Merl Combs
Merrill Russell Combs
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 172 lb.

Born: December 11, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1947
Final Game: September 28, 1952
Died: July 8, 1981 in Riverside, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1947 BOS AL 27 3B 17 59 17 42 0 6 1.000 3.47 .958 2.91
1949 BOS AL 29 3B 9 26 12 12 2 2 .923 2.67 .962 2.96
1949 BOS AL 29 SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 4.80
1950 WSH AL 30 SS 30 146 48 93 5 20 .966 4.70 .961 4.74
1951 CLE AL 31 SS 16 50 16 32 2 5 .960 3.00 .962 4.72
1952 CLE AL 32 SS 49 213 77 130 6 27 .972 4.22 .962 4.29
1952 CLE AL 32 2B 3 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.00 .983 5.13
4 Seasons SS 96 410 142 255 13 52 .968 4.14 .961 4.51
2 Seasons 3B 26 85 29 54 2 8 .976 3.19 .959 2.93
1 Season 2B 3 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.00 .983 5.13
5 Seasons TOT 125 501 173 313 15 61 .970 3.89 .931 4.19

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1947 BOS AL 27 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BOS AL 29 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0
1950 WSH AL 30 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0
1950 BOS AL 30 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CLE AL 31 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
1952 CLE AL 32 52 52 52 0 0 0 3 0 49 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 140 140 140 0 0 0 3 26 96 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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