Jack Coombs

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

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

Born: November 18, 1882 in Le Grand, IA us

Died: April 15, 1957 in Palestine, TX

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Palestine, TX

High School: Colburn HS (Waterville, ME)

School: Colby College (Waterville, ME)

Debut: July 5, 1906 (Age 23-229d, 2,850th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: July 18, 1920 (Age 37-243d)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1906 season

Full Name: John Wesley Coombs

Nicknames: Colby Jack

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.7

158

110

ERA

2.78

354

268

2320.0

1052

WHIP

1.239

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-22 / in Starts: 5-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (15-7-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
M Mowrey	1
F O'Rourke	1
O Miller	0
M Wheat	0

Most Driven In By
C Stengel	1
J Daubert	1
I Olson	1

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	387	2 (1)	Apr 14	BRO		PHI	L,3-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	388	5 (2)	Apr 18	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.57	-0.014	.96	-0.01%	-0.27	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	389	13 (7)	May 3	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.51	0.093	2.64	0.10%	0.34	P
4	390	17 (3)	May 9	BRO		CHC	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.47	-0.021	.81	-0.02%	-0.38	P
5	391	23 (5)	May 17	BRO		CIN	W,13-10	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.273	.200	.473	9	1.25	0.077	.89	0.03%	0.45	P
6	392	27 (3)	May 22	BRO		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.76	0.030	.67	0.02%	0.05	P
7	393	31 (3)	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.313	.353	.313	.665	9	.87	0.038	1.21	0.03%	0.27	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	394	33 (1)	Jun 1	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.313	.353	.313	.665	8						P
9	395	34	Jun 2	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.313	.353	.313	.665	9						P
10	396	38 (3)	Jun 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.294	.333	.294	.627	9	3.89	-0.104	3.22	-0.05%	-0.28	P
11	397	45 (6)	Jun 16	BRO	@	STL	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.286	.250	.536	9	1.26	-0.104	.64	-0.03%	-0.91	P
12	398	49 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.238	.273	.238	.511	9	.96	-0.023	.53	-0.01%	-0.20	P
13	399	53 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,7-5	5-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0		.227	.261	.227	.488	9	.68	0.013	.32	0.00%	-0.05	P
14	400	57 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.227	.261	.227	.488	9						P
15	401	61 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.261	.292	.261	.553	9	.74	0.031	.49	0.01%	0.23	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	402	66 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.231	.490	9	.25	-0.018	.15	-0.01%	-0.51	P
17	403	70 (3)	Jul 10 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
18	404	75 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
19	405	80 (4)	Jul 20	BRO		CIN	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
20	406	84 (3)	Jul 24	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
21	407	85	Jul 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-3	7-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.259	.286	.259	.545	9	2.61	0.081	.16	0.00%	0.25	P
22	408	88 (2)	Jul 27	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.241	.267	.241	.508	9	.81	-0.038	.07	0.00%	-0.26	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	409	103 (14)	Aug 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.241	.267	.241	.508	9						P
24	410	106 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.258	.303	.258	.561	9	.99	0.024	.02	0.00%	0.28	P
25	411	119 (12)	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	W,7-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.265	.306	.324	.629	9	.20	0.041	.00	0.00%	1.00	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	412	126 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.278	.316	.333	.649	9	.64	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
27	413	131 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-8	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.263	.317	.316	.633	9	.34	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
28	414	135 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.244	.295	.293	.588	9	.57	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
29	415	141 (5)	Sep 18 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,4-12	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.244	.311	.293	.604	9	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.83	PH
30	416	144 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.233	.298	.279	.577	9	.56	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.50	PH P
31	417	147 (2)	Sep 26	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.233	.298	.279	.577	9						P
32	418	153 (5)	Oct 3 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,3-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.233	.298	.279	.577	9						P
							10-22		48	43	3	10	0	1	0	2	4	0	9	0	1		2		0		.233	.298	.279	.577		.84	0.045	.63	0.06%	-0.01

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