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Jim Merritt

Birthdate:

12/9/1943

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Altadena, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Jim Merritt; Cincinnati Reds 1969-1971; Pitcher Righthanded- Jim Merritt was the only member of the pennant winning 1970 'Big Red Machine' to win 20 games. Merritt was 20-12 with an ERA of 4.08. In the NLCS vs. the Pirates, he pitched the Reds to a 3-1 win, with a save from Don Gullett. Bothered by a sore shoulder, Merritt was the losing pitcher in the fifth and final game in the World Series vs. the Orioles. Merritt gave up four runs and lasted only 1 2/3 innings. In 1971 he went 1-11 and was traded before the 1972 season. Jim Merritt left baseball shortly there-after due to arm injuries. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1965	MIN (AL)	16	9	5	4	2	1	0	76.2	68	29	27	11	20	1	61	0	0	0	3.17
1966	MIN (AL)	31	18	7	14	3	5	1	144.0	112	57	54	17	33	3	124	4	0	0	3.38
1967	MIN (AL)	37	28	13	7	0	11	4	227.2	196	72	64	21	30	6	161	10	7	0	2.53
1968	MIN (AL)	38	34	12	16	1	11	1	238.1	207	102	86	21	52	1	181	1	7	1	3.25
1969	CIN (NL)	42	36	17	9	0	8	1	251.0	269	127	122	33	61	8	144	3	5	0	4.37
1970	CIN (NL)	35	35	20	12	0	12	1	234.0	248	114	106	21	53	12	136	4	1	0	4.08
1971	CIN (NL)	28	11	1	11	0	0	0	107.0	115	55	52	14	31	8	38	2	3	0	4.37
1972	CIN (NL)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	13	4	4	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	4.50
1973	TEX (AL)	35	19	5	13	1	8	1	160.0	191	79	72	18	34	3	65	7	1	0	4.05
1974	TEX (AL)	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	32.2	46	17	15	3	6	2	18	1	0	0	4.13
1975	TEX (AL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
11 years		297	192	81	86	7	56	9	1483.0	1468	657	602	160	322	45	932	32	25	1	3.65

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1965	MIN (AL)	16	22	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	.136	.240	SLG
1966	MIN (AL)	31	39	2	4	1	0	0	1	4	16	0	0	0	0	2	1	.103	.182	SLG
1967	MIN (AL)	37	74	4	10	3	0	0	2	7	33	0	0	0	0	3	0	.135	.210	SLG
1968	MIN (AL)	38	71	1	10	2	0	0	1	5	22	0	1	0	0	4	0	.141	.197	SLG
1969	CIN (NL)	42	77	6	11	1	0	1	5	5	37	0	0	0	0	15	2	.143	.190	SLG
1970	CIN (NL)	35	83	7	14	0	0	3	6	4	42	0	0	0	0	6	0	.169	.207	SLG
1971	CIN (NL)	29	29	0	4	1	1	0	2	1	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	.138	.167	SLG
1972	CIN (NL)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1973	TEX (AL)	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1974	TEX (AL)	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1975	TEX (AL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
11 years		298	397	21	56	8	1	4	20	28	178	0	1	0	1	33	3	.141	.198	.SLG

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