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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• College: Henderson Institute (Henderson, TX)
• Buried: Wesleyan Cemetery (Cincinnati, OH)

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Leovigildo Xiqués	3	1944	1947	0.4
Wilson Redus	1	1940	1940	0.3
Thad Christopher	1	1943	1943	0.2
Kelsey	1	1943	1943	0.1
Les Witherspoon	1	1948	1948	0.1

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Reinaldo Drake	4	1945	1948	2.0
Henry Merchant	9	1940	1948	1.7
Cool Papa Bell	1	1942	1942	1.0
Rafael Cabrera	2	1944	1948	0.1
Willie Simms	1	1940	1940	-0.3

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Fred Wilson	2	1943	1945	1.7
Jimmie Crutchfield	2	1941	1942	1.3
Ted Strong	1	1948	1948	0.9
Duke Cleveland	2	1946	1947	0.5
Dave Harper	2	1943	1944	0.5

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Hoss Walker	4	1944	1947	1.5
John Lyles	1	1941	1941	0.3
Gene Smith	1	1946	1946	0.3
Jack Marshall	1	1944	1944	0.2
Pedro Regalado	1	1945	1945	0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Clarence Lamar	1	1943	1943	1.0
Ray Neil	3	1946	1948	0.8
Walter Cannady	2	1942	1944	0.7
Fermín Valdés	1	1944	1944	0.2
Billy Horne	2	1940	1941	0.1

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Hairston	5	1944	1948	3.1
John Britton	2	1942	1943	1.8
Alex Radcliff	4	1941	1945	1.7
Ted Bond	1	1940	1940	0.8
Curtis Henderson	1	1941	1941	0.4

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ed Young	3	1940	1942	1.7
Goose Tatum	5	1943	1948	0.6
Leonard Lindsay	3	1943	1947	0.2
Archie Ware	1	1941	1941	-0.1
Richard King	3	1943	1948	-0.1

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buster Haywood	6	1943	1948	0.3
Ernie Smith	2	1940	1942	0.2
Oscar Boone	1	1941	1941	0.1
Walter Burch	1	1940	1940	0.1
Leandy Young	1	1942	1942	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Roosevelt Davis	3	1943	1945	2.7
Willie Cornelius	3	1940	1942	1.8
Angel García	3	1945	1948	1.8
Peanuts Davis	2	1943	1946	1.2
Johnny Williams	5	1944	1948	1.0
Jim Cohen	1	1948	1948	0.7
Leroy Sutton	2	1942	1945	0.7
Luis Cabrera	1	1948	1948	0.5
Antonio Ruiz	1	1944	1944	0.4
Lefty Bowe	1	1940	1940	0.2

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Willie Ferrell	2	1941	1942	0.6
Juan Guilbe	1	1947	1947	0.5
Charlie Shields	2	1941	1942	0.5
Specs Roberts	1	1944	1944	0.4
Willie McCrary	1	1944	1944	0.4
Manuel Godínez	3	1946	1948	0.3
Fay Washington	1	1945	1945	0.3
Albert Overton	1	1944	1944	0.3
Bill Barnes	1	1947	1947	0.3
Willie Cathey	1	1948	1948	0.2
Lloyd Bruce	1	1940	1940	0.2
José Velásquez	1	1948	1948	0.2
Jimmie Newberry	1	1943	1943	0.2
Smith	1	1943	1943	0.2
Ulysses Evans	2	1942	1943	0.2
Gentry Jessup	2	1941	1942	0.1
Ollie West	1	1942	1942	0.1
Tomás Quiñones	1	1947	1947	0.1
Zell Miles	1	1940	1940	0.1
Specs Ellis	1	1943	1943	0.0