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Merritt Ranew

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: May 10, 1938 in Albany, GA us

Died: October 18, 2011 in Valdosta, GA

Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Albany, GA

High School: Lee County HS (Leesburg, GA)

Debut: April 13, 1962 (Age 23-338d, 11,943rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1969 (Age 31-143d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Merritt Thomas Ranew

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

594

147

.248

RBI

OBP

.301

SLG

.352

OPS

.653

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-45 / in Starts: 2-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	47 games
Most Games w/o RBI	32 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	70 (36-24-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-17-9)

Most Driven In
S Hovley	1
T Davis	1
W Comer	1
M Hegan	1
D Mincher	0
R Rollins	0

Most Driven In By
T Davis	2
T Harper	2
W Comer	2
R Oyler	1
J Donaldson	1
F Talbot	1
D Simpson	1
S Hovley	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	216	20 (19)	May 2	SEP	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	1.05	-0.040	1.10	-0.03%	-0.27	LF
2	217	21	May 3	SEP	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	6	.98	-0.093	.88	-0.05%	-0.93	LF
3	218	23 (1)	May 4 (2)	SEP	@	OAK	L,7-11	GS-9	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	7	.35	-0.042	.33	-0.02%	0.38	C
4	219	40 (16)	May 25	SEP	@	CLE	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	.455	.993	6	4.42	0.208	5.01	0.14%	1.00	PH
5	220	42 (1)	May 28	SEP		BAL	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9	.15	-0.004	.19	0.00%	-0.21	PH
6	221	43	May 30	SEP		DET	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.385	.851	8	.57	-0.014	.72	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
7	222	44	May 31	SEP		DET	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.438	.357	.795	9	1.08	0.081	1.33	0.06%	0.91	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	223	45	Jun 1	SEP		DET	W,8-7	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.471	.357	.828	8	2.58	0.017	2.93	0.01%	0.22	PH
9	224	47 (1)	Jun 3	SEP		CLE	L,1-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.500	.357	.857	8	1.29	0.035	1.72	0.03%	0.20	PH
10	225	48	Jun 4	SEP		CLE	L,4-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.474	.333	.807	7	.33	-0.008	.40	-0.01%	-0.27	PH C
11	226	52 (3)	Jun 9	SEP	@	DET	W,3-2	10-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	3.27	0.022	3.85	0.02%	0.23	PH
12	227	53	Jun 10	SEP	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.435	.278	.713	7	.98	-0.077	1.30	-0.06%	-0.67	C
13	228	56 (2)	Jun 14	SEP	@	NYY	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.417	.263	.680	9	1.36	-0.033	1.66	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
14	229	58 (1)	Jun 16	SEP	@	CHW	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	3	.42	-0.008	.56	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
15	230	60 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	SEP	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.429	.348	.776	5	.92	0.150	1.02	0.10%	1.48	C
16	231	63 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	SEP		KCR	L,2-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.387	.308	.695	5	1.46	-0.142	1.39	-0.08%	-1.67	C
17	232	66 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	SEP		CHW	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.375	.296	.671	9	1.66	-0.041	1.97	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
18	233	71 (4)	Jun 27 (2)	SEP	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.405	.323	.728	5	.64	0.080	.48	0.04%	0.49	C
19	234	73 (1)	Jun 29	SEP	@	CAL	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.395	.313	.707	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	235	75 (1)	Jul 2	SEP	@	OAK	L,0-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.303	.688	9	.35	-0.010	.50	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
21	236	76	Jul 3	SEP	@	OAK	L,4-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.375	.294	.669	9	.84	-0.020	.98	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
22	237	78 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	SEP	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.386	.316	.702	6	2.13	-0.042	1.27	-0.02%	-0.01	LF
23	238	81 (2)	Jul 7	SEP		CAL	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.378	.308	.685	8	1.88	-0.041	.96	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
24	239	86 (4)	Jul 12	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	.367	.286	.653	6	.76	-0.117	.42	-0.04%	-0.88	3B
25	240	87	Jul 13 (1)	SEP	@	MIN	L,2-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.360	.279	.639	9	.23	-0.006	.09	0.00%	-0.10	PH
