Merl Spaid
Joseph Merl Spaid
Born: November 1, 1884
Deceased: April 13, 1962
Primary Position: Pitcher
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Career: 1908-1919
Merl Spaid compiled a career record of 97 wins and 58 losses in his 206-game pitching career with the Havana Perfectos, Beardstown Infants, Beardstown/Jacksonville Jacks, Galesburg Pavers, Bloomington Bloomers, Evansville River Rats, Charleston Sea Gulls, Jacksonville Tarpons, Columbia Comers, Rocky Mount Tar Heels, Petersburg Goobers, Portland Paramounts and Providence Grays. He began playing during the 1908 season and last took the field during the 1919 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | D | ILMO | Havana Perfectos | 14 | 14 | .500 | 44 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1909 | D | ILMO | Beardstown Infants | 23 | 9 | .719 | 0.00 | 40 | 292.0 | 224 | 76 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| 1910 | D | ILMO | Beardstown/Jacksonville Jacks | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.00 | 10 | 58.0 | 48 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 1911 | D | CENA1 | Galesburg Pavers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | B | CENL4 | Evansville River Rats | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.00 | 11 | 100.7 | 87 | 33 | 25 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 1914 | C | SALL2 | Charleston Sea Gulls | 11 | 3 | .786 | 0.00 | 16 | 130.7 | 92 | 23 | 31 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 1914 | B | CENL4 | Evansville River Rats | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0.00 | 9 | 61.7 | 60 | 39 | 29 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1917 | B | EL1 | Portland Paramounts | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0.00 | 30 | 219.0 | 182 | 85 | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 1918 | B | EL1 | Providence Grays | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.00 | 14 | 100.0 | 74 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1919 | A | EL1 | Providence Grays | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0.00 | 25 | 169.0 | 156 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 97 | 58 | .626 | 0.00 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1131.0 | 923 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | D | ILMO | Havana Perfectos | 47 | 114 | 114 | 11 | 20 | .175 | .175 | .175 | .351 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 1909 | D | ILMO | Beardstown Infants | 66 | 165 | 165 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .200 | .370 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1910 | D | ILMO | Beardstown/Jacksonville Jacks | 11 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .391 | .652 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1913 | B | CENL4 | Evansville River Rats | 11 | 43 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .105 | .171 | .132 | .302 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 1914 | C | SALL2 | Charleston Sea Gulls | 18 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1917 | B | EL1 | Portland Paramounts | 30 | 74 | 74 | 16 | .216 | .216 | .216 | .432 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1919 | A | EL1 | Providence Grays | 27 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .200 | .367 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 210 | 525 | 518 | 14 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .178 | .182 | .199 | .381 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | D | ILMO | Havana Perfectos | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 1909 | D | ILMO | Beardstown Infants | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1913 | B | CENL4 | Evansville River Rats | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1914 | B | CENL4 | Evansville River Rats | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1914 | C | SALL2 | Charleston Sea Gulls | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
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