Merl Combs
From SABR Encyclopedia
| Merl Combs | |
| Merrill Russell Combs | |
| Bat/Throw: | L/R |
|---|---|
| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Weight: | 172 |
| Born: | 1919-12-11 at Los Angeles, CA (US) |
| Died: | 1981-7-7 at Riverside, CA (US) |
| Interred: | Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, CA (US) |
| More info | |
| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Merl Combs | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of German-English ancestry.
- Hitting his major league home run, a blow for the Boston Red Sox in 1947, was his greatest baseball thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Los Angeles High School where he won three letters in baseball in high school.
- Was captain of the baseball team one year and made all-city in high school.
- Played baseball at the University of Southern California and won all-conference shortstop honors.
Outside of baseball
- Spent four years (1942-1945) in the U. S. Armed Forces.
Source
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
