Bill Merritt (baseball)
William Henry Merritt was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher from -. He would play for the Boston Beaneaters, Chicago Colts, Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds.
In 401 games over eight seasons, Merritt posted a.272 batting average with 182 runs, 8 home runs and 196 RBI. He finished his career with a.943 fielding percentage playing at least one game at every position except pitcher.
