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.

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 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,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	1	1	1	3	1
10	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	17 (3)	May 4	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	18	May 6	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
16	19	May 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	20	May 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	21	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	22	May 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	23	May 14 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	24	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
22	25	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	26	May 18	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	27	May 19	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	28	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	29	May 21	NYY		SLB	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	30	May 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	31	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	32	May 26	NYY		CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
30	33	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	34	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	35	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	36	May 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	37	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	38	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	39	Jun 2	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	40	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,17-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	41	Jun 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	42	Jun 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
42	45	Jun 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,10-14	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
43	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	47	Jun 10 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	48	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
46	49	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	50	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	32	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
50	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	54	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	56	Jun 18 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	57	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-8	GF	15	3.1	2	0	0	2	0
56	59	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	61 (1)	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	62	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	65 (2)	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	66	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	78 (11)	Jul 10	NYY		DET	W,10-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	82 (3)	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,11-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	91 (8)	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	92	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	93	Jul 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	5	0	0	5	0
66	94	Jul 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	95	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	96	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	97	Aug 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-16	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	99	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	100	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	101	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	102	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	103	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	104	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	105	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	106	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	107	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	108	Aug 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
81	109	Aug 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	111 (1)	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	112	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	52	11.1	2	0	0	2	0
84	113	Aug 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	114	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	115	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	T,3-3	CG	76	18.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	116	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	129 (12)	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	130	Sep 6	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	131	Sep 7	NYY		SLB	W,12-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	132	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	135 (2)	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	GF	0		2	0	0	2	0
93	136	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
94	137	Sep 12	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	142 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	143	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	144	Sep 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-12	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	146	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	GF	15	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	147	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	148	Sep 27 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	149	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	W,11-9	GF	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	150	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	L,5-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	151	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	152	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
							106gm			207	3	6	216	1