C Larry Merritt #23
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/04/1972
C LARRY MERRITT #23 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 280 60 7 1 5 26 18 62 .214 .265 .300 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 35 35 35
Power 45 45 40 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 40 45 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 25
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 40 45 40
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/03/1972 SEA Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1972 SEA Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1972 SEA Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/30/1972 SFS Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1972 SFS Win, 8-4 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
08/28/1972 SFS Loss, 1-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1972 LAP Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1972 LAP Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/1972 @ SEA Win, 12-3 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0
08/23/1972 @ SEA Win, 6-4 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Plain vanilla.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/15/1942
Born in:Topeka, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$75,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$75,200 total for 1 year
Drafted:1964, 6th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 91 280 60 7 1 5 26 22 18 62 .214 .265 .300 .565 .262 .086 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 83 302 2 1 0 14 0 2 84 13 0 1 0.0 19.4 2.21 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 15 1 0 1 4 6 7 20 0 0 1 .170 .240 .216 .455
Versus Right   192 45 6 1 4 22 16 11 42 2 0 1 .234 .277 .339 .615
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .050 .095 .200 .295
April   38 8 0 0 1 4 5 3 9 1 0 0 .211 .262 .289 .551
May   59 10 1 0 0 4 3 2 11 0 0 0 .169 .197 .186 .383
June   35 7 1 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0 1 .200 .317 .229 .546
July   71 19 4 0 2 5 7 5 16 0 0 0 .268 .316 .408 .724
August   67 16 1 1 2 13 5 2 15 1 0 1 .239 .268 .373 .641
September   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Spring Training   41 12 0 0 0 1 4 3 11 0 0 1 .293 .356 .293 .648
Last Year   171 33 2 1 2 9 9 14 35 2 0 2 .193 .259 .251 .511
2 Years Ago   269 75 6 0 6 31 26 18 54 0 0 4 .279 .333 .368 .701
Career   1380 307 35 8 21 123 103 95 284 9 5 12 .222 .277 .305 .582
Home   143 24 4 1 2 12 11 12 33 1 0 1 .168 .236 .252 .487
Road   137 36 3 0 3 14 11 6 29 1 0 1 .263 .297 .350 .647
Grass   280 60 7 1 5 26 22 18 62 2 0 2 .214 .265 .300 .565
Day   169 36 5 1 2 13 18 11 31 2 0 1 .213 .262 .290 .552
Night   111 24 2 0 3 13 4 7 31 0 0 1 .216 .269 .315 .584
As Starter   275 59 7 1 5 24 22 18 61 2 0 2 .215 .266 .302 .568
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   54 13 1 1 2 6 6 6 12 0 0 1 .241 .328 .407 .735
Inning 1-3   90 19 3 0 1 7 4 5 24 0 0 0 .211 .253 .278 .530
Inning 4-6   110 23 2 0 2 11 11 6 20 2 0 1 .209 .252 .282 .534
Inning 7-9   77 18 2 1 2 7 7 7 17 0 0 1 .234 .306 .364 .670
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   98 24 3 0 3 11 13 7 22 1 0 1 .245 .299 .367 .666
1 Outs   76 11 0 1 0 3 4 5 16 1 0 0 .145 .195 .171 .366
2 Outs   106 25 4 0 2 12 5 6 24 0 0 1 .236 .283 .330 .613
Scoring Position   57 16 1 1 1 20 4 4 13 2 0 0 .281 .317 .386 .703
Bases Empty   151 32 6 0 2 2 14 11 30 0 0 1 .212 .270 .291 .561
Runner on 1st   72 12 0 0 2 4 4 3 19 0 0 1 .167 .211 .250 .461
Runner on 2nd   15 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 1 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 0 0 1 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   115 20 1 0 2 9 10 9 62 1 0 0 .174 .232 .235 .467
First Pitch   45 11 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 .244 .261 .333 .594
Count 0-1   21 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .429 .762
Count 0-2   19 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 1-0   33 6 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Count 1-1   27 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .250 .222 .472
Count 1-2   42 12 1 0 1 3 6 0 19 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 2-0   9 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .400 .556 .956
Count 2-1   20 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .238 .350 .588
Count 2-2   33 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 1 0 0 .091 .088 .091 .179
