P Jim Merritt #7
Cedar Grove Renegades (STL) NFT
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
10/30/1929
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P JIM MERRITT #7 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
35 0 0-3 6 5.30 56.0 63 14 10 60 1.30 -0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 29 32 28 29
Movement 35 38 34 35
Control 79 84 76 79
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 38 38
Curveball 37 37
Knuckle Curve 20 20
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 16
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 43
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 39
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/20/1929 BF Win, 5-4 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/12/1929 PG Win, 1-0 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Save
09/09/1929 @ CV Loss, 3-6 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
09/04/1929 MIN Win, 8-7 3.0 3 3 3 0 5
08/29/1929 @ NOR Loss, 9-15 2.0 2 3 3 1 3
08/24/1929 RC Loss, 13-15 1.1 2 1 1 0 2
08/22/1929 @ BF Loss, 4-10 2.1 5 3 3 1 2
08/18/1929 BLO Loss, 3-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1929 @ PG Loss, 1-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
08/11/1929 CV Loss, 3-7 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/09/1895
Born in:Altadena, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 133 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 103 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1916, 21st Pick in Round 2
TOKEN BASEBALL 1929 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 0 0 3 6 5.30 56.0 63 36 33 14 10 60 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 11 5 54.5 35 23 11.89 10.12 9.64 1.61 5.11 1.30 122 -0.5 .329        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 47 10 4 0 2 6 2 14 0 0 0 .213 .245 .426 .670      
vs. RHB 175 53 9 2 12 30 8 46 1 1 1 .303 .335 .583 .918      
TOKEN BASEBALL 1929 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 1 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 1 2 12  
May 5 0 0 1 1 6.14 7.1 8 7 5 2 1 7  
June 8 0 0 0 2 8.38 9.2 15 9 9 4 1 11  
July 7 0 0 1 1 5.06 10.2 13 7 6 2 3 8  
August 9 0 0 0 1 5.02 14.1 16 8 8 2 2 14  
September 3 0 0 0 1 6.35 5.2 4 4 4 3 1 8  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 44 0 5 5 16 5.34 60.2 68 37 36 16 12 59  
2 Years Ago 48 0 6 3 19 2.17 66.1 62 21 16 7 10 63  
Career 242 38 24 29 59 3.87 514.0 519 241 221 90 82 549  
Home 19 0 0 3 2 5.06 32.0 38 20 18 7 3 33  
Road 16 0 0 0 4 5.62 24.0 25 16 15 7 7 27  
Grass 35 0 0 3 6 5.30 56.0 63 36 33 14 10 60  
Day 8 0 0 0 2 6.55 11.0 15 9 8 2 2 12  
Night 27 0 0 3 4 5.00 45.0 48 27 25 12 8 48  
As Reliever / Substitution 35 0 0 3 6 5.30 56.0 63 36 33 14 10 60  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1917 Bay City - CBL 21 31 31 9 15 0 4.47 221.1 206 121 110 33 57 242 4 1 1.19 .293 3.85 2.3 81
1918 Bay City - CBL 22 32 32 12 13 0 3.12 248.0 206 98 86 26 38 267 8 0 0.98 .282 2.96 5.9 117
1919 Hoboken - CBL 23 36 36 13 19 0 3.97 295.0 290 146 130 51 51 320 23 1 1.16 .304 3.96 3.9 100
1920 Hoboken - CBL 24 25 18 9 6 3 3.88 150.2 151 65 65 25 24 159 8 1 1.16 .307 3.86 2.2 104
1921 Hoboken - CBL 25 27 21 11 9 0 4.39 174.1 170 90 85 28 33 138 8 0 1.16 .281 4.49 1.1 91
1922 Hoboken - CBL 26 28 21 13 7 0 4.08 176.1 194 90 80 24 31 154 6 1 1.28 .320 4.01 2.5 102
