Earle Combs
Earle Bryan Combs
Born: May 14, 1899
Pebworth, KY USA
Deceased: 1976
Richmond, KY USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Eastern Kentucky University
Career: 1924-1935
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.
Minor League Statistics
Earle Combs compiled a career batting average of .325 with 58 home runs and 632 RBI in his 1456-game career with the New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1924 season and last took the field during the 1935 campaign. Combs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1924 | AL | New York Yankees | 24 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .400 | .462 | .543 | 1.004 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1925 | AL | New York Yankees | 150 | 673 | 593 | 117 | 203 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 43 | .342 | .411 | .462 | .873 | 274 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1926 | AL | New York Yankees | 145 | 670 | 606 | 113 | 181 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 23 | .299 | .352 | .429 | .781 | 260 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1927 | AL | New York Yankees | 152 | 724 | 648 | 137 | 231 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 62 | 31 | .356 | .414 | .511 | .925 | 331 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1928 | AL | New York Yankees | 149 | 709 | 626 | 118 | 194 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 56 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 33 | .310 | .387 | .463 | .850 | 290 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1929 | AL | New York Yankees | 142 | 666 | 586 | 119 | 202 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 32 | .345 | .414 | .468 | .881 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1930 | AL | New York Yankees | 137 | 617 | 532 | 129 | 183 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 82 | 16 | 10 | 74 | 26 | .344 | .424 | .523 | .947 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1931 | AL | New York Yankees | 138 | 636 | 563 | 120 | 179 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 68 | 34 | .318 | .394 | .446 | .840 | 251 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1932 | AL | New York Yankees | 144 | 675 | 591 | 143 | 190 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 3 | 9 | 81 | 16 | .321 | .405 | .455 | .860 | 269 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1933 | AL | New York Yankees | 122 | 468 | 417 | 86 | 125 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 19 | .300 | .372 | .465 | .837 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1934 | AL | New York Yankees | 63 | 295 | 251 | 47 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | .319 | .412 | .434 | .847 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1935 | AL | New York Yankees | 89 | 335 | 298 | 47 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 10 | .282 | .359 | .362 | .722 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1455 | 6507 | 5746 | 1186 | 1866 | 309 | 154 | 58 | 632 | 96 | 71 | 670 | 278 | .325 | .397 | .462 | .859 | 2657 | 0 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1924 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.091 | |
1925 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 401 | 12 | 9 | 2 | .979 | 2.753 | |
1926 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 375 | 8 | 12 | 2 | .970 | 2.641 | |
1927 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 411 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .968 | 2.743 | |
1928 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 424 | 11 | 9 | 7 | .980 | 2.919 | |
1929 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 358 | 10 | 13 | 5 | .966 | 2.610 | |
1930 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 135 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .969 | 2.074 | |
1931 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 335 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .974 | 2.636 | |
1932 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 343 | 6 | 12 | 3 | .967 | 2.511 | |
1933 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .975 | 2.212 | |
1934 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.355 | |
1935 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 143 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.071 | |
Totals | 1387 | 0 | 0.0 | 3449 | 69 | 95 | 23 | .974 | 2.536 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1926 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 7 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .357 | .455 | .429 | .883 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1927 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 | .389 | .313 | .701 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1928 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
1932 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .375 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 16 | 72 | 60 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .350 | .444 | .450 | .894 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1926 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.429 | 2.429 |
1927 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
1932 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Totals | 15 | 15 | 135.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.867 | 2.867 |
Awards
1929 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
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