Merl Combs

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Full Name: Merrill Russell Combs	Primary Position: SS,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/172	First Game: September 12, 1947
Birthdate: December 11, 1919	Final Game: September 28, 1952
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: July 7, 1981
Deathplace: Riverside, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
8 Categories

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Merl Combs (Merrill Russell Combs) was born on December 11, 1919 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1947 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .165 with 1 home run and 10 RBI. Combs played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 5 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1947	BOS	A	17	68	8	15	1	6	.221	.329	.279	1	0	9	9	2	0	0	0	3
1949	BOS	A	14	24	5	5	0	1	.208	.424	.250	1	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0
1950	WAS	A	37	102	19	25	0	6	.245	.379	.255	1	0	22	16	0	3	0	0	3
1950	BOS	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1950	TOT	A	38	102	19	25	0	6	.245	.384	.255	1	0	23	16	0	3	0	0	3
1951	CLE	A	19	28	2	5	0	2	.179	.233	.250	2	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0
1952	CLE	A	52	139	11	23	1	10	.165	.242	.209	1	1	14	15	0	2	0	0	2
Total			140	361	45	73	2	25	.202	.314	.241	6	1	57	43	2	7	0	0	8

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1947	BOS	A	3B	17	0	0	17	42	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	BOS	A	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	BOS	A	3B	9	0	0	12	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.923
1950	WAS	A	SS	30	0	0	48	93	5	20	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1951	CLE	A	SS	16	0	0	16	32	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	.960
1952	CLE	A	SS	49	0	0	77	130	6	27	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1952	CLE	A	2B	3	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	26	0	0	29	54	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			SS	96	0	0	142	255	13	52	0	0	0	0	0	.968
Total			2B	3	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1941).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Tommy O'Brien to Washington Senators in exchange for Clyde Vollmer (May 8, 1950).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Snuffy Stirnweiss to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Fred Marsh and $35000 (April 1, 1951).

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