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Name Team Age
Merle Combs Retired (1962, Age 36) Died (2009, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 6, Pick 90
(1950)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League 0 7 years (59 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ B+
Endurance Velocity Control
C- D- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 8/15/1926
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 5
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.5 %) A  (89.1 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 CLE 103 416 77 139 22 2 28 95 43 40 3 5 4 1.000 .401 .599 .334
1951 CLE-MIL 144 582 120 175 35 5 22 68 91 71 2 2 7 .889 .397 .491 .301
1952 MIL 144 639 158 222 46 2 31 96 68 60 6 3 7 .985 .414 .571 .347
1953 MIL 143 616 137 196 41 4 31 92 71 86 6 0 6 .943 .394 .549 .318
1954 MIL 144 608 120 179 37 5 29 76 88 83 31 20 5 .897 .383 .515 .294
1955 MIL 144 602 136 189 38 4 31 80 70 78 20 9 7 .933 .388 .545 .314
1956 MIL 144 622 132 193 35 3 29 86 70 76 16 17 5 .896 .380 .516 .310
1957 MIL 144 610 118 179 25 4 25 70 84 70 24 7 10 .847 .376 .470 .293
1958 MIL 144 570 103 163 42 3 19 80 65 72 17 9 4 .828 .358 .470 .286
1959 MIL 144 574 109 171 27 7 24 75 88 78 20 3 1 .886 .391 .495 .298
1960 MIL 144 608 143 211 45 5 31 102 72 80 15 2 4 1.008 .418 .590 .347
1961 MIL 144 549 76 171 34 2 13 73 73 59 13 3 3 .845 .393 .452 .311
1962 MIL 70 171 27 52 10 0 4 24 11 19 1 1 4 .773 .341 .433 .304
Total 1756 7167 1456 2240 437 46 317 1017 894 872 174 81 67 .909 .390 .519 .313
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Merle Combs has retired from the Milwaukee Meatheads
1951-06-04A 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.
1951-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Ernie Banks to Merle Combs.
1951-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Merl Combs to Ernie Banks.
1950-07-25The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Merl Combs to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Dave Patterson to the minors.
1950-06-18The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jim Gajkowski to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Merl Combs to the minors.
1950-04-18The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Merl Combs to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Jack Deal to the minors.
1950-04-17The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Jack Deal to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Merl Combs to the minors.
1950-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed George Strickland to Merl Combs.
1950-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Billy Starr to George Strickland.
1950-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Harry Jay to Billy Starr.