Henry Merchant - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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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Notes:

• Buried: Wesleyan Cemetery (Cincinnati, OH)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1940	CAG	NAL	22	CF	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
1941	CAG	NAL	23	RP	1	0	1.000	4	0	2	0	0	0	9.1	7	6	10	0	6	3	0	0	0	47	5.79	64
1942	CAG	NAL	24	RP	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	9.00	48
1944	CIC	NAL	26	CF	1	1	.500	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	8	2	16	0	2	4	0	0	0	75	1.00	315
1945	CIC	NAL	27	CF	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	7	4	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	6.75	61
1946	CIC	NAL	28	LF	1	0	1.000	2	1	1	0	0	1	5.0	2	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	22	1.80	225
1947	CIC	NAL	29	RF	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	18.00	28
7	2			CF	3	2	.600	13	4	5	2	0	1	41.2	28	17	46	1	12	9	0	0	0	192	3.67	107
162 Game Average					12	8	.600	52	16	20	8	0	4	166.2	112	68	184	4	48	36	0	0	0	768	3.67	107

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
3	Chicago American Giants			RP	1	0	1.000	7	0	4	0	0	0	12.1	9	8	13	0	6	4	0	0	0	59	5.84	66
4	Indianapolis Clowns			CF	2	2	.500	6	4	1	2	0	1	29.1	19	9	33	1	6	5	0	0	0	133	2.76	146

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1940	CAG	NAL	22	CF	1.0		0.00	1.22		0.0%	14.0%		0.0%	8.1%			1.73		0.0%	0.6%
1941	CAG	NAL	23	RP	9.1		1.71	1.29		6.4%	15.0%		12.8%	7.5%		0.50	1.99		0.0%	0.5%
1942	CAG	NAL	24	RP	2.0		1.50	1.46		11.1%	11.5%		0.0%	7.8%			1.48		0.0%	0.7%
1944	CIC	NAL	26	CF	18.0		1.00	1.24		5.3%	12.5%		2.7%	7.3%		2.00	1.71		0.0%	0.3%
1945	CIC	NAL	27	CF	5.1		1.69	1.35		3.6%	12.3%		0.0%	7.7%			1.60		3.6%	0.7%
1946	CIC	NAL	28	LF	5.0		1.40	1.42		0.0%	14.0%		13.6%	8.6%		0.00	1.62		0.0%	0.6%
1947	CIC	NAL	29	RF	1.0		5.00	1.61		0.0%	11.7%		12.5%	9.5%		0.00	1.23		0.0%	0.9%
7	2			CF	41.2		1.39	1.31		4.7%	13.2%		6.3%	7.7%		0.75	1.73		0.5%	0.5%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
3	Chicago American Giants			RP	12.1		1.54	1.31		6.8%	14.4%		10.2%	7.6%		0.67	1.89		0.0%	0.6%
4	Indianapolis Clowns			CF	29.1		1.33	1.30		3.8%	12.6%		4.5%	7.7%		0.83	1.66		0.8%	0.5%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1940	CAG	NAL	22	CF	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1941	CAG	NAL	23	RP	4	47	38	7	10	0	1	0	1	0	6	3	0	0	3		1	.263	.364	.316	.679
1942	CAG	NAL	24	RP	2	9	9	2	3	1	0	0	2		0	1		0	0			.333	.333	.444	.778
1944	CIC	NAL	26	CF	2	75	73	8	16	0	0	0	0		2	4	0	0	0	1	0	.219	.237	.219	.456
1945	CIC	NAL	27	CF	1	28	28	7	9	2	1	1	0		0	1	0	0	0		1	.321	.321	.571	.893
1946	CIC	NAL	28	LF	2	22	19	2	4	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0		0	.211	.318	.263	.581
1947	CIC	NAL	29	RF	1	8	7	2	4	1	0	0	1		1	0		0	0		0	.571	.625	.714	1.339
7	2			CF	13	192	177	28	46	5	2	1	4	0	12	9	0	0	3	1	2	.260	.305	.328	.633

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
3	Chicago American Giants			RP	7	59	50	9	13	1	1	0	3	0	6	4	0	0	3		1	.260	.339	.320	.659
4	Indianapolis Clowns			CF	6	133	127	19	33	4	1	1	1		6	5	0	0	0	1	1	.260	.291	.331	.622

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