{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Merl Combs - Newikis","description":"Merrill Russell \"Merl\" Combs (December 11, 1919 – July 7, 1981) was an American professional baseball player, scout and coach. Combs' active career spanned ten seasons (1941; 1946–1954). He was a backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played between 1947 and 1952 for the Boston Red Sox…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Merrill_Combs_%28coach%29_-_Texas_Rangers_-_1974.jpg","thumbnail_width":230,"thumbnail_height":331}