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	9-7 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	34 (19-12-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
J Jones	2
D Gutteridge	1
M Batts	1
B Doerr	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
T Williams	4
Self	1
J Pesky	1
D DiMaggio	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	140 (139)	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	CG	5	5	1	3	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	1.200	1.800	8	.49	0.018	.00	0.00%	3.21	3B
2	2	141	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	1	1.10	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.39	3B
3	3	142	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	T,1-1	CG(7)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0		1	.333	.385	.583	.968	1						3B
4	4	143	Sep 15 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.563	1.007	1	1.27	0.113	.00	0.00%	1.19	3B
5	5	144	Sep 15 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0		0	.300	.391	.450	.841	1						3B
6	6	145	Sep 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.357	.375	.732	1	.46	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-1.47	3B
7	7	146	Sep 16 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0		1	0		0	.276	.364	.379	.743	1						3B
8	8	147	Sep 17 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.324	.333	.658	1	.57	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-1.02	3B
9	9	148	Sep 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.297	.590	1	.45	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.94	3B
10	10	149	Sep 18	BOS		SLB	W,10-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.200	.304	.275	.579	1	.84	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-1.01	3B
11	11	150	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.280	.250	.530	1	.86	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.60	3B
12	12	151	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.273	.245	.518	1	.67	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-1.00	3B
13	13	152	Sep 21	BOS		WSH	L,0-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.305	.255	.560	1	.67	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.61	3B
14	14	153	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.313	.255	.567	1	.49	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.17	3B
15	15	154	Sep 23 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0		0	.203	.309	.254	.563	1						3B
16	16	155	Sep 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.301	.238	.539	1	.75	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.63	3B
17	17	156	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	6	5	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.221	.329	.279	.609	1	.68	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.07	3B
							9-7		79	68	8	15	1	1	6	9	0	9	2	0	4	.221	.329	.279	.609		.71	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-1.16

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