Bill Merritt (catcher)

Bill Merritt
Bill Merritt
	Merritt with the Pittsburgh Pirates
	Catcher
	Born: July 30, 1870; Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Died: November 17, 1937 (aged 67); Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 8, 1891, for the Chicago Colts
Last MLB appearance
	October 15, 1899, for the Boston Beaneaters
MLB statistics
At bats	1414
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	196
Batting average	.272
Teams
	Chicago Colts (1891); Louisville Colonels (1892); Boston Beaneaters (1893–1894); Pittsburgh Pirates (1894); Cincinnati Reds (1894–1895); Pittsburgh Pirates (1895–1897); Boston Beaneaters (1899);

William Henry Merritt (born July 30, 1870 – November 17, 1937) was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher from 1891-1899. He would play for the Boston Beaneaters, Chicago Colts, Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds.

In 401 games over eight seasons, Merritt posted a .272 batting average (384-for-1414) with 182 runs, 8 home runs and 196 RBI. He finished his career with a .943 fielding percentage playing at least one game at every position except pitcher.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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