1923 Bay City - CBL 27 16 0 0 0 0 3.20 25.1 31 9 9 2 4 16 0 0 1.38 .349 4.00 0.0 122
1925 Tampico - CBL 29 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2.50 .667 6.89 -0.1 96
Total CBL 197 159 67 69 3 3.94 1293.0 1253 620 566 190 238 1299 57 4 1.15 .299 3.82 17.9 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1916 Nashville - AAA 20 25 2 2 3 1 1.50 60.0 40 11 10 4 9 96 0 0 0.82 .316 1.66 2.3 277
1924 Winston-Salem - AAA 28 28 28 5 8 0 4.42 156.2 157 84 77 29 24 135 2 0 1.16 .282 4.44 0.8 85
1925 Winston-Salem - AAA 29 54 8 5 5 15 3.63 104.0 116 45 42 16 16 126 0 0 1.27 .358 3.65 1.6 118
1926 Minneapolis - AAA 30 8 0 1 2 2 6.10 10.1 13 7 7 4 1 10 0 0 1.35 .300 6.75 -0.5 69
1927 Minneapolis - AAA 31 48 0 6 3 19 2.17 66.1 62 21 16 7 10 63 0 0 1.09 .302 3.34 1.3 193
1928 Minneapolis - AAA 32 44 0 5 5 16 5.34 60.2 68 37 36 16 12 59 0 0 1.32 .319 5.44 -0.5 87
1929 Cedar Grove - AAA 33 35 0 0 3 6 5.30 56.0 63 36 33 14 10 60 0 0 1.30 .329 5.11 -0.5 79
Total NFT 242 38 24 29 59 3.87 514.0 519 241 221 90 82 549 2 0 1.17 .313 4.05 106.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1916 Bay City - CBL 20 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.43 .167 1.59 0.1 999
1918 Bay City - CBL 22 1 1 0 1 0 5.68 6.1 7 4 4 0 2 7 0 0 1.42 .350 2.48 0.2 64
1919 Hoboken - CBL 23 2 2 1 1 0 7.42 13.1 17 11 11 4 2 20 0 0 1.43 .419 4.63 0.1 53
1922 Hoboken - CBL 26 2 2 1 1 0 3.71 17.0 23 8 7 2 4 11 1 0 1.59 .368 4.35 0.2 113
1929 Cedar Grove - NFT 33 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .167 2.41 0.1 999
Total CBL 8 5 2 3 1 5.08 39.0 48 23 22 6 8 40 1 0 1.44 .368 3.98 78.2
Total NFT 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .167 2.41 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1917 Bay City - MLB P 31 31 12 21 0 34 1 .971 221.1 1.34 +0.7 1.039
1918 Bay City - MLB P 32 32 8 19 1 29 2 .931 248.0 0.98 +1.9 1.067
1919 Hoboken - MLB P 36 36 15 26 0 42 1 .976 295.0 1.25 -0.3 1.011
1920 Hoboken - MLB P 25 18 2 13 0 16 1 .938 150.2 0.90 -0.5 .922
1921 Hoboken - MLB P 27 21 11 10 0 22 1 .955 174.1 1.08 -0.5 1.116
1922 Hoboken - MLB P 28 21 11 11 1 23 1 .957 176.1 1.12 +0.3 1.127
1923 Bay City - MLB P 15 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 25.1 0.71 -0.4 1.036
1925 Tampico - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1929 Cedar Grove - AAA P 35 0 0 5 0 7 2 .714 56.0 0.80 +0.6 .743
TOTAL P 231 159 59 107 2 175 9 .949 1349.0 1.11 +1.8 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1915 Drafted in the 1915 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Wolves. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
08/14/1915 Failed to sign with the St. Louis Wolves and joined Stanford University.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 31 (38); Control: 69 (76).
06/15/1916 Drafted in the 1916 first-year player draft out of college (Stanford University; Stanford, CA) by the Bay City Bluebirds. (Round 2, Pick 21, 43rd overall pick).
06/26/1916 Signed a minor league contract with the Bay City Bluebirds organization with a signing bonus of $150,000.
06/30/1916 Named the #24 prospect in the CBL
08/18/1916 Injured (acromioclavicular joint irritation),out for 2 weeks.
10/30/1916 Named the #46 prospect in the CBL
11/22/1916 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 33 (39); Control: 69 (81).
