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.

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY		WSH	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYY		WSH	L,2-5	CG	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY		WSH	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-10	GS	35	6.0	6	0	0	6	0
8	8	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	12 (1)	May 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	13	May 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
13	14	May 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	15	May 4	NYY		PHA	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	16	May 5	NYY		PHA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	17	May 6	NYY		PHA	L,2-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	18	May 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	19	May 9	NYY	@	SLB	T,1-1	CG	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	20	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	21	May 11	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-19	CG	53	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	22	May 12	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
22	23	May 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	24	May 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	25	May 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	26	May 16	NYY	@	DET	W,12-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	27	May 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	28	May 18	NYY	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	29	May 19	NYY	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	30	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
30	31	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
31	32	May 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	33	May 26 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
33	34	May 26 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	35	May 27	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	36	May 28 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
36	37	May 28 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	38	May 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	39	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	40	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	59	13.1	5	2	0	7	0
40	41	May 31	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	CG	0	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	42	Jun 1	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
42	43	Jun 2	NYY		WSH	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
43	44	Jun 3	NYY		WSH	W,6-4	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	45	Jun 4	NYY		WSH	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	46	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
46	47	Jun 6	NYY		SLB	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	48	Jun 7	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	49	Jun 8	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	50	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	51	Jun 11	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	52	Jun 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	53	Jun 13	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
53	54	Jun 14	NYY		DET	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	55	Jun 16	NYY		DET	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	56	Jun 17	NYY		DET	L,1-19	CG	52	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
56	57	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
57	58	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	59	Jun 20	NYY		CHW	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	60	Jun 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	61	Jun 22	NYY		CHW	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
61	62	Jun 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	63	Jun 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
63	64	Jun 25	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	65	Jun 27 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	66	Jun 27 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	67	Jun 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	68	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	69	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	70	Jul 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	71	Jul 3	NYY		PHA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,1-0	CG	47	15.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	75 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
74	76	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	77	Jul 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	78	Jul 10 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
77	79	Jul 10 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	CG	0	7.0	2	1	0	3	1
78	80	Jul 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	81	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	82	Jul 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
81	83	Jul 14	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
82	87 (3)	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	88	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
84	89	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	L,12-18	CG	0	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
85	90	Jul 20	NYY	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	91	Jul 21	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	4	0	1	5	0
87	92	Jul 23	NYY		WSH	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	93	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	94	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
90	96 (1)	Jul 29	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	97	Jul 30	NYY		SLB	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	98	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	99	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	100	Aug 3	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	101	Aug 4	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	102	Aug 6	NYY		DET	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	103	Aug 7	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	104	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	105	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	106	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	47	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	107	Aug 11	NYY		CHW	L,2-15	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	108	Aug 12	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	109	Aug 14	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	110	Aug 15	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	111	Aug 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	112	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	113	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	114	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
109	115	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	116	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
111	117	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
112	118	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	119	Aug 26	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	120	Aug 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	121	Aug 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	122	Aug 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	123	Aug 30	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	124	Sep 1	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
119	125	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	126	Sep 5	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	127	Sep 6	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	128	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	129	Sep 8 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
124	130	Sep 8 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	131	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
126	132	Sep 10 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	133	Sep 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	51	11.2	3	1	0	4	1
128	134	Sep 11	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	135	Sep 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	136	Sep 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-10	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	137	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	138	Sep 14	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
133	139	Sep 16 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	140	Sep 16 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
135	141	Sep 17	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	142	Sep 18	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	143	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	144	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	145	Sep 20	NYY		SLB	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	146	Sep 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,11-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	147	Sep 22 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
142	148	Sep 23	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	149	Sep 24	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	150	Sep 26	NYY		DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	151	Sep 27 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	152	Sep 27 (2)	NYY		DET	T,1-1	CG	17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	153	Sep 28 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
148	154	Sep 28 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
149	155	Oct 2	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
150	156	Oct 3	NYY		PHA	W,9-8	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
							150gm			396	13	9	418	3