- Jim Merritt
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=#c6011f
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Jim Merritt
width=200
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1943|12|9
deathdate=
debutdate=August 2
debutyear=1965
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=May 23
finalyear=1975
finalteam=Texas Rangers
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=81-86
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.65
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=932
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1965-by|1968)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1969-by|1972)
*Texas Rangers (by|1973-by|1975)
highlights=
*All star in 1970James Joseph Merritt (born
December 9 1943 inAltadena, California ) is a former left-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1965 to 1975. He played for theMinnesota Twins (1965-1968) and Texas Rangers (1973-1975), both of theAmerican League , and theCincinnati Reds (1969-1972) of theNational League . He won 20 games with the Reds in 1970. He had 932strikeout s in 1483innings pitched with 81 wins, 86 losses and anEarned Run Average ERA of 3.65.He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1970. He played in 3
World Series games. He appeared in two of these games as arelief pitcher with the Twins in 1965 and once as thestarting pitcher for the Reds in 1970.External links
*baseball-reference|id=m/merriji01
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