Merl Combs
Merrill Russell "Merl" Combs was an American professional baseball player, scout and coach. Combs' active career spanned ten seasons. He was a backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. Combs batted left-handed and threw right-handed; he stood tall and weighed. He was born in Los Angeles, and attended the University of Southern California.
In a five-season MLB career, Combs was a.202 hitter with two home runs and 25 RBI in 140 games played, including 45 runs, six doubles and one triple. Thereafter, he was a longtime scout for multiple Major League organizations, and spent one season,, as a coach on the staff of the Texas Rangers.
Combs died in Riverside, California, at the age of 61.
