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	12-4 / in Starts: 11-4
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1926	WS g1	Oct 2	NYY		STL	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	.90	0.021	47.03	0.81%	0.15	CF
2	1926	WS g2	Oct 3	NYY		STL	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	.70	0.049	37.21	1.37%	0.56	CF
3	1926	WS g3	Oct 5	NYY	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	.96	-0.005	60.24	-0.17%	-0.11	CF
4	1926	WS g4	Oct 6	NYY	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	6	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.500	.429	.929	1	.64	0.037	41.50	1.56%	1.11	CF
5	1926	WS g5	Oct 7	NYY	@	STL	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.478	.389	.867	1	2.10	-0.039	172.94	-1.76%	-0.11	CF
6	1926	WS g6	Oct 9	NYY		STL	L,2-10	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.464	.435	.899	1	.78	-0.092	58.84	-4.53%	-0.06	CF
7	1926	WS g7	Oct 10	NYY		STL	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.455	.429	.883	1	1.64	-0.028	273.33	-2.11%	-0.09	CF
1927 Postseason			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	1927	WS g1	Oct 5	NYY	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.72	-0.076	37.86	-2.33%	-0.89	CF
9	1927	WS g2	Oct 6	NYY	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	1	.87	-0.002	44.46	-0.18%	0.56	CF
10	1927	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY		PIT	W,8-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	1	.53	0.036	22.19	0.81%	1.10	CF
11	1927	WS g4	Oct 8	NYY		PIT	W,4-3	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	1	2.32	0.533	52.72	6.64%	1.46	CF
1928 Postseason			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
12	1928	WS g4	Oct 9	NYY	@	STL	W,7-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0					8	1.31	0.020	24.23	0.24%	0.02	PH
1932 Postseason			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
13	1932	WS g1	Sep 28	NYY		CHC	W,12-6	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	1	.89	-0.027	46.67	-0.61%	1.32	CF
14	1932	WS g2	Sep 29	NYY		CHC	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.556	.571	1.127	1	.50	0.039	26.45	1.36%	0.44	CF
15	1932	WS g3	Oct 1	NYY	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1		0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	1	.59	0.005	24.75	0.13%	-0.13	CF
16	1932	WS g4	Oct 2	NYY	@	CHC	W,13-6	CG	6	4	4	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.500	.625	1.125	1	1.37	0.284	25.27	3.21%	3.16	CF
									72	60	17	21	3	0	1	9	10	0	7	1	0				0	0	.350	.451	.450	.901

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