Ed Merritt
Edward Eugene Lawrence Merritt
Born: January 7, 1940
Denver, CO US
Deceased: December 6, 2024
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1960-1968
Ed Merritt compiled a career record of 62 wins and 72 losses and a 3.60 ERA in his 264-game pitching career with the Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Greensboro Yankees, Amarillo Gold Sox, Richmond Virginians, Toledo Mud Hens, Columbus Yankees, Binghamton Triplets, Seattle Angels and Quad Cities Angels. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.98 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 211.3 | 182 | 91 | 70 | 13 | 108 | 9 | 132 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 9 | 16 | .360 | 4.52 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 211.0 | 205 | 132 | 106 | 16 | 108 | 3 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.60 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 176.0 | 180 | 94 | 90 | 16 | 67 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 5 | 13 | .278 | 3.94 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 185.0 | 181 | 91 | 81 | 19 | 74 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.28 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 120.0 | 125 | 67 | 57 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.38 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1.62 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 55 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.13 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 75 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.81 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.65 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 71.0 | 55 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 62 | 72 | .463 | 3.60 | 264 | 154 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1211.3 | 1142 | 578 | 484 | 87 | 499 | 33 | 811 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 29 | 85 | 71 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 31 | .183 | .259 | .268 | .527 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 33 | 85 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 35 | .108 | .214 | .108 | .322 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 29 | 70 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | .095 | .149 | .095 | .244 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 33 | 70 | 64 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .125 | .188 | .125 | .313 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 30 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .114 | .139 | .114 | .253 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 30 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 36 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .214 | .421 | .214 | .635 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 19 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 268 | 424 | 367 | 24 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 146 | .120 | .195 | .136 | .331 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 29 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 4 | .980 | 1.655 |
| 1962 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 33 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 2 | .958 | 2.061 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 29 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.310 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 30 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 2 | .900 | 1.200 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 30 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | .882 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | P | 29 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .833 | .517 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 1.091 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 36 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .500 |
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | P | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .947 | .947 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .200 |
| Totals | 264 | 82 | 203 | 20 | 13 | .934 | 1.080 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | C | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | NYA | ||
| 1961 | B | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | NYA | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | NYA | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1968 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Angels | CAL |
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