Merl Combs
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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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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