃas	5
C Warwick	4
Self	4
J Golden	1
D Buddin	1
J Pendleton	1
J Amalfitano	1

Most Driven In By
J Amalfitano	4
Self	4
B Bruce	3
B Lillis	3
B Aspromonte	3
J Golden	2
A Spangler	2
D Stone	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	1	4 (3)	Apr 13	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.63	-0.066	7.21	-0.11%	-0.44	PH
2	2	5	Apr 14	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.022	2.24	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
3	3	8 (2)	Apr 19	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	6	1.19	-0.059	2.73	-0.08%	0.43	C
4	4	9	Apr 21	HOU		PHI	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	1.32	-0.037	3.06	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
5	5	10	Apr 22	HOU		PHI	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	5	2.46	-0.061	4.99	-0.08%	-0.22	PH C
6	6	11	Apr 24	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	6	.72	0.013	1.50	0.02%	0.00	C
7	7	12	Apr 25	HOU		STL	T,5-5	CG(17)	8	8	2	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.650	1.000	6	1.57	0.307	3.52	0.41%	1.85	C
8	8	13	Apr 26	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.565	.870	6	1.54	-0.114	3.47	-0.15%	-0.68	C
9	9	15 (1)	Apr 28	HOU		MLN	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.542	.833	7	.07	-0.002	.12	0.00%	-0.22	PH
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
10	10	17 (1)	May 1	HOU	@	STL	L,4-6	2-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.500	.796	6	1.02	0.027	1.63	0.03%	-0.04	C
11	11	18	May 2	HOU	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.467	.757	6	1.09	0.009	1.63	0.01%	0.05	C
12	12	19	May 3	HOU	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.294	.455	.749	8	1.51	-0.035	2.10	-0.03%	-0.20	C
13	13	23 (3)	May 6 (2)	HOU	@	MLN	W,9-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.256	.395	.651	7	.69	-0.085	.64	-0.05%	-1.80	C
14	14	25 (1)	May 8	HOU		LAD	L,6-9	CG(10)	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.429	.701	8	1.67	-0.082	2.15	-0.06%	0.31	C
15	15	26	May 9	HOU		LAD	L,2-9	CG	4	4	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.313	.543	.856	8	1.02	0.060	1.08	0.04%	1.55	C
16	16	27	May 10	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.540	.848	6	.50	0.025	.43	0.01%	0.22	C
17	17	28	May 11	HOU		SFG	W,7-0	CG	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.327	.596	.923	7	.36	0.044	.34	0.03%	1.75	C
18	18	29	May 12	HOU		SFG	L,0-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.305	.554	.859	7	.19	-0.019	.18	-0.01%	-0.62	C
19	19	30	May 13	HOU		SFG	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.544	.844	9	.03	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.22	PH
20	20	31	May 15	HOU	@	LAD	L,7-10	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.281	.508	.789	7	1.14	-0.129	.70	-0.05%	-1.90	C
21	21	32	May 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.277	.500	.777	9	.89	-0.022	.50	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
22	22	34 (1)	May 18	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.277	.500	.777	6	3.44	-0.023	1.40	-0.01%	-0.20	PH C
23	23	35	May 19	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231	.265	.477	.742	8	1.02	-0.047	.50	-0.01%	-0.50	C
24	24	36	May 20 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.260	.449	.710	6	.80	-0.055	.35	-0.02%	-1.08	C
25	25	40 (3)	May 23	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.431	.681	6	.48	-0.035	.22	-0.01%	-0.34	C
26	26	41	May 24	HOU		CIN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.263	.461	.723	6	.54	0.016	.32	0.01%	0.60	C
27	27	42	May 25	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	13-GF(13)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.263	.461	.723	9	5.40	-0.051	2.69	-0.02%	-0.19	PH
28	28	44 (1)	May 27	HOU		PIT	L,2-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.259	.455	.714	4	.35	-0.013	.11	0.00%	-0.50	PH
29	29	45	May 28	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-9	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.265	.456	.721	9	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.62	PH C
30	30	46	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG(14)	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.226	.278	.440	.718	6	1.61	-0.134	.28	-0.02%	-1.02	C
31	31	47	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.286	.447	.733	1	2.90	0.115	.43	0.01%	0.39	PH C
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
32	32	49 (1)	Jun 2	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.284	.438	.722	6	.73	-0.069	.09	-0.01%	-1.10	C
33	33	50	Jun 3 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.433	.715	9	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
34	34	51	Jun 3 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.287	.426	.713	6	.35	0.044	.05	0.00%	0.17	C
35	35	52	Jun 5	HOU		MLN	W,7-1	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.295	.433	.728	6	.54	-0.018	.07	0.00%	0.24	C
36	36	53	Jun 6	HOU		MLN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.446	.739	6	.83	-0.033	.07	0.00%	-0.41	C
37	37	54	Jun 7	HOU		MLN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.292	.438	.730	6	2.76	0.336	.31	0.02%	0.35	C
