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	14-27 / in Starts: 7-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	71 (39-21-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (31-19-9)

Most Driven In
J Fregosi	3
W Smith	2
L Clinton	1
A Spangler	1
J Koppe	1
P Schaal	1
Self	1
C Dees	0

Most Driven In By
B Knoop	5
W Smith	2
J Cardenal	1
J Adcock	1
P Schaal	1
Self	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	175	69 (68)	Jun 23	CAL	@	DET	L,0-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.59	-0.057	1.07	-0.01%	-0.34	PH C
2	176	70	Jun 24	CAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.46	-0.179	.53	-0.04%	-1.00	C
3	177	71	Jun 25	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.032	.31	0.00%	-0.14	PH
4	178	72	Jun 26	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-10	4-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	9	.58	0.004	.10	0.00%	1.12	C
5	179	73	Jun 27	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	7	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
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
6	180	78 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	CAL		WSA	W,5-2	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	8	1.48	-0.036	.14	0.00%	-0.40	PH
7	181	79	Jul 5 (2)	CAL		WSA	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	5	1.67	-0.101	.22	-0.01%	-0.43	C
8	182	81 (1)	Jul 7	CAL		WSA	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.357	.557	8	1.27	-0.035	.12	0.00%	-0.20	PH
9	183	82	Jul 9 (1)	CAL		CLE	W,4-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.333	.521	9	.88	-0.021	.05	0.00%	-0.14	PH
10	184	83	Jul 9 (2)	CAL		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.278	.436	6	.80	-0.058	.07	0.00%	-0.73	C
11	185	86 (2)	Jul 15	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.238	.412	7	1.26	-0.041	.19	0.00%	-0.16	C
12	186	87	Jul 16	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.227	.394	9	1.16	-0.028	.10	0.00%	-0.08	PH
13	187	90 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.269	.484	5	2.45	-0.107	.28	-0.01%	-0.19	C
14	188	92 (1)	Jul 20	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-1	CG	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.250	.333	.583	5	.57	0.167	.02	0.00%	1.97	C
15	189	95 (2)	Jul 23	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.314	.558	2	.62	0.003	.03	0.00%	-0.90	C
16	190	97 (1)	Jul 25	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	2	1.53	0.041	.07	0.00%	0.74	C
17	191	99 (1)	Jul 27	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.239	.318	.557	2	1.96	0.035	.09	0.00%	-0.27	C
18	192	100	Jul 28	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.234	.311	.545	7	.92	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.45	PH
19	193	101	Jul 30	CAL		BOS	W,9-2	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.311	.561	9	2.32	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.10	PH
20	194	102	Jul 31	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.265	.311	.576	8	3.87	0.028	.06	0.00%	0.27	PH
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
21	195	103	Aug 1	CAL		BOS	W,5-4	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.260	.311	.571	8	3.43	0.068	.01	0.00%	0.20	PH
22	196	105 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	CAL		BAL	L,5-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.255	.292	.546	5	1.41	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
23	197	107 (1)	Aug 6	CAL		WSA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.271	.308	.579	5	.68	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.51	C
24	198	109 (1)	Aug 8	CAL		WSA	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.266	.286	.551	5	.96	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.95	C
25	199	112 (2)	Aug 11	CAL	@	CLE	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.262	.281	.542	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
26	200	115 (2)	Aug 14	CAL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.290	.311	.601	5	.53	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.20	C
27	201	116	Aug 15 (1)	CAL	@	DET	L,2-9	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.278	.297	.575	6	.34	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-1.28	C
28	202	117	Aug 15 (2)	CAL	@	DET	L,5-9	6-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.297	.308	.605	9	.51	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.74	PH C
29	203	119 (1)	Aug 18	CAL	@	NYY	W,7-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.307	.318	.625	2	2.04	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.46	PH
30	204	120	Aug 19	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.316	.343	.659	5	1.01	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.21	C
31	205	122 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	CAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.301	.324	.626	5	1.05	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-1.05	C
32	206	127 (4)	Aug 25 (1)	CAL		CLE	L,3-6	7-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.306	.342	.648	9	.60	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.96	PH C
33	207	128	Aug 25 (2)	CAL		CLE	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.295	.329	.625	6	.71	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
34	208	130 (1)	Aug 28	CAL		DET	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.286	.317	.603	6	1.11	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.42	C
35	209	131	Aug 29	CAL		DET	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.283	.313	.596	9	3.23	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
36	210	132	Aug 30	CAL		NYY	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.280	.310	.589	8	1.70	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
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
37	211	136 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	CAL		KCA	L,1-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.274	.302	.576	7	.86	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH C
38	212	139 (2)	Sep 5	CAL		KCA	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.271	.299	.570	9	1.91	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
39	213	142 (2)	Sep 8	CAL	@	KCA	W,5-3	13-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.268	.295	.563	9	.93	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.76	PH
40	214	144 (1)	Sep 10	CAL	@	WSA	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.265	.292	.557	1	1.46	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
41	215	149 (4)	Sep 15 (2)	CAL		CHW	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.260	.286	.546	5	.91	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
							14-27		102	91	12	19	4	0	1	10	7	0	22	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	.209	.260	.286	.546		1.18	-0.822	.08	-0.08%	-5.42

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