Spike Merena

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Spike Merena


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position=Pitcher
birthdate=birth date|1909|11|18
birthplace=Paterson, New Jersey
deathdate=death date|1977|3|9
deathplace=Bridgeport, Connecticut
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=September 16
debutyear=by|1934
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=by|1934
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=1-2
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.92
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=7
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*Boston Red Sox (1934)
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John Joseph Merena (November 18, by|1909 - March 9, by|1977) was a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1934. Merena pitched in four games for the Boston Red Sox, starting three of those games, completing two, and collecting his only win in a four-hit shutout over the rival New York Yankees. His career was over in the spring of 1935 due to a sore arm. [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-16664779.html The boy who never grew up. (baseball fan Frank Klein)(Column) - The Sporting News | Encyclopedia.com ] ]

ee also

*1934 Boston Red Sox season

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/merensp01.shtml Spike Merena] - Baseball-Reference.com