Merritt Ranew

Merritt Ranew
Merritt Ranew
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	Catcher
	Born: May 10, 1938; Albany, Georgia
	Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Valdosta, Georgia
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 13, 1962, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 1969, for the Seattle Pilots
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	54
Teams
	Houston Colt .45s (1962); Chicago Cubs (1963–1964); Milwaukee Braves (1964); California Angels (1965); Seattle Pilots (1969);

Merritt Thomas Ranew (May 10, 1938 – October 18, 2011) was an American professional baseball catcher.

Ranew was born in Albany, Georgia. He was selected in the 1961 MLB Expansion Draft by the Houston Colt .45s from the Milwaukee Braves. Ranew played for the Colt .45s (1962), Chicago Cubs (1963–1964), Milwaukee Braves (1964), California Angels (1965), and the Seattle Pilots (1969). He stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). He died in Valdosta, Georgia.

In the minor leagues in 1966, Ranew was clubbed on the head with a bat by Santiago Rosario and seriously injured.

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