LF Dave Merrill #15
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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LF DAVE MERRILL #15 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/08/1936
Born in:International Falls, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 11th Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Mobile - R 18 56 194 51 5 2 2 18 26 37 3 5 28 8 5 .263 .381 .340 .721 93 94 0.8
1955 Mobile - R 19 32 96 24 1 0 0 4 10 15 0 0 11 7 1 .250 .351 .260 .612 68 67 0.2
1955 Salem - A 19 64 208 48 10 1 1 12 12 6 3 2 39 2 1 .231 .260 .303 .563 67 57 -0.0
1956 Mobile - R 20 20 22 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 .364 .440 .364 .804 122 119 0.1
1957 Mobile - R 21 25 47 17 3 2 0 5 9 8 1 0 7 0 1 .362 .464 .511 .975 161 156 0.6
1957 Salem - A 21 22 68 21 7 1 0 6 6 6 2 0 7 1 2 .309 .382 .441 .823 141 136 0.8
1958 Mobile - R 22 23 36 7 2 0 2 9 6 6 1 0 7 0 1 .194 .326 .417 .742 87 78 -0.0
1958 Salem - A 22 55 169 43 3 0 3 12 12 5 0 1 26 0 2 .254 .274 .325 .600 71 59 -0.1
1959 Salem - A 23 39 109 31 5 6 0 16 12 4 0 1 12 3 2 .284 .307 .440 .747 107 102 0.6
1959 Scranton - A 23 50 127 27 2 2 3 12 20 19 0 1 17 1 0 .213 .313 .331 .644 86 90 0.5
1960 Salem - A 24 49 209 72 12 5 3 24 30 10 0 1 16 1 1 .344 .373 .493 .866 141 141 1.7
1960 Scranton - A 24 64 220 60 8 3 3 35 24 30 2 5 34 2 7 .273 .358 .377 .735 107 110 0.9
1961 Scranton - A 25 11 34 11 2 0 0 1 3 7 1 0 5 0 2 .324 .452 .382 .835 146 159 0.4
1961 Houston - AA 25 72 248 61 14 0 3 27 39 51 2 1 35 7 7 .246 .377 .339 .716 103 107 1.1
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 80 239 60 7 3 5 28 27 25 2 2 19 4 5 .251 .325 .368 .693 97 96 0.6
1963 Houston - AA 27 57 209 64 12 1 5 21 28 30 1 0 16 4 7 .306 .396 .445 .841 148 149 1.9
1963 Salt Lake City - AAA 27 64 140 38 9 1 2 20 22 23 0 1 7 3 0 .271 .372 .393 .765 119 113 0.6
1964 Houston - AA 28 66 223 75 8 0 2 19 33 34 0 1 15 4 4 .336 .422 .399 .822 132 138 2.2
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA 28 29 58 16 1 0 0 10 2 6 0 0 5 0 1 .276 .344 .293 .637 77 68 -0.2
1965 Scranton - A 29 15 56 23 2 1 2 5 13 12 0 0 4 2 1 .411 .515 .589 1.104 214 226 1.2
1965 Shreveport - AA 29 69 183 62 13 1 2 24 29 24 0 1 13 3 1 .339 .413 .454 .867 142 148 1.8
1965 Salt Lake City - AAA 29 14 16 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 .188 .278 .188 .465 31 31 -0.0
1966 Salem - A 30 4 14 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690 91 93 0.0
1966 Scranton - A 30 41 95 35 4 1 3 12 17 13 1 0 10 3 3 .368 .450 .526 .976 183 196 1.6
1966 Shreveport - AA 30 33 94 27 5 0 1 12 22 21 0 0 11 4 0 .287 .417 .372 .790 118 130 0.8
1967 Salem - A 31 26 69 22 6 0 1 9 8 17 0 1 10 1 0 .319 .448 .449 .898 148 153 0.9
1967 Scranton - A 31 62 142 39 6 1 2 16 19 32 2 0 23 0 2 .275 .415 .373 .788 132 136 0.6
Total GWL 187 453 117 17 4 7 59 51 56 2 3 32 8 6 .258 .340 .360 .700 99 96
Total MAL 243 674 195 24 8 13 81 96 113 6 6 93 8 15 .289 .393 .407 .800 130 136
Total COW 259 846 241 44 13 8 79 83 49 5 6 110 8 8 .285 .326 .396 .722 105 99
Total LSA 297 957 289 52 2 13 103 151 160 3 3 90 22 19 .302 .402 .401 .804 128 133
Total GSL 156 395 107 11 4 4 36 54 68 6 5 56 16 8 .271 .382 .349 .731 96 95
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Mobile - R LF 37 31 67 0 0 68 1 .985 303.1 1.99 +3.4 .997
1954 Mobile - R CF 19 19 43 0 0 43 0 1.000 145.2 2.66 +0.1 .909
1954 Mobile - R RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 22.0 3.27 -0.4 .931
1955 Salem - A LF 58 56 100 1 0 101 0 1.000 465.2 1.95 +3.6 1.044
1955 Mobile - R LF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 +0.2 .962
1955 Salem - A CF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.0 .973
1955 Mobile - R CF 27 26 63 1 0 64 0 1.000 216.0 2.67 -0.5 .928
1955 Salem - A RF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -0.1 .970
1955 Mobile - R RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.5 1.866
1956 Mobile - R 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1956 Mobile - R LF 12 5 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 59.2 2.41 +0.1 .979
1956 Mobile - R CF 7 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.2 .959
