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Bill Merritt
Merritt with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Catcher
Born: July 30, 1870 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: November 17, 1937(1937-11-17) (aged 67) Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: 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
Stats at Baseball Reference
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 from Baseball Reference

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