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)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
3B
5
1944
1948
IC
3.0
2.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
2
SP
3
1943
1945
IC
2.7
-0.4
0.0
3.0
0.0
3
CF
4
1945
1948
IC
2.0
1.0
1.1
0.0
-0.1
4
1B
3
1940
1942
CAG
1.8
1.6
0.4
0.0
-0.1
5
SP
3
1945
1948
IC
1.7
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
6
3B
2
1942
1943
CAG/IC
1.7
0.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
7
3B
4
1941
1945
CAG/IC
1.7
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
8
RF
2
1943
1945
IC
1.6
0.5
0.3
0.9
-0.1
9
SP
3
1940
1942
CAG
1.5
0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
10
SS
4
1944
1947
IC
1.5
-0.3
1.6
0.0
0.2
11
RF
2
1941
1942
CAG
1.4
1.0
0.6
0.0
-0.2
12
SP
2
1943
1946
IC
1.2
-0.2
0.1
1.3
0.0
13
CF
1
1942
1942
CAG
1.0
1.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
14
SP
5
1944
1948
IC
1.0
-0.2
0.1
1.1
0.0
15
2B
1
1943
1943
IC
0.9
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
16
RF
1
1948
1948
IC
0.9
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.0
17
2B
3
1946
1948
IC
0.8
1.1
-0.5
0.0
0.3
18
3B
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
19
SP
1
1948
1948
IC
0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.9
0.0
20
2B
2
1942
1944
CAG/IC
0.7
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
21
SP
2
1942
1945
CAG/IC
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
22
SP
1
1948
1948
IC
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
23
1B
5
1943
1948
IC
0.5
1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
24
RP
1
1947
1947
IC
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
25
RP
2
1941
1942
CAG
0.5
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.0
26
RF
2
1946
1947
IC
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
27
RP
2
1941
1942
CAG
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
28
RF
2
1943
1944
IC
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
29
SP
1
1944
1944
IC
0.4
0.5
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
30
RP
1
1944
1944
IC
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
31
LF
3
1944
1947
IC
0.4
0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
32
RP
1
1944
1944
IC
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
33
3B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
34
2B
1
1944
1944
IC
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
35
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
36
C
6
1943
1948
IC
0.3
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
37
RP
1
1944
1944
IC
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
38
RP
1
1945
1945
IC
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
39
RP
3
1946
1948
IC
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
40
LF
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
41
RP
1
1948
1948
IC
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
42
RP
1
1947
1947
IC
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
43
SS
1
1946
1946
IC
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
44
C
2
1940
1942
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
45
RP
1
1943
1943
IC
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
46
RP
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
47
RP
1
1948
1948
IC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
48
RF
1
1947
1947
IC
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
49
1B
3
1943
1947
IC
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
50
RP
1
1943
1943
IC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
51
LF
1
1943
1943
IC
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
52
RF
2
1941
1942
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
53
C
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
54
CF
2
1944
1948
IC
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
55
RP
2
1942
1943
CAG/IC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
56
SS
1
1945
1945
IC
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
57
3B
1
1948
1948
IC
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
58
SP
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
59
SS
1
1943
1943
IC
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
60
2B
1
1944
1944
IC
0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
61
LF
1
1943
1943
IC
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
2B
2
1940
1941
CAG
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
63
RP
2
1941
1942
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
64
RP
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
65
C
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
67
RF
1
1948
1948
IC
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
68
RF
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
69
RP
1
1947
1947
IC
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
70
C
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
LF
1
1948
1948
IC
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
72
C
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
73
-
1
1944
1944
IC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
-
1
1945
1945
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
RP
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
76
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
SS
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
C
2
1947
1948
IC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
79
RP
1
1943
1943
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
RF
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
C
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
82
C
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84
RP
1
1946
1946
IC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
85
C
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
RF
1
1943
1943
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
-
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
-
1
1946
1946
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
92
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
-
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
RF
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
96
-
1
1943
1943
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
SS
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
98
2B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
-
1
1942
1942
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
SS
1
1948
1948
IC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
-
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
SS
1
1948
1948
IC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
RP
1
1943
1943
IC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
104
2B
1
1940
1940
CAG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
105
SS
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
LF
1
1943
1943
IC
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
107
SS
1
1947
1947
IC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
1B
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
1B
3
1943
1948
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
1B
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
-
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
-
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
113
RP
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
114
3B
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
115
RP
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
116
RP
2
1945
1948
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
117
2B
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
119
2B
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
120
1B
1
1944
1944
IC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
122
LF
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
123
LF
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
2B
2
1943
1946
IC
-0.1
1.1
-1.3
-0.1
0.1
125
RP
1
1944
1944
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
126
3B
2
1943
1944
IC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
127
C
2
1943
1944
IC
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
128
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
129
SS
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
130
LF
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.2
-0.4
0.3
0.0
-0.1
131
SS
4
1942
1945
CAG/IC
-0.2
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.4
132
-
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
133
RP
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
134
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
136
RP
2
1942
1947
CAG/IC
-0.2
-0.2
-0.5
0.5
0.0
137
RP
2
1946
1947
IC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
138
-
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
139
2B
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
141
RP
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
142
2B
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
143
RF
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
144
RP
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
145
-
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
146
LF
3
1941
1944
CAG/IC
-0.3
0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
147
-
1
1944
1944
IC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
148
-
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
149
-
1
1940
1940
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
150
SS
2
1940
1943
CAG/IC
-0.3
0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
151
RP
2
1945
1946
IC
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
152
CF
1
1940
1940
CAG
-0.3
0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
153
1B
2
1940
1942
CAG
-0.3
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
154
2B
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
155
-
1
1943
1943
IC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
156
SS
1
1947
1947
IC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
157
SS
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
158
LF
3
1940
1942
CAG
-0.3
0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-0.1
159
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
160
RF
2
1940
1941
CAG
-0.4
0.7
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
161
-
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
162
RF
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
164
RP
2
1944
1945
IC
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
165
SS
2
1941
1946
CAG/IC
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
166
LF
1
1945
1945
IC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
167
-
1
1946
1946
IC
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
168
2B
3
1942
1946
CAG/IC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
169
C
3
1941
1944
CAG/IC
-0.5
0.0
0.1
-0.7
0.1
170
RF
2
1940
1942
CAG
-0.5
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
171
2B
2
1942
1943
CAG/IC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.0
172
-
2
1942
1947
CAG/IC
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
173
LF
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.5
0.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
174
-
2
1942
1944
CAG/IC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
175
SS
2
1941
1942
CAG
-0.6
0.1
-0.9
0.0
0.2
176
C
1
1942
1942
CAG
-0.6
0.1
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
177
SS
3
1946
1948
IC
-0.8
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.2
178
LF
1
1948
1948
IC
-0.9
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
179
1B
3
1944
1947
IC
-0.9
0.7
-1.0
-0.3
-0.2
180
RF
3
1943
1945
IC
-0.9
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
181
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.9
-0.1
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
182
RP
4
1943
1948
IC
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.8
0.0
183
-
2
1940
1942
CAG
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0

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