Merrill Combs

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 172lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: December 11, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: July 7, 1981 in Riverside, CA

Buried: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 12, 1947 (Age 27-275d, 10,355th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1952 (Age 32-292d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Merrill Russell Combs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

361

.202

RBI

OBP

.314

SLG

.241

OPS

.555

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-21 / in Starts: 15-13
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 128 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	107 (62-29-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 128 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	85 (44-26-13)

Most Driven In
S Mele	2
E Robinson	1
R Ortiz	1
A Evans	1
S Hudson	1
S Robertson	0

Most Driven In By
M Vernon	6
S Mele	4
I Noren	3
M Grasso	1
A Evans	1
S Hudson	1
S Dente	1
E Yost	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	6 (5)	Apr 23 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-9	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			8	.68	0.027	1.68	0.04%	0.40	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Washington Nationals
2	33	16	May 9	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	7	.35	0.025	.88	0.04%	0.41	SS
3	34	17	May 10	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	7	1.35	0.046	3.42	0.07%	0.46	SS
4	35	18	May 11	WSH		CHW	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	7	.61	-0.044	1.70	-0.07%	-0.95	SS
5	36	19	May 12	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	1.73	-0.025	5.62	-0.05%	-0.19	SS
6	37	20	May 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.471	.308	.778	8	.99	0.079	3.03	0.14%	0.70	SS
7	38	21	May 14 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.476	.412	.888	8	.47	-0.042	1.29	-0.07%	-0.09	SS
8	39	22	May 14 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.462	.381	.842	7	.65	0.010	1.64	0.02%	-0.38	SS
9	40	23	May 16	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.320	.433	.360	.793	8	1.48	-0.089	3.56	-0.13%	-1.33	SS
10	41	24	May 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.441	.357	.798	8	1.31	0.106	3.37	0.16%	0.84	SS
11	42	25	May 18	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.355	.474	.387	.861	7	.61	0.051	1.67	0.08%	0.36	SS
12	43	26	May 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.439	.353	.792	7	1.37	-0.105	4.03	-0.19%	-0.92	SS
13	44	27	May 21	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.422	.324	.747	8	.41	-0.010	1.41	-0.02%	-0.30	SS
14	45	28	May 22	WSH	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	.282	.417	.308	.724	8	.92	-0.010	3.19	-0.02%	-0.51	SS
15	46	29	May 23	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.423	.310	.733	7	.93	0.019	2.94	0.04%	0.26	SS
16	47	30	May 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.411	.289	.700	7	1.30	-0.065	3.99	-0.12%	-0.43	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	48	38 (7)	Jun 2 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.404	.283	.686	2	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.11	PH
18	49	42 (3)	Jun 6	WSH		DET	L,8-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.414	.298	.712	9	.54	0.029	.46	0.02%	0.21	PH
19	50	47 (4)	Jun 11 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.424	.298	.722	9	.16	0.005	.12	0.00%	0.27	PH
20	51	49 (1)	Jun 13 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.417	.292	.708	9	1.26	-0.034	.58	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
21	52	51 (1)	Jun 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.417	.292	.708	7						SS
22	53	53 (1)	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.426	.292	.718	8	.11	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.40	PH
23	54	56 (2)	Jun 20	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.426	.292	.718	6						SS
24	55	57	Jun 21	WSH	@	DET	W,12-4	CG	6	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.448	.308	.755	2	.52	-0.005	.17	0.00%	0.44	SS
25	56	58	Jun 22	WSH	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.458	.321	.780	2	.75	0.008	.35	0.00%	0.14	SS
26	57	59	Jun 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.305	.461	.322	.783	2	.76	-0.027	.37	-0.01%	0.97	SS
27	58	60	Jun 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	.297	.444	.313	.757	2	1.73	-0.034	.63	-0.01%	-0.85	SS
28	59	61	Jun 25 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.453	.313	.767	2	1.02	0.097	.37	0.02%	0.74	SS
29	60	62	Jun 25 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.429	.292	.720	2	1.01	-0.128	.24	-0.02%	-1.93	SS
30	61	63	Jun 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.423	.286	.708	2	1.63	-0.032	.44	-0.01%	-0.01	SS
31	62	64	Jun 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.426	.288	.713	2	.91	0.006	.30	0.00%	-0.15	SS
32	63	65	Jun 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,12-7	CG	6	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.430	.294	.724	2	1.12	0.119	.25	0.02%	0.97	SS
33	64	66	Jun 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,6-7	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.429	.292	.721	2	1.51	-0.015	.37	0.00%	0.22	SS
34	65	67	Jun 30 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.269	.414	.280	.693	2	1.55	-0.209	.28	-0.02%	-1.69	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	66	68	Jul 1	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.260	.403	.271	.674	2	1.48	-0.117	.22	-0.01%	-1.13	SS
36	67	69	Jul 2	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.390	.260	.650	2	.85	-0.088	.16	-0.01%	-1.05	SS
37	68	81 (11)	Jul 16 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,8-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.387	.257	.645	9	3.08	-0.074	.17	0.00%	-0.82	PH
38	69	87 (5)	Jul 23	WSH		CLE	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.384	.255	.639	9	.23	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.17	PH
							17-21		128	102	19	25	1	0	0	6	23	0	16	0	3		4	2	0	1	.245	.384	.255	.639		1.03	-0.530	1.40	-0.11%	-5.50

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