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	12-7 / in Starts: 5-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	20 (13-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
L Easter	1
L Doby	1
H Simpson	0
B McCosky	0

Most Driven In By
D Mitchell	1
E Wynn	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	70	4 (3)	Apr 21	CLE		SLB	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.03	-0.073	3.18	-0.14%	-1.10	SS
2	71	5	Apr 22 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,10-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.03	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.26	SS
3	72	6	Apr 22 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	7	.92	-0.006	2.88	-0.01%	-0.33	SS
4	73	7	Apr 24	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	7	1.03	0.100	3.65	0.21%	0.84	SS
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
5	74	23 (15)	May 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	7	.02	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.29	SS
6	75	28 (4)	May 20 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	2						SS
7	76	29	May 20 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	7	.89	-0.075	1.18	-0.06%	-0.97	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
8	77	40 (10)	Jun 1	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	2						SS
9	78	41	Jun 2	CLE		WSH	W,12-4	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.38	SS
10	79	50 (8)	Jun 10 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,6-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	4						PR
11	80	59 (8)	Jun 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,14-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	7						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
12	81	72 (12)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-5	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	7	.79	0.076	1.45	0.08%	0.78	SS
13	82	81 (8)	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-7	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	9	.71	-0.017	2.24	-0.03%	-0.29	PH
14	83	89 (7)	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.250	.440	7	.65	-0.054	3.01	-0.15%	-1.25	SS
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
15	84	115 (25)	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.238	.420	9	.18	-0.005	1.31	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
16	85	130 (14)	Aug 31	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.273	.490	8	.90	0.046	7.53	0.23%	0.61	SS
Sept		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	86	136 (5)	Sep 5	CLE		DET	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.280	.539	7	.19	-0.010	1.72	-0.06%	-0.01	SS
18	87	140 (3)	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.269	.519	7	1.82	-0.052	19.33	-0.33%	-0.24	SS
19	88	154 (13)	Sep 29	CLE		DET	W,7-6	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.250	.483	7	3.07	-0.235	.00	0.00%	-0.68	SS
							12-7		31	28	2	5	2	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.250	.483		.82	-0.308	2.68	-0.28%	-3.00

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