P Merritt Thomas #35
Age: 66 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P MERRITT THOMAS #35 - AGE: 66 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/02/1907
Born in:North Reading, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1930 Philadelphia - FABL 22 24 0 3 2 0 4.10 63.2 59 33 29 9 18 25 0 0 1.21 .236 5.49 -0.3 116
1933 Philadelphia - FABL 25 29 0 3 7 7 4.37 35.0 35 18 17 3 21 22 0 0 1.60 .288 3.87 -0.0 82
1934 Philadelphia - FABL 26 46 4 7 6 8 3.83 91.2 70 42 39 5 44 62 0 0 1.24 .237 3.76 1.0 110
1935 Philadelphia - FABL 27 49 5 10 9 11 3.84 93.2 90 46 40 3 42 54 1 0 1.41 .287 3.63 1.4 114
1936 Philadelphia - FABL 28 29 29 20 6 0 3.26 212.2 212 96 77 6 65 90 7 2 1.30 .279 3.89 4.6 140
1937 Philadelphia - FABL 29 32 32 13 11 0 4.04 229.1 242 120 103 8 83 81 6 1 1.42 .285 3.76 3.9 100
1938 Philadelphia - FABL 30 30 30 11 9 0 3.64 202.2 221 106 82 9 93 54 2 0 1.55 .290 4.29 1.9 109
1939 Philadelphia - FABL 31 39 11 11 5 5 4.92 108.0 122 62 59 6 46 45 2 0 1.56 .301 4.13 1.2 87
1940 Philadelphia - FABL 32 31 7 3 4 11 4.38 72.0 79 39 35 4 25 29 0 0 1.44 .286 3.88 0.7 92
1941 Philadelphia - FABL 33 43 0 1 10 14 6.37 53.2 73 41 38 4 37 13 0 0 2.05 .338 5.10 -0.6 62
1942 Washington - FABL 34 7 0 1 2 0 6.75 8.0 8 6 6 2 1 2 0 0 1.12 .200 5.58 -0.2 53
1943 Brooklyn - FABL 35 16 5 2 3 1 2.82 51.0 53 18 16 2 14 8 0 0 1.31 .270 3.49 0.4 118
1943 Chicago - FABL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .167 1.53 0.1 999
1943 Total - FABL 35 17 5 2 3 1 2.72 53.0 54 18 16 2 14 9 0 0 1.28 .267 3.41 0.4 123
1944 Chicago - FABL 36 27 0 4 4 3 1.96 41.1 39 12 9 0 15 10 0 0 1.31 .269 3.22 0.3 182
1945 Chicago - FABL 37 36 0 5 2 1 2.68 50.1 52 18 15 2 13 18 0 0 1.29 .272 3.29 0.4 137
1946 Brooklyn - FABL 38 15 13 3 6 1 4.22 81.0 98 54 38 9 31 13 2 0 1.59 .287 4.78 -0.2 85
Total FABL 454 136 97 86 62 3.89 1396.0 1454 711 603 72 548 527 20 3 1.43 .282 4.04 14.5 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1926 Charleston - A 18 29 1 2 3 2 2.83 57.1 55 18 18 6 24 47 0 0 1.38 .312 4.60 -1.0 109
1927 Charleston - A 19 41 18 7 7 0 3.89 185.0 158 95 80 13 119 119 3 0 1.50 .261 5.04 2.8 141
1928 Camden - A 20 18 18 11 7 0 3.37 141.1 151 56 53 8 37 44 9 1 1.33 .287 3.63 2.0 110
1929 Erie - AA 21 30 14 6 8 1 3.69 119.2 104 55 49 3 43 31 0 0 1.23 .249 3.80 1.3 105
1929 Indianapolis - AAA 21 6 6 3 1 0 3.35 43.0 43 20 16 2 12 19 0 0 1.28 .281 4.11 0.5 119
1931 Peoria - A 23 21 21 8 7 0 2.00 135.1 70 32 30 4 26 136 2 1 0.71 .203 2.56 4.1 187
1931 Providence - AA 23 8 8 2 1 0 2.98 48.1 37 20 16 4 14 61 0 0 1.06 .287 3.62 1.1 145
1932 San Francisco - AAA 24 20 20 4 6 0 3.32 103.0 88 48 38 6 31 128 0 0 1.16 .319 3.11 3.3 138
1942 Biloxi - R 34 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.60 .222 1.68 0.1 999
1942 Chattanooga - A 34 3 3 1 2 0 4.62 25.1 39 15 13 0 5 4 2 0 1.74 .368 2.68 0.4 61
1942 Terre Haute - A 34 4 4 1 2 0 2.19 24.2 27 11 6 1 5 4 0 0 1.30 .289 3.76 0.4 178
1942 Akron - AA 34 9 9 1 4 0 5.48 47.2 61 35 29 1 14 11 0 0 1.57 .323 3.43 0.5 60
1942 Newark - AAA 34 9 0 1 1 1 6.07 13.1 19 13 9 3 3 5 0 0 1.65 .327 5.14 -0.3 57
1943 Akron - AA 35 1 1 0 1 0 10.80 5.0 11 7 6 1 1 3 0 0 2.40 .476 4.68 -0.0 28
1943 Jersey City - AAA 35 1 1 0 1 0 9.82 3.2 8 4 4 0 1 5 0 0 2.45 .571 1.29 0.2 42
Total EA 48 32 9 14 1 4.08 220.2 213 117 100 9 72 106 0 0 1.29 .280 3.70 90.1
Total GWL 20 20 4 6 0 3.32 103.0 88 48 38 6 31 128 0 0 1.16 .319 3.11 137.5
Total HL 25 25 9 9 0 2.02 160.0 97 43 36 5 31 140 2 1 0.80 .222 2.75 185.3