1956 Mobile - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Salem - A LF 7 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 42.1 2.98 -0.1 .954
1957 Mobile - R LF 9 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 22.1 2.42 -0.0 .959
1957 Salem - A CF 6 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 49.0 2.20 +0.2 .977
1957 Mobile - R CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Salem - A RF 11 11 30 1 0 32 1 .969 89.2 3.11 +2.4 1.077
1957 Mobile - R RF 10 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 68.0 2.51 +1.6 1.134
1958 Salem - A LF 20 12 21 0 0 23 2 .913 110.1 1.71 +0.6 1.144
1958 Mobile - R LF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 -0.1 .962
1958 Salem - A CF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 32.0 1.69 -0.3 .850
1958 Mobile - R CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .954
1958 Salem - A RF 32 31 58 0 0 63 5 .921 264.1 1.97 +2.6 1.056
1958 Mobile - R RF 7 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 47.0 2.49 +0.1 .971
1959 Scranton - A LF 30 23 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 211.2 1.57 +1.4 1.033
1959 Salem - A LF 24 22 44 1 1 49 4 .918 198.0 2.05 +2.9 1.105
1959 Scranton - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.001
1959 Salem - A CF 5 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 12.2 4.26 -0.9 .985
1959 Scranton - A RF 14 13 22 0 0 23 1 .957 99.2 1.99 +1.0 1.069
1959 Salem - A RF 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 24.0 0.75 +0.1 .969
1960 Scranton - A 1B 14 13 107 11 14 120 2 .983 115.0 9.23 +0.7 1.029
1960 Salem - A 1B 9 9 90 6 3 99 3 .970 84.0 10.29 -2.1 .788
1960 Scranton - A LF 40 37 63 1 0 67 3 .955 321.0 1.79 +1.7 1.013
1960 Salem - A LF 28 28 54 1 1 60 5 .917 245.0 2.02 +3.5 1.074
1960 Scranton - A CF 4 4 3 0 0 4 1 .750 35.0 0.77 +0.3 1.007
1960 Salem - A CF 5 4 8 1 0 10 1 .900 38.1 2.11 -0.4 1.003
1960 Scranton - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Salem - A RF 6 5 11 2 1 14 1 .929 49.0 2.39 -0.2 .965
1961 Houston - AA 1B 43 42 335 20 28 355 0 1.000 357.0 8.95 +2.0 1.077
1961 Scranton - A 1B 9 9 66 2 6 69 1 .986 66.0 9.27 +0.3 1.044
1961 Houston - AA LF 20 18 47 0 0 48 1 .979 163.0 2.60 +2.0 1.046
1961 Scranton - A LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.4 1.919
1961 Houston - AA CF 6 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 39.0 2.77 -0.1 1.004
1961 Houston - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Scranton - A RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.4 .973
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 45 45 358 26 38 387 3 .992 347.0 9.96 +2.8 1.047
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 20 14 27 0 0 28 1 .964 129.0 1.88 -0.0 1.008
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 -0.6 .754
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.0 .967
1963 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 42 31 277 17 32 301 7 .977 288.1 9.18 -0.4 .991
1963 Houston - AA 1B 54 53 465 42 29 511 4 .992 488.2 9.34 +3.2 1.031
1963 Houston - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Houston - AA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .982
1963 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1963 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 .981
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 10 6 46 4 4 52 2 .962 58.0 7.76 -0.8 .871
1964 Houston - AA 1B 13 10 73 4 3 78 1 .987 78.2 8.81 +0.3 .957
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 9 4 14 0 0 15 1 .933 47.0 2.68 +0.4 1.019
1964 Houston - AA LF 14 6 7 0 0 8 1 .875 69.0 0.91 +1.2 1.443
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.0 1.030
1964 Houston - AA CF 29 29 77 0 0 79 2 .975 256.0 2.71 -0.4 .972
1964 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Houston - AA RF 10 9 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 78.0 2.42 +1.2 1.037
1965 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1965 Shreveport - AA 1B 40 31 252 15 17 269 2 .993 280.2 8.56 +0.9 1.041
1965 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.001
1965 Shreveport - AA LF 6 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 32.2 2.76 +0.6 1.011