26	241	88	Jul 13 (2)	SEP	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.358	.283	.641	6	1.21	0.028	.29	0.00%	0.03	C
27	242	89	Jul 15	SEP		OAK	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.352	.277	.628	9	.43	-0.011	.06	0.00%	-0.27	PH
28	243	90	Jul 16	SEP		OAK	L,1-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.345	.271	.616	9	.26	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.09	PH
29	244	91	Jul 17	SEP		OAK	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.245	.339	.265	.605	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
30	245	92	Jul 18 (1)	SEP		MIN	W,2-1	7-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.351	.300	.651	8	2.01	-0.023	.04	0.00%	-0.18	PH
31	246	94 (1)	Jul 19 susp	SEP		MIN	L,7-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.345	.294	.639	8	1.66	-0.050	.09	0.00%	-0.67	PH
32	247	95	Jul 20	SEP		MIN	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.339	.288	.627	8	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
33	248	99 (3)	Jul 27	SEP		BOS	L,3-5	14-15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.339	.288	.627	9	3.23	-0.011	.02	0.00%	-0.18	PH
34	249	102 (2)	Jul 31	SEP		WSA	L,6-7	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.350	.288	.638	8	.72	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.60	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	250	103	Aug 1	SEP		NYY	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.344	.283	.627	9	2.11	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
36	251	105 (1)	Aug 3	SEP		NYY	L,3-5	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.296	.651	9	.25	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.24	PH
37	252	107 (1)	Aug 6	SEP	@	BOS	W,6-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.349	.291	.640	9	1.32	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
38	253	109 (1)	Aug 8	SEP	@	WSA	L,3-10	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.359	.291	.650	9	1.74	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
39	254	110	Aug 9	SEP	@	WSA	W,8-6	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.354	.286	.640	9	1.47	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.72	PH
40	255	111	Aug 10	SEP	@	WSA	L,5-7	5-5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.286	.649	9	1.52	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.65	PH
41	256	113 (1)	Aug 12	SEP	@	CLE	L,5-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.358	.281	.639	9	3.22	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.75	PH
42	257	117 (3)	Aug 17	SEP		BAL	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.353	.276	.629	8	1.59	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.67	PH
43	258	118	Aug 18	SEP		BAL	L,3-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.343	.267	.610	6	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
44	259	121 (2)	Aug 21	SEP		DET	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.361	.290	.651	7	1.58	0.126	.00	0.00%	1.06	C
45	260	122	Aug 22	SEP		CLE	L,8-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.356	.286	.642	6	5.66	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.76	PH
46	261	124 (1)	Aug 24	SEP		CLE	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.338	.269	.606	7	1.76	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
47	262	126 (1)	Aug 27	SEP	@	BAL	L,2-7	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.329	.261	.590	6	.51	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
48	263	129 (2)	Aug 30	SEP	@	DET	L,3-4	1-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.329	.264	.593	6	1.30	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.60	C
49	264	130	Aug 31	SEP	@	DET	L,2-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.325	.260	.586	9	.56	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	265	133 (2)	Sep 2	SEP	@	NYY	L,4-5	14-14	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.333	.270	.604	8	4.34	0.347	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
51	266	134	Sep 4	SEP		KCR	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.329	.267	.596	8	.50	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
52	267	141 (6)	Sep 11	SEP	@	OAK	L,3-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.337	.276	.614	8	.65	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
53	268	150 (8)	Sep 17 (2)	SEP	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.322	.263	.585	7	1.96	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-1.14	C
54	269	161 (10)	Sep 30	SEP		OAK	L,4-8	3-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.330	.272	.601	9	.16	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
							9-45		92	81	11	20	2	0	0	4	10	3	15	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	.247	.330	.272	.601		1.25	-0.314	.58	-0.02%	-5.48

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