Total UL 9 0 1 1 1 6.07 13.1 19 13 9 3 3 5 0 0 1.65 .327 5.14 57.3
Total MAL 18 18 11 7 0 3.37 141.1 151 56 53 8 37 44 9 1 1.33 .287 3.63 109.6
Total SEL 73 22 10 12 2 3.73 267.2 252 128 111 19 148 170 5 0 1.49 .285 4.72 118.7
Total GSL 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.60 .222 1.68 999.0
Total CL 7 7 3 2 0 3.86 46.2 51 24 20 2 13 24 0 0 1.37 .306 3.89 104.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1930 Philadelphia - FABL 22 3 0 1 0 0 2.45 7.1 5 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0.95 .217 3.91 0.1 193
Total FABL 3 0 1 0 0 2.45 7.1 5 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0.95 .217 3.91 193.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1926 Charleston - A P 29 1 1 13 1 15 1 .933 57.1 2.20 -0.4 .865
1927 Charleston - A P 41 18 4 25 1 30 1 .967 185.0 1.41 +0.3 .930
1928 Camden - A P 18 18 3 21 1 24 0 1.000 141.1 1.53 -0.2 .955
1929 Indianapolis - AAA P 6 6 2 11 0 14 1 .929 43.0 2.72 +0.5 1.000
1929 Erie - AA P 30 14 5 19 0 24 0 1.000 119.2 1.81 +1.0 .958
1930 Philadelphia - MLB P 24 0 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 63.2 1.84 +0.1 1.036
1931 Providence - AA P 8 8 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 48.1 0.74 +0.2 .988
1931 Peoria - A P 21 21 2 18 0 21 1 .952 135.1 1.33 -0.4 .910
1932 San Francisco - AAA P 20 20 6 10 1 22 6 .727 103.0 1.40 -1.3 .747
1933 Philadelphia - MLB P 29 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 +0.3 .983
1934 Philadelphia - MLB P 46 4 7 6 1 13 0 1.000 91.2 1.28 -0.3 1.172
1935 Philadelphia - MLB P 49 5 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 93.2 1.35 +0.5 .956
1936 Philadelphia - MLB P 29 29 9 23 0 34 2 .941 212.2 1.35 +0.1 1.017
1937 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 32 17 17 0 35 1 .971 229.1 1.33 +1.1 .942
1938 Philadelphia - MLB P 30 30 12 29 4 41 0 1.000 202.2 1.82 +2.9 1.093
1939 Philadelphia - MLB P 39 11 5 11 1 16 0 1.000 108.0 1.33 -0.3 .919
1940 Philadelphia - MLB P 30 7 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 72.0 1.38 +0.6 .845
1941 Philadelphia - MLB P 43 0 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 53.2 1.68 -0.3 .974
1942 Washington - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Newark - AAA P 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 +0.1 .990
1942 Akron - AA P 9 9 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 47.2 0.76 -0.0 .970
1942 Terre Haute - A P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 24.2 1.09 -0.7 .986
1942 Chattanooga - A P 3 3 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 25.1 2.13 +0.5 .970
1942 Biloxi - R P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 .963
1943 Brooklyn - MLB P 16 5 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 51.0 2.29 +0.5 .990
1943 Chicago - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 Jersey City - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1943 Akron - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1944 Chicago - MLB P 27 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 41.1 1.96 +0.6 1.416
1945 Chicago - MLB P 35 0 1 10 0 11 0 1.000 50.1 1.97 +0.8 .905
1946 Brooklyn - MLB P 15 13 8 8 1 16 0 1.000 81.0 1.78 +1.0 .991
TOTAL P 654 260 110 289 12 412 13 .968 2352.0 1.53 +7.0 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1922 Joined the New Orleans HS Cavaliers.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/23/1923 Injured (Strep throat), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
12/05/1925 Remained undrafted and became a free agent.