38	38	55	Jun 8	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	CG(13)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.303	.436	.739	6	1.99	0.063	.38	0.01%	0.41	C
39	39	56	Jun 9	HOU		LAD	W,13-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.306	.452	.759	6	.23	0.011	.03	0.00%	1.78	C
40	40	57	Jun 10 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.313	.454	.766	6	.27	0.013	.05	0.00%	0.58	C
41	41	59 (1)	Jun 11	HOU		NYM	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	.313	.459	.772	6	1.60	0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.07	C
42	42	60	Jun 12	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.304	.444	.748	6	1.14	-0.112	.05	0.00%	-0.82	C
43	43	61	Jun 14	HOU		NYM	W,10-2	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.307	.445	.752	6	.17	0.006	.01	0.00%	0.15	C
44	44	62	Jun 15	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.298	.432	.730	6	.59	-0.059	.04	0.00%	-0.64	C
45	45	64 (1)	Jun 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.297	.426	.723	6	.59	-0.043	.11	-0.01%	-0.35	C
46	46	66 (1)	Jun 20	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.300	.417	.717	6	.65	0.009	.12	0.00%	-0.08	C
47	47	68 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,16-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.245	.297	.434	.730	6	.42	-0.012	.06	0.00%	0.45	C
48	48	69	Jun 23	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.302	.449	.751	6	.31	0.091	.06	0.01%	1.43	C
49	49	70	Jun 25	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.294	.437	.732	6	1.64	-0.115	.16	-0.01%	-0.77	C
50	50	71	Jun 26 (1)	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.287	.426	.713	6	1.09	-0.089	.13	-0.01%	-0.69	C
51	51	72	Jun 26 (2)	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.284	.420	.704	7	.61	-0.029	.05	0.00%	-0.51	C
52	52	74 (1)	Jun 30	HOU		CIN	W,7-3	CG(7)	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.295	.421	.716	6	.50	0.037	.03	0.00%	0.34	C
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
53	53	75	Jul 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.288	.411	.699	6	1.19	-0.123	.06	0.00%	-1.40	C
54	54	76	Jul 2	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.287	.404	.691	6	.71	0.014	.03	0.00%	-0.28	C
55	55	78 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	HOU		PIT	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.292	.412	.704	6	.34	0.038	.01	0.00%	1.10	C
56	56	79	Jul 4 (2)	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.290	.409	.700	8	3.38	-0.093	.02	0.00%	-0.22	PH
57	57	80	Jul 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.236	.289	.408	.698	6	.69	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
58	58	81	Jul 7	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.289	.404	.693	6	.19	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
59	59	83 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,11-12	CG(13)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.395	.678	8	1.24	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-1.10	C
60	60	84	Jul 11	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.392	.674	6	.56	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.13	C
61	61	85	Jul 12	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.282	.389	.671	8	.45	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
62	62	86	Jul 13	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.230	.280	.387	.668	9	.26	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
63	63	88 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.276	.381	.658	7	.96	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.41	C
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
64	64	149 (60)	Sep 16	HOU	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.274	.377	.651	7	2.19	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-1.11	C
65	65	151 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.396	.679	8	.78	0.196	.00	0.00%	1.67	C
66	66	152	Sep 20 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.240	.296	.407	.703	7	1.14	0.180	.00	0.00%	2.46	C
67	67	153	Sep 20 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.295	.405	.700	1	2.16	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
68	68	155 (1)	Sep 22	HOU		SFG	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.298	.407	.705	7	2.01	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.01	C
69	69	157 (1)	Sep 25	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.294	.401	.695	6	.91	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
70	70	160 (2)	Sep 29 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,5-11	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.288	.392	.680	7	.40	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
71	71	162 (1)	Sep 30	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.287	.390	.677	8	2.11	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
							27-43		239	218	26	51	6	8	4	24	14	5	43	3	2	2	5	2	2	2	.234	.287	.390	.677		1.01	-0.793	.58	-0.22%	-3.76

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