Earle Combs

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 14, 1899 in Pebworth, KY us

Died: July 21, 1976 in Richmond, KY

Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, KY

School: Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)

Debut: April 16, 1924 (Age 24-338d, 5,961st in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1935 (Age 36-138d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1970. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Earle Combs's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Earle Bryan Combs

Nicknames: The Kentucky Colonel

Pronunciation: \KOOMBZ\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

45.1

5746

1866

.325

1186

RBI

633

OBP

.397

SLG

.462

OPS

.859

OPS+

125

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	62	14.2	4	1	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 20	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
5	5	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
6	6	Apr 25	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 27	NYY		BOS	L,7-8	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 2	NYY		CHW	L,1-10	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	May 3	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
14	14	May 4	NYY		CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
15	15	May 5	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 6	NYY		CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	17	May 7	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
18	18	May 9	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 10	NYY		DET	W,14-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	20	May 11	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 12	NYY		DET	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 13	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	33	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
25	25	May 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 21 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-15	CG	50	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	28	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 22 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-1	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 22 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,20-13	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 24 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 24 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 25	NYY		PHA	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 26	NYY		WSH	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 27	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	36	May 29	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	May 31	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41 (1)	Jun 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	42	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	46	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
42	43	Jun 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	44	Jun 8	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	45	Jun 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	46	Jun 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
46	47	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	48	Jun 12	NYY	@	DET	W,14-2	GS	28	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
48	49	Jun 13	NYY	@	DET	W,10-9	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	50	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-7	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	51	Jun 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,17-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	52	Jun 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,17-2	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	53	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	54	Jun 20	NYY		DET	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	56 (1)	Jun 22 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
55	57	Jun 22 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
56	58	Jun 23 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,15-0	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	59	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,6-10	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	63 (3)	Jun 27	NYY		CLE	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	64	Jun 28 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,13-1	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	65	Jun 28 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,14-2	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	66	Jun 29	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	67	Jun 30	NYY		CHW	W,15-4	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	69 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,4-15	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	70	Jul 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	73	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	GF	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	74	Jul 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	35	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
69	75	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,0-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	76	Jul 8 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	77	Jul 9	NYY		PHA	W,12-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	78	Jul 10	NYY		PHA	L,1-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	79	Jul 12 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	80	Jul 12 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
75	82 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	50	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
76	84 (1)	Jul 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-5	GF	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	85	Jul 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	86	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,16-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	87	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-14	GS	37	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	88	Jul 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	89	Jul 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-9	GF	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
82	90	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	91	Jul 22 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
84	92	Jul 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-10	GS	29	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	93	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
86	94	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	95	Jul 25	NYY	@	DET	W,14-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	96	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,8-12	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	97	Jul 27	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	98	Jul 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	GF	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	100	Jul 30 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	36	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
93	101	Jul 30 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-1	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	102	Jul 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-13	CG	54	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	103	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
96	104	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	GS	37	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
97	105	Aug 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	107 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	109 (1)	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	110	Aug 7	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
101	112 (1)	Aug 9	NYY		SLB	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	113	Aug 10	NYY		SLB	W,14-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	114	Aug 11	NYY		SLB	L,5-10	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	115	Aug 12	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	116	Aug 13	NYY		DET	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
106	118 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	GS	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	119	Aug 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,1-6	CG	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	120	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,11-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	122 (1)	Aug 21	NYY		CLE	L,5-6	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	123	Aug 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	124	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	125	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	127 (1)	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,6-12	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
114	128	Aug 31	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	129	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	130	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
117	131	Sep 3	NYY		WSH	W,10-7	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	132	Sep 4	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	133	Sep 5	NYY		WSH	L,5-14	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	135 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	136	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	137	Sep 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	138	Sep 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	139	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	140	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	0	0	1	1	0
126	141	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,10-11	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
127	142	Sep 13 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	31	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	143	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	144	Sep 15	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	145	Sep 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,19-10	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	146	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	147	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	48	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
133	148	Sep 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	149	Sep 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-10	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	150	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-15	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
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