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/13/1926 Signed a minor league contract ($1,200 bonus) with the New Orleans Showboats organization.
01/24/1926 Released by the New Orleans Showboats.
02/17/1926 Signed a minor league contract ($1,200 bonus) with the Sacramento Governors organization.
05/22/1926 Released by the Sacramento Governors.
05/26/1926 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Cannons organization.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/10/1928 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
05/01/1928 Wins the MAL MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/06/1928 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/16/1928 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/16/1929 Named the #73 prospect in the FABL
12/12/1929 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, from the Baltimore Cannons.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/24/1930 Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/10/1930 Wins the 1930 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Sailors.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/09/1931 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Springfield Hustlers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/22/1931 Wins the 1931 Championship with the Providence Sailors!
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/30/1932 Injured (Sprained ulnar collateral ligament (elbow)), out for 4 weeks.
09/20/1932 Wins the 1932 Championship with the San Francisco Hawks!
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
03/31/1936 Injured (Quadriceps strain), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/04/1936 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/12/1936 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1936 Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/10/1936 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/14/1936 Finished 3rd in 1936 FABL CA Allen Award voting.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/10/1937 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/28/1938 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/21/1939 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/12/1940 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/13/1940 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/18/1941 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/19/1942 Was claimed off waivers by Washington while with Philadelphia.
05/18/1942 Released by the Washington Eagles.
05/27/1942 Signed a minor league contract ($360 bonus) with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/03/1943 Released by the Detroit organization.
08/29/1943 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Brooklyn.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/09/1944 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/29/1945 Released by the Chicago Cougars.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/22/1946 Signed a minor league contract ($600 bonus) with the Brooklyn Kings organization.
06/17/1946 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/29/1946 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/04/1946 Released by the Brooklyn Kings.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/10/1947 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1934 46 8
1935 49 3
1939 39 9
1941 43 6
Year W Rank
1936 20 4
Year Win. % Rank
1936 .769 2
Year SV Rank
1933 7 7
1934 8 6
1935 11 4
1939 5 9
1940 11 5
1941 14 5
Year HLD Rank
1941 1 6
1944 1 8
1945 2 2
Year BB Rank
1938 93 8
Year K Rank
1936 90 10
Year ERA Rank
1936 3.26 3
Year BABIP Rank
1936 .279 6
Year WHIP Rank
1936 1.30 4
Year K/BB Rank
1936 1.38 8
Year RA/9 Rank
1936 12.02 4
Year HR/9 Rank
1936 0.25 5
1937 0.31 8
1938 0.40 10
Year H/9 Rank
1936 8.97 4
Year K/9 Rank
1936 3.81 8
Year RA Rank
1934 42 10
1935 44 5
1939 28 9
1941 43 6
Year GF Rank
1934 36 8
1935 32 4
1939 21 9
1941 37 4
Year QS Rank
1936 19 4
1937 19 9
1938 20 6
Year QSP Rank
1936 .655 2
1938 .667 4
Year SHO Rank
1936 2 5
Year GB% Rank
1936 0.50 10
Year WAR Rank
1936 5.0 6
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