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .200 .529 .300 .829
Full Count   21 4 0 0 1 3 4 9 6 0 0 0 .190 .433 .333 .767
Behind in Count   82 20 3 0 1 5 7 0 32 0 0 0 .244 .244 .317 .561
Ahead in Count   72 16 2 0 3 7 7 8 0 1 0 1 .222 .305 .375 .680
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   23 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 .087 .125 .087 .212
Batting 5th   54 11 1 0 1 7 4 2 10 1 0 0 .204 .228 .278 .506
Batting 6th   37 7 1 0 1 6 3 4 14 0 0 0 .189 .268 .297 .566
Batting 7th   112 28 4 1 3 10 9 7 19 1 0 1 .250 .298 .384 .681
Batting 8th   52 11 1 0 0 1 6 5 12 0 0 0 .212 .281 .231 .511
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   122 22 5 0 1 3 8 7 21 0 0 1 .180 .231 .246 .477
Medium Leverage   108 28 1 0 3 10 10 7 28 0 0 0 .259 .304 .352 .656
High Leverage   50 10 1 1 1 13 4 4 13 2 0 1 .200 .263 .320 .583
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Seattle - MLB 23 10 21 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 .190 .217 .190 .408 22 17 -0.3
1966 Baltimore - MLB 24 95 275 59 11 1 4 27 19 18 2 2 52 0 0 .215 .266 .305 .571 69 62 -0.1
1967 Baltimore - MLB 25 68 134 26 3 2 0 8 10 14 0 0 26 0 0 .194 .270 .246 .517 61 54 -0.3
1968 Baltimore - MLB 26 74 199 43 5 3 4 20 14 11 2 2 40 0 0 .216 .262 .332 .593 84 82 1.0
1969 Baltimore - MLB 27 9 31 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 .226 .250 .258 .508 48 46 -0.0
1970 Baltimore - MLB 28 97 269 75 6 0 6 31 26 18 4 0 54 0 0 .279 .333 .368 .701 99 98 1.5
1971 Baltimore - MLB 29 62 171 33 2 1 2 9 9 14 2 2 35 0 0 .193 .259 .251 .511 50 38 -0.2
1972 Baltimore - MLB 30 91 280 60 7 1 5 26 22 18 2 2 62 0 1 .214 .265 .300 .565 64 68 0.4
Total MLB 506 1380 307 35 8 21 123 103 95 12 9 284 0 1 .222 .277 .305 .582 72 69 2.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Total - 22 42 190 52 6 0 3 29 34 16 3 3 18 11 5 .274 .335 .353 .688 100 100 0.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Seattle - MLB C 10 7 54 4 2 58 0 1.000 66.0 7.91 -0.7 .653 3 5 2 40.0
1966 Baltimore - MLB C 92 84 564 56 5 624 4 .994 742.1 7.52 -2.2 .804 10 71 29 40.8
1966 Baltimore - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.044
1966 Baltimore - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -1.3 .000
1967 Baltimore - MLB C 48 34 222 36 1 259 1 .996 317.2 7.31 -0.2 .980 2 27 9 33.3
1967 Baltimore - MLB 1B 17 0 43 4 4 48 1 .979 44.2 9.47 -0.5 .897
1967 Baltimore - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Baltimore - MLB C 66 58 375 30 1 406 1 .998 518.0 7.04 +0.9 1.448 5 30 9 30.0
1968 Baltimore - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.1 1.071
1969 Baltimore - MLB C 9 9 56 7 1 63 0 1.000 77.1 7.33 +0.3 .958 1 8 4 50.0
1970 Baltimore - MLB C 76 69 448 33 3 481 0 1.000 607.1 7.13 +0.1 1.054 6 37 10 27.0
1970 Baltimore - MLB 1B 18 0 25 1 4 26 0 1.000 25.2 9.12 +0.2 1.544
1971 Baltimore - MLB C 54 49 233 34 2 267 0 1.000 434.1 5.53 +0.6 1.033 4 32 12 37.5
1971 Baltimore - MLB 1B 9 0 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 14.0 10.93 +0.5 2.049
1972 Baltimore - MLB C 87 83 455 44 2 500 1 .998 715.1 6.28 -1.1 .841 2 69 21 30.4
1972 Baltimore - MLB 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.029
TOTAL C 442 393 2407 244 17 2658 7 .997 3478.1 6.86 -2.3 .959 33 279 96 34.4
TOTAL 1B 46 0 89 6 8 96 1 .990 87.1 9.79 +0.2 1.124
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -1.3 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.1 1.071
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 78th overall pick) by the Seattle Emeralds, out of college Stanford
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
08/10/1965 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $27,600 with the Seattle Emeralds organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
02/21/1966 Released by the Seattle Emeralds.
03/10/1966 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,000 with the Baltimore Lords organization.
08/17/1966 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/30/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
11/04/1966 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $104,000 with the Baltimore Lords organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
09/27/1967 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $47,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
07/14/1972 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $75,200 with the Baltimore Lords organization.
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