Merl Combs Stats

Merl Combs was born on Thursday, December 11, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Combs was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1947, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Merl Combs baseball stats page.
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Merl Combs
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Merrill Russell Combs
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-11-1919
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-08-1981
Place of Death Data Died In:   Riverside, California
Cemetery:   Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California
College:   University of Southern California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   172
First Game:   09-12-1947 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-28-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable
Merl Combs

Merl Combs Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Merl Combs

Merl Combs Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Red Sox 17 68 8 15 1 0 1 0 6 9 - 9 0 - 2 3 .221 .329 .279
1949 Red Sox 14 24 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 - 0 1 - 0 0 .208 .424 .250
1950 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
1950 Senators 37 102 19 25 1 0 0 0 6 22 - 16 3 - 0 3 .245 .379 .255
1951 Indians 19 28 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 - 3 1 - 0 0 .179 .233 .250
1952 Indians 52 139 11 23 1 1 1 0 10 14 - 15 2 - 0 2 .165 .242 .209
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 140 361 45 73 6 1 2 0 25 57 - 43 7 - 2 8 .202 .314 .241
Merl Combs

Merl Combs Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Red Sox 3B 17 - - 59 3.5 59 17 42 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1949 Red Sox 3B 9 - - 26 2.9 24 12 12 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1949 Red Sox SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1950 Senators SS 30 - - 146 4.9 141 48 93 5 20 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1951 Indians SS 16 - - 50 3.1 48 16 32 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1952 Indians 2B 3 - - 6 2.0 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Indians SS 49 - - 213 4.3 207 77 130 6 27 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 96 0 0 410 4.3 397 142 255 13 52 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
3B Totals 26 0 0 85 3.3 83 29 54 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
2B Totals 3 0 0 6 2.0 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 125 - - 501 4.0 486 173 313 15 61 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
Merl Combs

Merl Combs Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 68.0 7.6 11.3 - - -
1949 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 24.0 - - -
1950 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1950 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.4 17.0 - - -
1951 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.3 14.0 - - -
1952 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 139.0 9.3 13.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 1 .000 - - n/a 180.5 8.4 14.4 - - -
Merl Combs

Merl Combs Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1947 Boston Red Sox 32 Undetermined - -
1949 Boston Red Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1950 Boston Red Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1950 Washington Senators 46 Undetermined - -
1951 Cleveland Indians 11 Undetermined - -
1952 Cleveland Indians 11 Undetermined - -




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