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Merritt
Ranew		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 185
 
Born: May 10, 1938 in Usa, GA, ALBANY
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 24 WAS NL     6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 3 5 6 6
1963 25 WAS NL     5 5 5 2 3 3 6 7 6 3 4 3 5 6 5
1964 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 6 6
1965 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 6 6
1966 28 WAS NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 7 6
1967 29 WAS NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 6 6
1968 30 WAS NL     7 7 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 6 5
1969 31 WAS NL     7 7 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 5
1970 32 WAS NL     7 7 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 5
1971 33 WAS NL     7 7 6 3 4 3 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 3 3 5 6 6 3 4 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 7 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 24 AAA   111 415 44 118 18 2 12 54 2 6 25 79 .284 .325 .424 .749 53.7  
    AA   16 53 7 19 4 1 5 9 2 1 4 9 .358 .404 .755 1.158 13.8  
1963 25 AAA   127 534 78 147 28 2 10 45 7 6 34 92 .275 .319 .391 .710 63.9  
1964 26 WAS NL 61 174 17 46 6 4 2 19 2 0 8 32 .264 .303 .379 .683 20.8 3.7
    AAA   30 120 11 34 3 0 5 11 0 3 5 17 .283 .312 .433 .745 14.8  
1965 27 WAS NL 108 325 26 77 19 2 1 30 1 2 16 62 .237 .274 .317 .591 24.4 1.8
1966 28 WAS NL 45 130 7 23 5 1 1 13 0 0 5 28 .177 .219 .254 .473 5.5 0.0
    AAA   55 205 17 57 10 0 1 14 2 4 28 32 .278 .365 .341 .706 26.0  
1967 29 WAS NL 4 7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .286 .536 0.5 0.2
    AAA   99 383 42 108 15 2 10 57 5 11 20 52 .282 .318 .410 .728 45.6  
1968 30 AAA   137 532 74 148 28 0 19 74 6 7 48 95 .278 .338 .438 .776 76.3  
1969 31 AAA   134 429 54 126 22 1 11 54 6 3 37 80 .294 .350 .427 .776 62.3  
1970 32 AAA   133 484 54 136 19 0 8 55 5 6 41 101 .281 .337 .370 .707 59.2  
1971 33 AAA   137 555 77 167 21 3 18 84 4 4 50 122 .301 .359 .447 .806 85.9  
4 Years Sim 218 636 50 147 31 7 4 65 3 2 30 124 .231 .271 .321 .591 51.2 5.7
9 Years AAA 963 3657 451 1041 164 10 94 448 37 50 288 670 .285 .340 .412 .753 487.8  
1 Years AA 16 53 7 19 4 1 5 9 2 1 4 9 .358 .404 .755 1.158 13.8  
10 Years Minors 979 3710 458 1060 168 11 99 457 39 51 292 679 .286 .341 .417 .758 501.5  
162 Game Average 472 37 109 23 5 2 48 2 1 22 92 .231 .271 .321 .591 38.1  
Career Highs 108 325 26 77 19 4 2 30 2 2 16 62 .264 .303 .379 .683 24.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   544 43 131 30 6 2 55 2 1 26 91 .241 .282 .329 .611 46.5
vs LH   92 7 16 1 1 2 10 1 1 4 33 .174 .206 .272 .478 4.6
Home 108 297 19 58 19 2 1 33 1 0 13 62 .195 .237 .283 .520 16.9
Away 109 339 31 89 12 5 3 32 2 2 17 62 .263 .300 .354 .654 34.2
RISP   147 0 35 7 1 2 57 0 0 9 24 .238 .293 .340 .633 13.8
Pinch Hitting   23 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .250 .217 .467 1.1
Close/Late   99 9 21 4 2 1 11 0 0 4 18 .212 .240 .323 .564 7.3
Mar/Apr 50 162 16 39 8 0 2 23 2 0 8 32 .241 .283 .327 .610 14.4
May 53 149 7 27 2 1 0 12 0 2 3 26 .181 .208 .208 .416 3.1
June 38 103 11 25 5 3 1 8 0 0 5 24 .243 .288 .379 .667 10.4
July 32 90 9 23 4 2 1 8 1 0 4 17 .256 .284 .378 .662 9.5
August 26 75 2 15 8 1 0 9 0 0 5 17 .200 .247 .333 .580 5.7
Sep/Oct 19 57 5 18 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 8 .316 .371 .386 .757 7.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1964 26 WAS NL C 53 53 422.0 296 22 2 1 .994 6.78 33 10 .303 0 2.2
    3B 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1965 27 WAS NL C 93 91 796.0 475 42 6 1 .989 5.85 62 19 .306 2 3.1
    3B 6 0 8.0 0 5 0 0 1.000 5.63 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1966 28 WAS NL C 41 35 315.0 211 9 1 0 .995 6.29 13 4 .308 0 1.6
1967 29 WAS NL C 3 2 17.7 10 0 0 0 1.000 5.10 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 190 181 1550.7 992 73 9 2 .992 6.18 108 33 .306 2 7.1
  3B 8 0 10.7 0 5 0 0 1.000 4.22 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   199 181 1562.3 993 78 9 2 .992 6.17 108 33 .306 2 7.2
Career Highs   100 91 805.0 476 47 6 1 1.000 6.74 62 19 .308 2  
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Washington in 1962
Injured on 4/15/1962 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week
Injured on 6/20/1963 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/4/1964, off Ed Rakow (CLN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/22/1964, off Dave Morehead (BSN)
 
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