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	7-6 / in Starts: 5-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
B Doerr	1

Most Driven In By
D DiMaggio	2
T Williams	1
A Zarilla	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	18	4 (3)	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
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
2	19	13 (8)	May 3	BOS	@	DET	T,14-14	4-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.23	0.010	.56	0.02%	0.27	PH
3	20	14	May 4	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.30	-0.008	.73	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
4	21	15	May 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9	.42	0.019	.92	0.03%	0.61	PH
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
5	22	40 (24)	Jun 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	4	.04	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.21	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
6	23	75 (34)	Jul 7 susp	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	2	.06	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.11	PH 3B
Aug		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
7	24	113 (37)	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,13-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.14	3B
8	25	114	Aug 15	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	GS-11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.51	-0.040	2.24	-0.11%	-0.43	3B
9	26	115	Aug 16	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.385	.222	.607	8						3B
10	27	116	Aug 17	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.313	.167	.479	8	1.39	-0.055	6.76	-0.16%	-0.80	3B
11	28	117	Aug 19	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.400	.214	.614	8	.26	0.044	1.19	0.12%	1.33	3B
12	29	118	Aug 20	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.417	.188	.604	8	.37	0.027	1.72	0.08%	0.62	3B
13	30	119	Aug 21	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.429	.211	.639	7	.81	-0.127	3.89	-0.37%	-1.26	3B
14	31	120	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.424	.250	.674	7	1.43	0.029	8.50	0.10%	0.48	3B
							7-6		34	24	5	5	1	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.208	.424	.250	.674		.70	-0.104	3.53	-0.31%	0.46

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