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	27-24 / in Starts: 20-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 155 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	111 (65-33-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 155 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	97 (51-30-15)

Most Driven In
A Rosen	3
H Simpson	2
D Mitchell	2
J Tipton	1
B Glynn	1
Self	1
L Easter	0

Most Driven In By
B Feller	2
S Gromek	2
H Simpson	2
B Lemon	1
J Berardino	1
Self	1
J Fridley	1
D Mitchell	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	89	6 (5)	Apr 20 (1)	CLE		DET	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						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
2	90	15 (8)	May 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	11-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	4.93	-0.140	16.41	-0.28%	-0.57	SS
3	91	40 (24)	May 29	CLE	@	DET	W,11-4	4-GF	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	7	.54	0.029	2.42	0.08%	0.35	SS
4	92	41	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	7	1.08	-0.091	5.67	-0.29%	-0.91	SS
5	93	42	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	7	1.15	-0.006	5.72	-0.02%	0.07	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
6	94	43	Jun 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.429	.762	7	.80	-0.001	3.84	0.00%	0.04	SS
7	95	47 (3)	Jun 6	CLE	@	PHA	W,11-4	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	7	.07	-0.001	.34	0.00%	-0.29	PR SS
8	96	48	Jun 7	CLE	@	PHA	W,14-0	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.333	.596	7	.00	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.87	PR SS
9	97	49	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	7	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	-0.29	SS
10	98	50	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-11	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.286	.513	2	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.46	2B
11	99	52 (1)	Jun 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.304	.554	7	.77	0.027	3.88	0.08%	0.28	SS
12	100	53	Jun 12	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.259	.474	7	.20	-0.020	.92	-0.06%	-0.87	SS
13	101	55 (1)	Jun 14	CLE		NYY	L,0-11	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.233	.427	9	.25	-0.019	1.46	-0.07%	-0.50	PH SS
14	102	59 (3)	Jun 18	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.226	.413	6	3.32	-0.075	13.30	-0.18%	-0.26	SS
15	103	60	Jun 19	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.229	.423	7	1.46	0.047	5.19	0.10%	0.30	SS
16	104	61	Jun 20	CLE		BOS	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.184	.225	.237	.462	7	.44	-0.031	1.44	-0.06%	-0.64	SS
17	105	62	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.225	.439	7	.87	-0.042	3.22	-0.09%	-0.34	SS
18	106	63	Jun 22 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	7	.65	0.092	2.27	0.19%	0.60	SS
19	107	64	Jun 22 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.239	.484	7	1.11	0.149	4.10	0.33%	1.08	SS
20	108	69 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.245	.239	.484	2						2B
21	109	70	Jun 29 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	T,7-7	GS-6	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.204	.264	.265	.529	2	.82	-0.055	3.13	-0.13%	-0.51	2B
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
22	110	71	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	12-19	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.250	.500	6	3.83	-0.440	12.15	-0.84%	-1.92	SS
23	111	72	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.182	.237	.236	.474	8	.89	-0.092	3.04	-0.19%	-1.22	SS
24	112	73	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,11-0	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.300	.550	8	.43	0.180	1.63	0.41%	2.20	SS
25	113	74	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.210	.279	.306	.586	8	.39	-0.024	1.52	-0.06%	0.15	SS
26	114	75	Jul 5	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.303	.581	8	1.58	-0.114	7.79	-0.34%	-0.72	SS
27	115	76	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	L,2-3	GS-13	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.286	.290	.576	8	2.18	-0.193	11.41	-0.61%	-1.59	SS
28	116	77	Jul 10	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.278	.282	.560	8	1.52	-0.069	5.84	-0.16%	-0.71	SS
29	117	78	Jul 11	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.272	.274	.546	8	.63	-0.033	2.08	-0.07%	-0.46	SS
30	118	79	Jul 12	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.259	.260	.519	8	.40	-0.043	1.55	-0.10%	-0.75	SS
31	119	80	Jul 13 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.261	.263	.524	7	.97	0.029	4.50	0.08%	0.27	SS
32	120	81	Jul 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.272	.265	.537	7	.70	0.048	3.30	0.14%	0.25	SS
33	121	82	Jul 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-15	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.271	.256	.527	7	.27	-0.009	1.26	-0.02%	-0.01	SS
34	122	83	Jul 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.270	.256	.526	8	.66	0.049	4.39	0.20%	1.12	SS
35	123	84	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.269	.255	.525	8	.66	-0.010	4.98	-0.05%	-0.38	SS
36	124	85	Jul 16 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.278	.265	.543	8	1.35	0.149	8.97	0.59%	0.96	SS
37	125	86	Jul 17 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-6	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.252	.518	7	.34	-0.039	2.23	-0.15%	-1.35	SS
38	126	87	Jul 17 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.259	.245	.504	7	1.08	-0.079	7.67	-0.34%	-0.61	SS
39	127	88	Jul 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.187	.263	.243	.506	8	1.01	0.029	5.05	0.09%	0.23	SS
40	128	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.254	.234	.488	8	.83	-0.031	3.65	-0.08%	-1.03	SS
41	129	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-12	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.244	.224	.468	8	2.01	-0.162	9.04	-0.44%	-1.54	SS
42	130	91	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS-7	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.256	.231	.487	8	1.34	0.029	7.43	0.10%	0.28	SS
43	131	92	Jul 22 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.260	.235	.495	8	.84	0.033	3.85	0.09%	0.20	SS
44	132	93	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.187	.259	.236	.495	8	.81	0.024	3.03	0.05%	-1.37	SS
45	133	94	Jul 24	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.181	.252	.228	.480	8	.56	-0.053	2.30	-0.13%	-0.89	SS
46	134	95	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.178	.248	.225	.473	8	.80	-0.039	3.03	-0.09%	-0.47	SS
47	135	96	Jul 26	CLE		WSH	L,10-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.245	.221	.466	8	1.34	-0.055	6.24	-0.15%	-0.50	SS
48	136	97	Jul 27 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.238	.215	.453	8	.86	-0.077	3.96	-0.21%	-1.11	SS
49	137	98	Jul 27 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.242	.213	.455	8	.96	-0.004	4.85	-0.01%	-0.01	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
50	138	105 (6)	Aug 3 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-9	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.243	.210	.454	7	.81	0.060	5.04	0.22%	0.37	SS
51	139	110 (4)	Aug 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.243	.210	.454	1						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
52	140	155 (44)	Sep 28	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.165	.242	.209	.450	8	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.22	SS
							27-24		155	139	11	23	1	1	1	10	14	3	15	0	2		1	2	0	1	.165	.242	.209	.450		.93	-1.074	4.25	-2.45%	-14.63

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