Jack Merson
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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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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