Was Spike Merena a pitcher?

Yes. Spike Merena pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 7 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Spike Merena hit?

Spike Merena hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Spike Merena

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934)

W–L 1–2

ERA 2.92

WHIP 1.46

SO 7

Pitcher PIV -914.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 11/18/1909 in Paterson, NJ, USA
Died: 3/9/1977 in Bridgeport, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1934-09-16
Last Game: 1934-09-30

Full name: John Joseph Merena

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	2	4	3	2	1	0	24.7	20	8	2	16	7	2.92	-914.6

Career ERA 2.92 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 32.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1934	BOS	AL	1	2	4	3	2	1	0	24.7	20	8	16	7	2.92	4.29 (+32%)	-914.6
Career · 1 season			1	2	4	3	2	1	0	24.2	20	8	16	7	2.92	—	-915

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.250	.143	.393	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 48.6% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 63.6% below league average.

Career OPS .393 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1934	BOS	AL	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	3	5	1	1	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	7.0	7	4	6	2	5.14
Away	3	17.2	13	4	10	5	2.04

Last 4 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1934-09-30	BOS	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	1
1934-09-24	BOS	NYY	W	2	1	0	1	0
1934-09-20	BOS	SLA	L	3	0	1	0	0
1934-09-16	BOS	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1934-09-30	BOS	PHA	L	7.0	7	4	4	6	2	1
1934-09-24	BOS	NYY	W	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	0
1934-09-20	BOS	SLA	L	8.1	8	4	4	5	3	1
1934-09-16	BOS	CHW	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	4	0	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1934	BOS	P	4	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Spike Merena

Was Spike Merena a pitcher?: Yes. Spike Merena pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 7 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Spike Merena hit?: Spike Merena hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.