James Verlin Mertz (August 10, 1916 – February 4, 2003) was a
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...
in
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
. He played for the
Washington Senators, appearing in 33 games, all during the
1943 season, making ten starts, while notching three saves.
["Jim Mertz Statistics and History"](_blank)
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
References
External links
Baseball Almanac
1916 births
2003 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Sportspeople from Lima, Ohio
Baseball players from Allen County, Ohio
Atlanta Crackers players
DeLand Reds players
Macon Peaches players
Savannah Indians players
Waycross Bears players
20th-century American sportsmen
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