Jack Merson

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Full Name: John Warren Merson	Primary Position: 2B,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175	First Game: September 14, 1951
Birthdate: January 17, 1922	Final Game: April 24, 1953
Birthplace: Elkridge, Maryland	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: April 28, 2000
Deathplace: Elkridge, Maryland
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
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7 See Also
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Jack Merson (John Warren Merson) was born on January 17, 1922 in Elkridge, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1951 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 5 home runs and 38 RBI. Merson played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1951	PIT	N	13	50	6	18	1	14	.360	.373	.540	2	2	1	7	0	1	0	0	0
1952	PIT	N	111	398	41	98	5	38	.246	.287	.344	20	2	22	38	1	3	1	0	11
1953	BOS	A	1	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		124	448	47	116	6	52	.259	.297	.366	22	4	23	45	1	4	1	0	11
Total	AL		1	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			125	452	47	116	6	52	.257	.294	.363	22	4	23	45	1	4	1	0	11

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1951	PIT	N	2B	13	0	0	30	46	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1952	PIT	N	2B	81	0	0	190	214	9	59	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1952	PIT	N	3B	27	0	0	30	52	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1953	BOS	A	2B	1	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
Total			2B	95	0	0	223	264	11	66	0	0	0	0	0	.978
Total			3B	27	0	0	30	52	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.965

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1940).
Released by Washington Senators (1941).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (1947).
Selected by Boston Red Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1952).

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