Henry Merchant

Henry Lewis Merchant
(Speed)

Born: February 17, 1918 in Birmingham, AL
Died: August 23, 1982 in Cincinnati, OH
(64 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 6'3"

Wt: 180

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• Buried: Wesleyan Cemetery (Cincinnati, OH)

Compared to Contemporary Center Fielders (Top 50)

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	Yrs	Career	HoF	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Cool Papa Bell	CF	23	1922-1946	✔	44.8	44.3	-2.3	5.5	-3.3
2	Willard Brown	CF	13	1935-1948	✔	32.6	29.0	4.3	0.0	-0.6
3	Wild Bill Wright	CF	14	1932-1945		30.6	30.5	2.0	0.0	-1.9
4	Pedro Pagés	CF	8	1939-1947		20.5	16.0	5.6	0.0	-1.2
5	Alejandro Crespo	CF	7	1940-1946		18.0	16.5	2.8	0.0	-1.2
6	Jerry Benjamin	CF	16	1932-1948		17.2	13.9	3.8	0.0	-0.5
7	Henry Kimbro	CF	12	1937-1948		16.7	16.4	0.8	0.0	-0.6
8	Pedro Formental	CF	4	1943-1947		12.3	12.2	0.3	0.1	-0.2
9	Neil Robinson	CF	15	1932-1948		10.2	9.5	0.6	0.0	-0.5
10	Sam Jethroe	CF	8	1938-1948		9.4	7.8	1.7	0.0	-0.1
11	Jacinto Roque	CF	4	1940-1944		8.0	8.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
12	Lloyd Davenport	CF	11	1935-1945		7.6	6.0	1.8	0.3	-0.5
13	Jesús Díaz	CF	4	1942-1945		5.6	5.4	0.9	0.0	-0.6
14	Felix McLaurin	CF	5	1942-1946		5.0	4.4	0.8	0.0	-0.2
15	Jimmie Crutchfield	CF	14	1930-1945		4.6	1.9	4.3	-0.2	-1.9
16	Gene Benson	CF	14	1934-1948		4.0	5.3	-0.6	0.0	-0.7
17	Henry Merchant	CF	9	1940-1948		1.6	0.4	1.5	-0.1	-0.2
18	José Vargas	CF	3	1935-1944		1.4	0.4	1.1	0.0	-0.1
19	George Minor	CF	4	1944-1948		0.7	0.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
20	Johnny Ray	CF	8	1937-1945		0.5	0.1	0.7	0.0	-0.2
21	Lacey Thomas	CF	5	1937-1944		0.4	0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
22	Freddie Shepard	CF	4	1943-1946		0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
23	Fermín Vázquez	CF	6	1940-1945		0.4	1.6	-1.2	-0.1	0.1
24	Mance Smith	CF	1	1944		0.3	-0.3	0.6	0.0	-0.1
25	Bobby Vandever	CF	1	1944		0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
26	Rafael Cabrera	CF	2	1944-1948		0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
27	Bob Turner	CF	1	1944		0.0	-0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
28	Norman Robinson	CF	7	1940-1948		-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.3
29	John Henry Oliver	CF	3	1937-1945		-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
30	Gabe Patterson	CF	3	1941-1948		-0.7	0.3	-0.8	0.0	-0.1
31	Greene Farmer	CF	4	1940-1947		-0.9	-0.2	-0.6	0.0	-0.1
32	Juan Luna	CF	4	1942-1945		-1.1	-0.3	-0.6	0.0	-0.2
33	Jesús Llamas	CF	2	1940-1944		-2.1	-1.0	-0.7	-0.3	-0.1
34	Julián Ramírez	CF	4	1940-1944		-2.5	-1.6	0.0	-0.9	0.0
35	Marvin Barker	CF	15	1932-1948		-2.9	-0.3	-3.1	1.0	-0.4

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