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.

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-11	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 20	NYY	@	WSH	W,18-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
8	8	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	L,8-9	CG	53	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 27	NYY		PHA	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 28	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	Apr 30	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY		WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
17	17	May 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 4	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
19	19	May 5	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	20	May 6	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 7	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	2	0	1	3	0
22	22	May 8	NYY		DET	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 9	NYY		DET	L,10-14	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 10	NYY		DET	W,13-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
25	25	May 12	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 13	NYY		CLE	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 14	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 15	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 17	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 18	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	31	May 19	NYY		SLB	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 20	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
33	33	May 21	NYY		SLB	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	34	May 22	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
35	35	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	36	May 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
37	37	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
38	38	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
40	40	May 28 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	41	May 28 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
42	42	May 29	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	May 30	NYY		PHA	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	45	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
46	46	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	47	Jun 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-15	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	48	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 8	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	52	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
56	56	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	59	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	60	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	61	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	62	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	45	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
63	63	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	64	Jun 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	GF	18	3.2	2	0	0	2	0
65	66 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	67	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	68	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	69	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	70	Jun 30	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	42	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	71	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
71	72	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	73	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	74	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	75	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSH	T,4-4	CG	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	76	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	77	Jul 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
77	78	Jul 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
78	79	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	80	Jul 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	81	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	82	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	83	Jul 13	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
83	84	Jul 14	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	85	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	86	Jul 16	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	87	Jul 17	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
87	88	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	89	Jul 19	NYY		SLB	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	90	Jul 20	NYY		SLB	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	91	Jul 21 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
91	92	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	93	Jul 22	NYY		CHW	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	94	Jul 23	NYY		CHW	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	95	Jul 24	NYY		CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	96	Jul 25	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	97	Jul 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	98	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
99	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-8	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
104	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	106	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	107	Aug 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	108	Aug 7	NYY	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	109	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
109	110	Aug 9	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	111	Aug 10	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	112	Aug 11 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	113	Aug 11 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	114	Aug 12	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	115	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	116	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	117	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-10	GS	25	4.2	1	1	0	2	1
117	122 (4)	Aug 21	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	123	Aug 23	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	124	Aug 25	NYY		CLE	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
120	126 (1)	Aug 28	NYY		DET	L,4-8	GF	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	127	Aug 29	NYY		DET	W,6-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	128	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	L,6-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	129	Aug 31	NYY		PHA	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	130	Sep 1	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	GF	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	131	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	132	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	133	Sep 4	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	136 (1)	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	138 (1)	Sep 9	NYY		BOS	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	139	Sep 11	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	140	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
133	141	Sep 13 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	142	Sep 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	143	Sep 16 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
136	146 (2)	Sep 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
137	147	Sep 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
138	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
139	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	150	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	151	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
142	152	Sep 25 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	153	Sep 25 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
144	154	Sep 26 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
145	155	Sep 26 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
							145gm			369	8	12	389	2