03/27/1917 Injured on 03/24/1917, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 2 weeks.
04/01/1917 Named the #4 prospect in the CBL
05/22/1917 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Crawdads with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/01/1917 Wins the CBL BTC Rookie of the Month Award.
11/21/1917 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 37 (38); Control: 76 (77).
10/25/1918 Was traded by the Bay City Bluebirds to the Hoboken Zephyrs, along with 1B Domingo Martinez, RF Jason Heyward, and SP Paul Quantrill, in exchange for RF Happy Felsch.
11/17/1918 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (72); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 76 (80).
07/17/1919 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Boomers with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/02/1919 Strikes out 18 against the Stoolbend Turtleheads.
11/02/1919 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,480,000 with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (70); Movement: 31 (31); Control: 74 (77).
06/10/1920 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/30/1920 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,700,000 with the Hoboken Zephyrs organization.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (72); Movement: 33 (36); Control: 78 (82).
11/13/1921 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,500,000.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (72); Movement: 35 (37); Control: 78 (79).
05/29/1922 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Baltimore Nordiques with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/01/1922 Wins the CBL BTC Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/19/1922 Became a free agent.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (72); Movement: 31 (34); Control: 76 (77).
01/06/1923 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 with the Bay City Bluebirds organization.
04/27/1923 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/22/1923 Became a free agent.
12/16/1923 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Tampico Stogies organization.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 28 (71); Movement: 28 (32); Control: 76 (79).
04/21/1924 Injured on 04/19/1924, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 5 weeks.
05/01/1924 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Tampico organization.
06/30/1924 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/19/1924 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/26/1924 Injured on 08/24/1924, diagnosed with irritation of the AC joint in his shoulder, will miss 2 weeks.
09/09/1924 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/22/1924 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/10/1924 Wins the 1924 Token Baseball World Series with the Winston-Salem Conquest!
11/19/1924 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Tampico Stogies organization.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (85); Movement: 32 (36); Control: 80 (81).
03/18/1925 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/01/1925 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Tampico organization.
05/07/1925 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
07/12/1925 Was selected to the 1925 Token Baseball All-Star Game.
09/27/1925 Injured on 09/25/1925, diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10-11 months.
10/28/1925 Finished 2nd in 1925 NFT North Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/19/1925 Became a free agent.
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (36); Movement: 29 (29); Control: 82 (82).
05/19/1926 Signed a minor league contract ($60,000 bonus) with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization.
08/30/1926 Released by the Pittsburgh Crawdads.
11/20/1926 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 26 (26); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 88 (88).
05/01/1927 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Pittsburgh organization.
05/27/1927 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
08/26/1927 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/24/1927 Finished 2nd in 1927 NFT South Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/20/1927 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Pittsburgh Crawdads organization.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (25); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 88 (88).
07/23/1928 Injured on 07/19/1928, diagnosed with an elbow strain, will miss 4-5 weeks.
11/20/1928 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (32); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 79 (79).
01/31/1929 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the St. Louis Wolves organization.
04/18/1929 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1929 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the St. Louis organization.
06/28/1929 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
08/16/1929 Injured on 08/15/1929, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1919 36 1
Year L Rank
1917 15 10
1919 19 1
Year Win. % Rank
1922 .650 9
Year IP Rank
1919 295.0 2
Year BF Rank
1919 1227 3
Year HRA Rank
1917 33 9
1919 51 1
Year K Rank
1919 320 5
Year ERA Rank
1918 3.12 8
Year BABIP Rank
1918 .282 8
1921 .281 3
Year WHIP Rank
1918 0.98 3
1921 1.16 9
Year K/BB Rank
1918 7.03 2
1919 6.27 3
1922 4.97 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1918 9.04 2
1919 10.74 8
1921 10.74 8
Year H/9 Rank
1918 7.48 5
Year BB/9 Rank
1918 1.38 2
1919 1.56 4
1921 1.70 8
1922 1.58 8
Year K/9 Rank
1917 9.84 8
Year CG Rank
1919 23 1
Year CGP Rank
1919 .639 1
Year WAR Rank
1918 6.2 7
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