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.

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYY		PHA	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
3	3	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	T,9-9	CG	48	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
4	4	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 19	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 20	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
11	11	Apr 23	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	Apr 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	15	Apr 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	25	May 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	28	May 16	NYY	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
29	29	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	30	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	32	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	56	11.2	6	0	0	6	0
33	33	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	34	May 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	35	May 27 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 27 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 28 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 28 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	May 29	NYY		BOS	W,15-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	41	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
42	42	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	43	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,18-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 2	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
46	46	Jun 3	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 5	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 8	NYY		CHW	W,12-11	CG	55	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
51	51	Jun 10	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 11	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 12	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 13	NYY		CLE	W,14-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 16	NYY		SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
56	56	Jun 17	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
57	57	Jun 18	NYY		SLB	W,8-4	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	58	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	59	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	62	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
63	63	Jun 25 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	64	Jun 25 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	67	Jun 27	NYY		PHA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	68	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
69	69	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	70	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
72	72	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	73	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,12-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,21-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 5	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	77	Jul 8 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	79	Jul 9 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,19-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 9 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-14	CG	45	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 10	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
82	82	Jul 11	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	84	Jul 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	86	Jul 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	88	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	89	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	91	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	94 (2)	Jul 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	95	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,15-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	96	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	97	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	98	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	99	Jul 29	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	100	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	102 (1)	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	103	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	104	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
102	105	Aug 4	NYY		DET	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	106	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	107	Aug 6	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
105	108	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	109	Aug 9	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
107	110	Aug 10	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	111	Aug 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	10.1	3	0	0	3	0
109	112	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS	19	4.0	0	0	1	1	0
110	114 (1)	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	115	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	116	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	117	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	118	Aug 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-14	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	119	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	120	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
117	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
118	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	123	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	124	Aug 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
121	125	Aug 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	126	Aug 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
123	127	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	128	Sep 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	129	Sep 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	130	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,11-12	CG	75	17.1	5	0	0	5	0
127	131	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	17	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	132	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-2	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	133	Sep 6 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
130	134	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	135	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	136	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	137	Sep 10	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	138	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	140	Sep 13 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	141	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
138	142	Sep 15	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	143	Sep 16	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	144	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	145	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-1	GS	33	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
142	146	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	147	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	148	Sep 21	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
145	149	Sep 22	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
146	150	Sep 24	NYY		DET	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	151	Sep 25	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
148	152	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
149	153	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	W,15-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
150	154	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
151	155	Oct 1	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							151gm			399	6	15	420	0