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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-16 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	34 (18-12-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
W Pipp	1
W Witt	1
B Meusel	0

Most Driven In By
W Schang	3
B Meusel	3
B Ruth	1
A Ward	1
J Dugan	1
E Scott	1
W Witt	0

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	1	2 (1)	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-9	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.07	0.003	.20	0.01%	0.67	PH
2	2	4 (1)	Apr 19	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-7	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	3	.52	0.001	1.25	0.00%	0.36	RF
3	3	5	Apr 20	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.35	PH
4	4	9 (3)	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.750	.800	.750	1.550	8	.34	-0.006	.92	-0.01%	-0.42	PH
5	5	12 (2)	Apr 27	NYY		PHA	W,11-2	2-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	4	.03	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.07	PR LF
6	6	13	Apr 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-6	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.667	.750	1.417	4	.06	0.002	.23	0.01%	0.28	PR RF
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
7	7	14	May 1	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.556	.600	.667	1.267	9	2.39	-0.037	8.89	-0.08%	-0.33	PH
8	8	15	May 2	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.556	.600	.667	1.267	4						PR
9	9	17 (1)	May 5	NYY		PHA	W,10-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	3	.02	0.000	.07	0.00%	-0.47	PH RF
10	10	20 (2)	May 10	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.545	.583	.636	1.220	7	4.27	0.283	19.07	0.76%	1.00	PH
11	11	21	May 13	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	8-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.583	.615	.750	1.365	9	1.81	0.109	8.15	0.30%	0.64	PH
12	12	22	May 14	NYY		SLB	L,1-11	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.583	.643	.750	1.393	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
13	13	23	May 15	NYY		SLB	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.583	.643	.750	1.393	4						PR LF
14	14	28 (4)	May 24	NYY		DET	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.615	.667	.769	1.436	7	.24	0.013	1.13	0.04%	0.28	PH
15	15	29	May 25	NYY		DET	L,5-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	6	.44	-0.013	1.92	-0.03%	-0.25	LF
16	16	34 (4)	May 30 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	9						PR
17	17	36 (1)	May 31 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.471	.550	.588	1.138	1	1.22	-0.119	5.12	-0.30%	-1.09	CF
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
18	18	38 (1)	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.524	.556	1.079	7	.94	-0.025	4.26	-0.07%	-0.25	PH
19	19	44 (5)	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	L,2-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.545	.556	1.101	8	.24	0.011	1.20	0.03%	0.27	PH
20	20	45	Jun 12	NYY	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	6	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.417	.500	.542	1.042	2	.25	0.067	1.24	0.20%	1.05	CF
21	21	46	Jun 13	NYY	@	DET	W,10-6	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.414	.485	.552	1.037	2	1.05	0.169	5.39	0.52%	1.26	CF
22	22	47	Jun 14	NYY	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.394	.459	.515	.975	4	.89	-0.088	4.67	-0.28%	-0.96	LF
23	23	48	Jun 15	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-10	GS-1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.412	.474	.559	1.033	4	1.05	0.072	5.22	0.22%	0.90	LF
Sept		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
24	24	130 (81)	Sep 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,6-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.462	.543	1.004	9	.04	-0.001	.37	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
							8-16		39	35	10	14	5	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	0		1		0	1	.400	.462	.543	1.004		.73	0.440	3.27	1.29%	3.20

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