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Jack Merson

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: January 17, 1922 in Elkridge, MD us

Died: April 28, 2000 in Elkridge, MD

Buried: Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD

High School: Elkridge HS (Elkridge, MD)

Debut: September 14, 1951 (Age 29-240d, 10,845th in major league history)
vs. BRO 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 24, 1953 (Age 31-097d)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John Warren Merson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

452

116

.257

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.363

OPS

.657

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-7 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	40 (19-12-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
G Bell	3
J Garagiola	2
F Thomas	2
R Kiner	2
B Howerton	2
C McCullough	2
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D Smith	4
P Castiglione	1
Self	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SH	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	143 (142)	Sep 14	PIT		BRO	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	8	.54	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.21	2B
2	2	144	Sep 15	PIT		BRO	W,11-4	CG	5	5	1	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	.625	.625	1.125	1.750	7	.88	0.278	.00	0.00%	5.12	2B
3	3	145	Sep 16 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.455	.455	.818	1.273	7	.77	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.58	2B
4	4	146	Sep 16 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.533	.533	.933	1.467	7	1.70	0.293	.00	0.00%	2.67	2B
5	5	147	Sep 18	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.611	.632	.944	1.576	7	1.37	0.290	.00	0.00%	3.12	2B
6	6	148	Sep 19	PIT		BSN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.545	.565	.818	1.383	7	.36	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.25	2B
7	7	149	Sep 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.538	.556	.769	1.325	7	.40	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.01	2B
8	8	150	Sep 23 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.516	.700	1.216	6	.61	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.59	2B
9	9	151	Sep 23 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.471	.486	.647	1.133	7	1.66	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.63	2B
10	10	152	Sep 25	PIT		CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		.432	.447	.595	1.042	6						2B
11	11	153	Sep 28	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	.415	.429	.634	1.063	6	1.75	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.63	2B
12	12	154	Sep 29	PIT		CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.378	.391	.578	.969	6	1.85	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.21	2B
13	13	155	Sep 30	PIT		CIN	W,8-4	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.360	.373	.540	.913	7	2.81	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.55	2B
							6-7		52	50	6	18	2	2	1	14	1	7	1	1	.360	.373	.540	.913		1.27	0.473	.00	0.00%	8.93

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