1943
Born December 9, 1943
Altadena, CA, USA
Jim Merritt Notable
Jim Merritt played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1965 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1975.
He went 81 and 86 with a 3.65 earned run average, pitching 1,483 innings in 297 games. He struck out 932, completed 56 of his 192 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 298 games he batted .141, with 56 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 8 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1970.
He was born in Altadena, CA, USA on December 9, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1970 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1970 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | 16 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .136 |
| 1966 | MIN | 31 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .103 |
| 1967 | MIN | 37 | 74 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 | .135 |
| 1968 | MIN | 38 | 71 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .141 |
| 1969 | CIN | 42 | 77 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | .143 |
| 1970 | CIN | 35 | 83 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .169 |
| 1971 | CIN | 29 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .138 |
| 1972 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | TEX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | TEX | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 298 | 397 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 178 | 0 | .141 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 76.2 | 68 | 27 | 20 | 61 | 3.17 |
| 1966 | MIN | 7 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 144.0 | 112 | 54 | 33 | 124 | 3.38 |
| 1967 | MIN | 13 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 227.2 | 196 | 64 | 30 | 161 | 2.53 |
| 1968 | MIN | 12 | 16 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 238.1 | 207 | 86 | 52 | 181 | 3.25 |
| 1969 | CIN | 17 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 251.0 | 269 | 122 | 61 | 144 | 4.37 |
| 1970 | CIN | 20 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 234.0 | 248 | 106 | 53 | 136 | 4.08 |
| 1971 | CIN | 1 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 107.0 | 115 | 52 | 31 | 38 | 4.37 |
| 1972 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 1973 | TEX | 5 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 160.0 | 191 | 72 | 34 | 65 | 4.05 |
| 1974 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 4.13 |
| 1975 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 81 | 86 | 297 | 192 | 7 | 1483.0 | 1468 | 602 | 322 | 932 | 3.65 |
On this day & linked events
1965
Major-league debut: Jim Merritt
Jim Merritt made a major-league debut on August 2, 1965.
1969
Don Wilson's No-Hitter
Don Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Cincinnati Reds on May 1, 1969, winning 4–0.
1975
Final major-league game: Jim Merritt
Jim Merritt played a final major-league game on May 23, 1975.
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