Merv Connors
Mervin James Connors
Born: January 23, 1914
Berkeley, CA US
Deceased: January 8, 2006
Berkeley, CA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 192
Career: 1934-1953
Major League Statistics
Merv Connors compiled a career batting average of .296 with 373 home runs and 313 RBI in his 2019-game career with the Beckley Black Knights, Oakland Oaks, Palestine Pals, San Antonio Missions, Longview Cannibals, Dallas Steers, Shreveport Sports, St. Paul Saints, Syracuse Chiefs, Texarkana Twins, Charleston Rebels, Fort Worth Cats, Dallas Rebels, Milwaukee Brewers, Memphis Chicks, Longview Texans, Paris Rockets, Kilgore Drillers, Amarillo Gold Sox, Tyler East Texans and Carlsbad Potashers. He began playing during the 1934 season and last took the field during the 1953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | C | ETXL | Palestine Pals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Texarkana Twins | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 7 | 21.0 | 20 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | C | MATL | Beckley Black Knights | 46 | 155 | 155 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .265 | .265 | .490 | .755 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | San Antonio Missions | 12 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .204 | .306 | .510 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | C | ETXL | Palestine Pals | 121 | 452 | 452 | 128 | 23 | 1 | 29 | .283 | .283 | .531 | .814 | 240 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 131 | 473 | 473 | 142 | 28 | 1 | 24 | .300 | .300 | .516 | .816 | 244 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 20 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .189 | .189 | .568 | .757 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 26 | 81 | 81 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .284 | .370 | .654 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 114 | 431 | 431 | 140 | 31 | 3 | 24 | .325 | .325 | .578 | .903 | 249 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 20 | 70 | 70 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .257 | .257 | .429 | .686 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 98 | 366 | 366 | 102 | 19 | 3 | 22 | .279 | .279 | .527 | .806 | 193 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 116 | 388 | 388 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 16 | .229 | .229 | .420 | .649 | 163 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 18 | 52 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .096 | .135 | .231 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 31 | 64 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .203 | .312 | .516 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Texarkana Twins | 115 | 411 | 411 | 143 | 29 | 2 | 29 | .348 | .348 | .640 | .988 | 263 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | SALL2 | Charleston Rebels | 8 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .161 | .290 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | (+) Dallas Rebels | 154 | 545 | 545 | 156 | 34 | 3 | 27 | .286 | .286 | .508 | .794 | 277 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | (+) Fort Worth Cats | 154 | 545 | 545 | 156 | 34 | 3 | 27 | .286 | .286 | .508 | .794 | 277 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 72 | 276 | 230 | 29 | 62 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 39 | .270 | .391 | .422 | .813 | 97 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 32 | 131 | 118 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .246 | .310 | .441 | .751 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 96 | 349 | 300 | 53 | 85 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 40 | .283 | .380 | .453 | .834 | 136 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | 128 | 491 | 444 | 124 | 141 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 106 | 13 | 41 | 60 | .318 | .383 | .561 | .944 | 249 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Paris Rockets | 126 | 437 | 437 | 163 | 44 | 4 | 22 | .373 | .373 | .643 | 1.016 | 281 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 14 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .219 | .390 | .375 | .765 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 130 | 573 | 481 | 109 | 145 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 107 | 7 | 85 | 33 | .301 | .411 | .495 | .905 | 238 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 137 | 522 | 522 | 157 | 30 | 3 | 26 | .301 | .301 | .519 | .820 | 271 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 32 | 122 | 122 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .254 | .352 | .607 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 105 | 390 | 390 | 132 | 28 | 6 | 22 | .338 | .338 | .610 | .949 | 238 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 140 | 526 | 526 | 147 | 21 | 0 | 47 | .279 | .279 | .587 | .867 | 309 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | LONG | Carlsbad Potashers | 127 | 493 | 493 | 151 | 29 | 4 | 34 | .306 | .306 | .588 | .895 | 290 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 2019 | 7414 | 7157 | 339 | 2115 | 440 | 49 | 373 | 313 | 27 | 3 | 237 | 201 | .296 | .319 | .527 | .846 | 3772 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | C | MATL | Beckley Black Knights | OF | 35 | 59 | 9 | 5 | .932 | 1.943 | |
| 1935 | C | ETXL | Palestine Pals | 3B | 84 | 90 | 190 | 28 | .909 | 3.333 | |
| 1935 | A | TL | San Antonio Missions | OF | 12 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 2.250 | |
| 1936 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 3B | 131 | 186 | 265 | 45 | .909 | 3.443 | |
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 1B | 12 | 102 | 7 | 5 | .956 | 9.083 | |
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 3B | 20 | 13 | 39 | 5 | .912 | 2.600 | |
| 1937 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 3B | 114 | 113 | 255 | 34 | .915 | 3.228 | |
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 94 | 821 | 50 | 13 | .985 | 9.266 | |
| 1938 | AA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 3B | 19 | 17 | 40 | 1 | .983 | 3.000 | |
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 109 | 740 | 66 | 19 | .977 | 7.394 | |
| 1940 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 10 | 100 | 7 | 5 | .955 | 1.700 | |
| 1940 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3B | 10 | 7 | 16 | 4 | .852 | 2.300 | |
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Texarkana Twins | 1B | 110 | 863 | 54 | 10 | .989 | 8.336 | |
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1B | 48 | 377 | 26 | 8 | 35 | .981 | 8.396 |
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 31 | 240 | 23 | 4 | 26 | .985 | 8.484 |
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 3B | 20 | 19 | 60 | 4 | 5 | .952 | 3.950 |
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1B | 80 | 660 | 66 | 6 | 46 | .992 | 9.075 |
| 1947 | C | ETXL | Longview Texans | 1B | 128 | 1030 | 65 | 12 | 97 | .989 | 8.555 |
| 1948 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 11 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .987 | 6.909 |
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 1B | 130 | 1047 | 64 | 12 | 66 | .989 | 8.546 |
| Totals | 1208 | 6579 | 1310 | 222 | 279 | .973 | 6.531 |
Minor League Service:
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