1965 Scranton - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1965 Shreveport - AA CF 4 3 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 32.0 3.66 -0.6 .885
1965 Scranton - A CF 13 12 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 110.1 2.53 -0.2 .976
1965 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 1.017
1965 Shreveport - AA RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.1 1.019
1965 Scranton - A RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 +0.1 1.025
1966 Shreveport - AA 1B 24 23 157 12 14 171 2 .988 194.1 7.83 +0.2 .996
1966 Scranton - A 1B 12 6 67 1 5 69 1 .986 68.0 9.00 +0.3 1.060
1966 Salem - A 1B 2 2 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 18.0 8.00 +0.1 1.076
1966 Shreveport - AA LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.2 1.001
1966 Scranton - A LF 9 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 55.0 1.64 +0.1 1.036
1966 Scranton - A RF 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 56.1 1.60 +1.4 1.175
1966 Salem - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.068
1967 Scranton - A 1B 9 2 20 3 3 24 1 .958 30.2 6.75 -0.4 .902
1967 Salem - A 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
1967 Scranton - A LF 23 13 14 1 0 16 1 .938 136.2 0.99 +0.2 1.014
1967 Salem - A LF 5 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 31.0 2.61 +0.7 1.054
1967 Scranton - A CF 19 12 32 0 0 34 2 .941 122.0 2.36 -2.4 .946
1967 Salem - A CF 5 4 9 0 0 10 1 .900 42.1 1.91 -0.2 1.027
1967 Scranton - A RF 6 5 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 41.0 0.88 -2.2 .686
1967 Salem - A RF 10 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 77.0 1.64 +0.1 1.071
TOTAL 1B 330 282 2334 164 197 2527 29 .989 2482.1 9.06 +6.9 1.017
TOTAL LF 389 285 575 6 2 601 20 .967 2688.2 1.94 +23.0 1.039
TOTAL CF 171 133 329 3 0 339 7 .979 1216.1 2.46 -6.3 .948
TOTAL RF 145 121 235 4 1 249 10 .960 1041.0 2.07 +8.7 1.041
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Hibbing; Hibbing, MN) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 4, Pick 11, 59th overall pick).
07/06/1954 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/08/1955 Injured (hand contusion),out for 3 days.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Salem Warriors!
03/11/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
05/14/1958 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/22/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Salem Warriors!
03/10/1959 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
06/11/1959 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/27/1959 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Scranton Silver Stars!
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Scranton Silver Stars!
04/19/1961 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1961 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 9 months.
05/24/1962 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
06/22/1962 Injured (fractured ulna (arm)),out for 6 weeks.
12/11/1962 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 15, 35th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Foresters from the Los Angeles Stars.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/08/1963 Released by the Cleveland organization, returned to the Los Angeles Stars.
08/08/1963 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/18/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/03/1964 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/23/1964 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/18/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
05/14/1965 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/12/1965 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/21/1965 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/31/1966 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
07/09/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
05/04/1967 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 days.
09/12/1967 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/22/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
10/14/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
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