Merritt Ranew
[edit] Biography
Merritt Ranew (Merritt Thomas Ranew) was born on May 10, 1938 in Albany, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1962 for the Houston Colt .45s. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI. Ranew played for the Houston Colt .45s, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, California Angels and Seattle Pilots over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Merritt Ranew's best season was 1963, when he hit for a .338 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 71
| 218
| 26
| 51
| 4
| 24
| .234
| .287
| .390
| 6
| 8
| 14
| 43
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 78
| 154
| 18
| 52
| 3
| 15
| .338
| .380
| .461
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .118
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 50
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .151
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 91
| 12
| 19
| 1
| 10
| .209
| .260
| .286
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 54
| 81
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 4
| .247
| .330
| .272
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 174
| 422
| 45
| 108
| 7
| 40
| .256
| .305
| .382
| 14
| 9
| 25
| 84
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 95
| 172
| 23
| 39
| 1
| 14
| .227
| .293
| .279
| 6
| 0
| 17
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 269
| 594
| 68
| 147
| 8
| 54
| .247
| .301
| .352
| 20
| 9
| 42
| 120
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 9
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| C
| 58
| 51
| 473.2
| 357
| 35
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 43
| 12
| 1
| .980
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 8
| 68.2
| 75
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| C
| 37
| 23
| 227.2
| 138
| 12
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 5
| 1
| .980
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| C
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| C
| 9
| 7
| 69
| 42
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| C
| 12
| 10
| 92
| 53
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| C
| 24
| 19
| 167
| 78
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .988
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| C
| 13
| 9
| 87.1
| 60
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .969
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 144
| 112
| 1047.2
| 686
| 67
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 28
| 72
| 27
| 3
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 9
| 8
| 68.2
| 75
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (1957).
- Selected by Houston Colt .45s from Milwaukee Braves in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
- Traded by Houston Colt .45s with Hal Haydel and Dick LeMay to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy (March 28, 1963).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee Braves (June 8, 1964) completing trade in which Chicago Cubs traded $40000 and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Len Gabrielson (June 3, 1964).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to California Angels (May 13, 1965).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Washington Senators in exchange for Frank Coggins (November, 1969).
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