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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jul 21)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	Apr 25	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
2	18 (1)	Apr 27	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	21 (2)	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
4	22	May 3	CHC	@	MLN	W,10-7	GF	14	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
5	23	May 4	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
6	24	May 5	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
7	25	May 7	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	46 (20)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	50 (3)	Jun 2 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
10	71 (20)	Jun 23	CHC		PIT	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	79 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
12	80	Jul 5	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
13	82 (1)	Jul 7	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
14	88 (5)	Jul 14 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
15	94 (5)	Jul 21 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
16	95	Jul 21 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	25	6.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
17	96	Jul 23	CHC		CIN	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	102 (5)	Jul 28 (2)	CHC		STL	W,16-11	GS	38	7.0	7	3	1	11	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	106 (3)	Aug 2	CHC		SFG	W,12-11		8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 1B
20	109 (2)	Aug 6	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
21	111 (1)	Aug 8	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	CG	35	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
22	112	Aug 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	37	8.2	9	2	0	11	1	1B
23	113	Aug 10	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
24	121 (7)	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	122	Aug 18 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	123	Aug 18 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
27	124	Aug 20	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	125	Aug 21	CHC		PIT	L,6-7	GF	14	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
29	126	Aug 22	CHC		PIT	L,3-9	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
30	128 (1)	Aug 24	CHC		NYM	L,0-5	GF	11	2.0	2	2	1	5	1	PH C
31	131 (2)	Aug 28	CHC		PHI	L,7-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
32	134 (2)	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	135	Sep 1	CHC		HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
34	137 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
35	141 (3)	Sep 6	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
36	142	Sep 7	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.2	11	0	0	11	0	C
37	143	Sep 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
38	145 (1)	Sep 10	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	146	Sep 11	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
40	150 (3)	Sep 15	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
41	152 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
42	153	Sep 17 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	C
43	157 (3)	Sep 22	CHC		MLN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
44	158	Sep 24	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
45	159	Sep 25	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
46	162 (2)	Sep 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							46gm		296.1	213	19	3	235	14