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.

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
3	4 (1)	Apr 19	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	10 (5)	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-8	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	11	Apr 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	12	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	13	Apr 30	NYY		WSH	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	14	May 1	NYY		WSH	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	15	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	16	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	17	May 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	18	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	19	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	20	May 13	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	21	May 14	NYY	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	23 (1)	May 16	NYY		CLE	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	24	May 17	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	25	May 18	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	29 (3)	May 22	NYY		CHW	W,13-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	30	May 24	NYY		SLB	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	31	May 25 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	34 (2)	May 27	NYY		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	35	May 28	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	41 (5)	Jun 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	42	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	43	Jun 5	NYY		PHA	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	44	Jun 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	45	Jun 8 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	46	Jun 8 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	47	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	49 (1)	Jun 12 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-4	GS	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	50	Jun 12 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	54	Jun 19 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	55	Jun 19 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	0	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	57 (1)	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	58	Jun 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-12	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	59	Jun 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
41	61 (1)	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	63 (1)	Jun 29	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	65 (1)	Jul 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	66	Jul 3	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	68 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	69	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	71 (1)	Jul 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	72	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	73	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
50	74	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	75	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	76	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	77	Jul 16	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	78	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	L,1-4	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	79	Jul 19	NYY		SLB	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	82 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	83	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	84	Jul 24	NYY		DET	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	103 (18)	Aug 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
60	104	Aug 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	105	Aug 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	106	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	44	9.1	4	1	0	5	0
63	107	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	108	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	109	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	110	Aug 21 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	111	Aug 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-14	GS	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	113 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	52	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	114	Aug 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	115	Aug 25 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
							71gm			136	2	1	139	0