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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1947 27 BOS AL 17 79 68 8 15 1 0 1 6 0 0 9 9 .221 .329 .279 .609 65 19 3 2 0 5
1949 29 BOS AL 14 34 24 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 .208 .424 .250 .674 76 6 0 0 1 /56
1950 30 TOT AL 38 128 102 19 25 1 0 0 6 0 0 23 16 .245 .384 .255 .639 70 26 3 0 3 6
1950 30 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
1950 30 WSH AL 37 127 102 19 25 1 0 0 6 0 0 22 16 .245 .379 .255 .634 68 26 3 0 3 6
1951 31 CLE AL 19 31 28 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .179 .233 .250 .483 33 7 0 0 1 6
1952 32 CLE AL 52 155 139 11 23 1 1 1 10 0 1 14 15 .165 .242 .209 .450 29 29 2 0 2 6/4
5 Seasons 140 427 361 45 73 6 1 2 25 0 1 57 43 .202 .314 .241 .555 53 87 8 2 7
162 Game Avg. 162 494 418 52 84 7 1 2 29 0 1 66 50 .202 .314 .241 .555 53 101 9 2 8
BOS (3 yrs) 32 114 92 13 20 2 0 1 7 0 0 19 9 .217 .363 .272 .635 70 25 3 2 1
CLE (2 yrs) 71 186 167 13 28 3 1 1 12 0 1 16 18 .168 .240 .216 .456 30 36 2 0 3
WSH (1 yr) 37 127 102 19 25 1 0 0 6 0 0 22 16 .245 .379 .255 .634 68 26 3 0 3

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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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

May 8, 1950: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Tommy O'Brien to the Washington Senators for Clyde Vollmer.

Before 1951 Season: Sent from the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

April 1, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Snuffy Stirnweiss to the Cleveland Indians for Fred Marsh and $35,000.

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