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Billy Hamilton League
4-11-2079
Merle Combs Second Base
Retired (1962, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .313 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .909 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 1017
SB 174
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance C-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed C+ Bunt B+ Control D+   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A  (90.5%) Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
3B A  (89.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CLE
103
416
77
139
22
2
28
95
43
 40 5 2
3
 5 4
1.000
.401
.599
.264
.334
1951 CLE-MIL
144
582
120
175
35
5
22
68
91
 71 3 1
2
 2 7
.889
.397
.491
.191
.301
1952 MIL
144
639
158
222
46
2
31
96
68
 60 5 1
6
 3 7
.985
.414
.571
.224
.347
1953 MIL
143
616
137
196
41
4
31
92
71
 86 6 0
6
 0 6
.943
.394
.549
.231
.318
1954 MIL
144
608
120
179
37
5
29
76
88
 83 0 2
31
 20 5
.897
.383
.515
.220
.294
1955 MIL
144
602
136
189
38
4
31
80
70
 78 5 3
20
 9 7
.933
.388
.545
.231
.314
1956 MIL
144
622
132
193
35
3
29
86
70
 76 2 4
16
 17 5
.896
.380
.516
.206
.310
1957 MIL
144
610
118
179
25
4
25
70
84
 70 0 5
24
 7 10
.847
.376
.470
.177
.293
1958 MIL
144
570
103
163
42
3
19
80
65
 72 2 5
17
 9 4
.828
.358
.470
.184
.286
1959 MIL
144
574
109
171
27
7
24
75
88
 78 4 6
20
 3 1
.886
.391
.495
.197
.298
1960 MIL
144
608
143
211
45
5
31
102
72
 80 4 3
15
 2 4
1.008
.418
.590
.243
.347
1961 MIL
144
549
76
171
34
2
13
73
73
 59 2 2
13
 3 3
.845
.393
.452
.140
.311
1962 MIL
70
171
27
52
10
0
4
24
11
 19 0 3
1
 1 4
.773
.341
.433
.129
.304
Total
1756
7167
1456
2240
437
46
317
1017
894
 872 38 37
174
 81 67
.909
.390
.519
.207
.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.