Jim Merritt - Game Log
Career: 1965 - 1975
Page 2 of 2 · 1965–1967
Career Summary
Batting
- Games
- 298
- At Bats
- 397
- Hits
- 56
- Home Runs
- 4
- RBI
- 20
- Career AVG
- .141
Pitching
- Games
- 297
- Wins
- 81
- Losses
- 86
- Saves
- 7
- Innings Pitched
- 1483.0
- Career ERA
- 3.65
Batting Game Log
Page 2 of 2: 48 batting games (1965–1967) of 298 career
| Date | Opp | Team | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-08-02 | BAL | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965-08-06 | BOS | MIN | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1965-08-12 | NYA | MIN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1965-08-17 | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 |
| 1965-08-21 | CAL | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .077 |
| 1965-08-25 | NYA | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .067 |
| 1965-08-29 | CLE | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .062 |
| 1965-09-02 | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .056 |
| 1965-09-06 | KC1 | MIN | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1965-09-10 | BOS | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965-09-14 | KC1 | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965-09-17 | WS2 | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965-09-21 | BAL | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965-09-25 | WS2 | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965-09-29 | BAL | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965-10-02 | CAL | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1966-04-14 | KC1 | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1966-04-19 | KC1 | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1966-04-23 | CAL | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1966-05-07 | BOS | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1966-05-12 | NYA | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| 1966-05-19 | CHA | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1966-05-22 | NYA | MIN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1966-05-30 | BAL | MIN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .103 |
| 1966-06-01 | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
| 1966-06-04 | CLE | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
| 1966-06-11 | CHA | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
| 1966-06-15 | CAL | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1966-06-18 | CHA | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1966-06-21 | CAL | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1966-06-24 | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1966-07-01 | BAL | MIN | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1966-07-05 | CLE | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| 1966-07-09 | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| 1966-07-17 | NYA | MIN | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 |
| 1966-07-21 | WS2 | MIN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 |
| 1966-07-29 | BAL | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| 1966-08-05 | KC1 | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .146 |
| 1966-08-09 | CAL | MIN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .140 |
| 1966-08-14 | KC1 | MIN | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 |
| 1966-08-26 | CHA | MIN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .122 |
| 1966-08-30 | WS2 | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .135 |
| 1966-09-03 | NYA | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| 1966-09-10 | BAL | MIN | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .127 |
| 1966-09-16 | NYA | MIN | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .123 |
| 1966-09-24 | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .121 |
| 1966-09-30 | BAL | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .115 |
| 1967-04-14 | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching Game Log
Page 2 of 2: 47 pitching games (1965–1967) of 297 career
| Date | Opp | Team | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-08-02 | BAL | MIN | W | - | 8.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4.15 |
| 1965-08-06 | BOS | MIN | W | W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.68 |
| 1965-08-12 | NYA | MIN | W | W | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3.04 |
| 1965-08-17 | DET | MIN | L | L | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.58 |
| 1965-08-21 | CAL | MIN | W | W | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.12 |
| 1965-08-25 | NYA | MIN | W | W | 8.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.14 |
| 1965-08-29 | CLE | MIN | L | L | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.20 |
| 1965-09-02 | DET | MIN | L | L | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.56 |
| 1965-09-06 | KC1 | MIN | L | - | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.55 |
| 1965-09-10 | BOS | MIN | W | SV | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.36 |
| 1965-09-14 | KC1 | MIN | W | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.31 |
| 1965-09-17 | WS2 | MIN | L | L | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.39 |
| 1965-09-21 | BAL | MIN | L | - | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 |
| 1965-09-25 | WS2 | MIN | W | W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.28 |
| 1965-09-29 | BAL | MIN | W | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| 1965-10-02 | CAL | MIN | L | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 |
| 1966-04-14 | KC1 | MIN | W | SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 |
| 1966-04-19 | KC1 | MIN | L | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.04 |
| 1966-04-23 | CAL | MIN | L | L | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.31 |
| 1966-05-07 | BOS | MIN | W | - | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 |
| 1966-05-12 | NYA | MIN | W | SV | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.18 |
| 1966-05-19 | CHA | MIN | W | - | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.13 |
| 1966-05-22 | NYA | MIN | L | L | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.08 |
| 1966-05-30 | BAL | MIN | L | L | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.05 |
| 1966-06-01 | DET | MIN | L | - | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 |
| 1966-06-04 | CLE | MIN | L | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.02 |
| 1966-06-11 | CHA | MIN | W | SV | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1966-06-15 | CAL | MIN | L | L | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.09 |
| 1966-06-18 | CHA | MIN | W | - | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.17 |
| 1966-06-21 | CAL | MIN | L | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.15 |
| 1966-06-24 | DET | MIN | L | L | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 |
| 1966-07-01 | BAL | MIN | L | L | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.09 |
| 1966-07-05 | CLE | MIN | W | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.16 |
| 1966-07-09 | DET | MIN | L | L | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.45 |
| 1966-07-17 | NYA | MIN | L | L | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.56 |
| 1966-07-21 | WS2 | MIN | W | W | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3.33 |
| 1966-07-29 | BAL | MIN | L | L | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.30 |
| 1966-08-05 | KC1 | MIN | L | L | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.38 |
| 1966-08-09 | CAL | MIN | L | L | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.34 |
| 1966-08-14 | KC1 | MIN | L | L | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.43 |
| 1966-08-26 | CHA | MIN | W | W | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 1966-08-30 | WS2 | MIN | W | W | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.29 |
| 1966-09-03 | NYA | MIN | L | L | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.39 |
| 1966-09-10 | BAL | MIN | W | W | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.33 |
| 1966-09-16 | NYA | MIN | W | W | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3.24 |
| 1966-09-24 | DET | MIN | L | L | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.36 |
| 1966-09-30 | BAL | MIN | W | W | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.30 |
About this page of Jim Merritt's game log
This is page 2 of 2 in Jim Merritt's game log, holding the earliest games (1965–1967). Batting games on this page start on August 2, 1965 to April 14, 1967. In these games Merritt played for the Minnesota Twins. September 6, 1965 stands out: 2 for 3 with 2 RBI against the Kansas City Athletics. The Opp column turns up the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees more than any other clubs. August 2, 1965 opens the log: 0 for 3 against the Baltimore Orioles. Merritt was credited with a win on September 30, 1966, the last one listed here. The pitching table covers August 2, 1965 through September 30, 1966. Merritt struck out 12 on July 21, 1966, the most on this page. Scoreless complete-length outings here came on July 21, 1966. The roughest line came on September 24, 1966: 5 earned runs on 5 hits. The ERA column is cumulative; it reads 4.15 after the first game on the page and 3.30 after the last. Use the jump-to-season links (1965 through 1975) to reach another part of Merritt's log. Each game on this page comes from Retrosheet's box-score data; click a date to see every game played that day.
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