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Billy Hamilton League 8-18-2079 |
| Merle Combs |  Second BaseRetired (1962, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .313 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .909 | Status | Deceased (2009) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2240 | Age at Death | 83 | Date of Birth | 08-15-1926 | |
| HR | 317 | Drafted | Round 6, Pick 90 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 7 years (59 games) |
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| RBI | 1017 | |||||
| SB | 174 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (90.5%) | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (89.1%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| Date | Transaction |
| 1962-11-01 | Merle Combs has retired from the Milwaukee Meatheads |
| 1951-06-04 | A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Meatheads and the Cleveland Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders receive Roy Kuhel, Bill Bruton, J.R. Richards from the Milwaukee Meatheads in exchange for Merle Combs. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Ernie Banks to Merle Combs. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Merl Combs to Ernie Banks. |
| 1950-07-25 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Merl Combs to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Dave Patterson to the minors. |
| 1950-06-18 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jim Gajkowski to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Merl Combs to the minors. |
| 1950-04-18 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Merl Combs to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Jack Deal to the minors. |
| 1950-04-17 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jack Deal to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Merl Combs to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have renamed George Strickland to Merl Combs. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Billy Starr to George Strickland. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Harry Jay to Billy Starr. |