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	9-7 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	18 (8-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
R Rollins	1
J Hall	1
J Kindall	1
F Quilici	0

Most Driven In By
J Nossek	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	1	104 (103)	Aug 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.76	-0.127	14.48	-0.63%	-1.03	P
2	2	109 (4)	Aug 6	MIN		BOS	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.67	0.109	8.84	0.35%	0.66	P
3	3	114 (4)	Aug 12	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.57	-0.059	1.85	-0.11%	-0.77	P
4	4	119 (4)	Aug 17	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.25	-0.034	5.73	-0.09%	-0.30	P
5	5	124 (4)	Aug 21	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.76	-0.055	2.31	-0.10%	-0.43	P
6	6	128 (3)	Aug 25	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.08	-0.069	3.93	-0.15%	-0.33	P
7	7	132 (3)	Aug 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	1.78	-0.017	3.41	-0.02%	-0.18	P
Sep/Oct		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
8	8	136 (3)	Sep 2	MIN		DET	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	1.24	-0.056	2.06	-0.06%	-0.60	P
9	9	141 (4)	Sep 6 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.143	.360	9	1.16	0.203	3.17	0.33%	1.76	P
10	10	144 (2)	Sep 10	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9	.23	-0.006	.38	-0.01%	-0.22	P
11	11	147 (2)	Sep 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9						P
12	12	149 (1)	Sep 17	MIN		WSA	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9						P
13	13	153 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9						P
14	14	156 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9	.24	0.009	.01	0.00%	0.37	P
15	15	159 (2)	Sep 29	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9						P
16	16	161 (1)	Oct 2	MIN		CAL	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9						P
							9-7		26	22	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376		1.13	-0.102	4.51	-0.49%	-1.07

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