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Earle Combs

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Full name Earle Bryan Combs
Born May 14, 1899, Pebworth, Kentucky
Died July 21, 1976, Richmond, Kentucky
Buried at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky (Section T- Lot 40)
First Game: April 16, 1924; Final Game: September 29, 1935
Managed First Game: July 24, 1951; Managed Final Game: July 26, 1951
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1970
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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1924 NY A Daily Splits 24 35 10 14 5 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .462 .543 0.2 1924 NY A 1925 NY A Daily Splits 150 593 117 203 36 13 3 62 65 0 43 4 11 0 22 7 12 13 .342 .411 .462 1.0 1925 NY A 1926 NY A Daily Splits 145 606 113 181 31 12 8 55 47 0 23 3 14 0 23 10 8 6 .299 .352 .429 -0.8 1926 NY A 1927 NY A Daily Splits 152 648 137 231 36 23 6 64 62 0 31 2 12 0 20 8 15 5 .356 .414 .511 2.8 1927 NY A 1928 NY A Daily Splits 149 626 118 194 33 21 7 56 77 0 33 2 4 0 16 7 11 8 .310 .387 .463 1.7 1928 NY A 1929 NY A Daily Splits 142 586 119 202 33 15 3 65 69 1 32 0 11 0 20 8 12 7 .345 .414 .468 1.8 1929 NY A 1930 NY A Daily Splits 137 532 129 183 30 22 7 82 74 0 26 0 11 0 22 9 16 10 .344 .424 .523 2.4 1930 NY A 1931 NY A Daily Splits 138 563 120 179 31 13 5 58 68 6 34 3 2 0 13 4 11 3 .318 .394 .446 1.6 1931 NY A 1932 NY A Daily Splits 144 591 143 190 32 10 9 65 81 1 16 2 1 0 17 7 3 9 .321 .405 .455 1.7 1932 NY A 1933 NY A Daily Splits 122 417 86 125 22 16 5 64 47 0 19 1 3 0 7 6 6 4 .300 .372 .465 1.0 1933 NY A 1934 NY A Daily Splits 63 251 47 80 13 5 2 25 40 0 9 0 4 0 5 4 3 1 .319 .412 .434 0.8 1934 NY A 1935 NY A Daily Splits 89 298 47 84 7 4 3 35 36 0 10 0 1 0 5 3 1 3 .282 .359 .362 -1.0 1935 NY A Total (12 Years) Splits 1455 5746 1186 1866 309 154 58 633 670 8 278 17 74 0 171 73 98 70 .325 .397 .462 13.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1926 NY A Daily Splits 7 28 3 10 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .455 .429 1926 NY A 1927 NY A Daily Splits 4 16 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .389 .313 1927 NY A 1928 NY A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1928 NY A 1932 NY A Daily Splits 4 16 8 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .375 .500 .625 1932 NY A Total ( 4 Years) Splits 16 60 17 21 3 0 1 9 10 0 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .350 .451 .450 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1924 NY A Daily Splits OF 11 5 4 56 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 3 3 1924 NY A LF 5 2 1 21 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1924 NY A CF 3 3 3 26 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1924 NY A RF 3 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1925 NY A Daily Splits OF 150 149 145 1310.2 401 12 9 2 0 .979 12 138 0 1925 NY A CF 138 138 134 1212.1 370 13 9 3 0 .977 1925 NY A LF 12 11 11 98.1 29 0 0 0 0 1.000 1926 NY A Daily Splits OF 145 140 138 1256.2 375 8 12 2 0 .970 0 144 1 1926 NY A CF 144 139 137 1248.2 370 8 12 2 0 .969 1926 NY A RF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1927 NY A Daily Splits OF 151 151 145 1333.2 411 6 14 0 0 .968 0 151 0 1927 NY A CF 151 151 145 1333.2 409 6 15 0 0 .965 1928 NY A Daily Splits OF 149 149 148 1328 424 11 9 7 0 .980 0 149 0 1928 NY A CF 149 149 148 1328 423 12 9 7 0 .980 1929 NY A Daily Splits OF 141 141 132 1223.1 358 10 13 5 0 .966 0 141 0 1929 NY A CF 141 141 132 1223.1 362 10 13 5 0 .966 1930 NY A Daily Splits OF 135 121 105 1072 275 5 9 1 0 .969 55 45 35 1930 NY A LF 55 46 37 411 94 0 4 0 0 .959 1930 NY A CF 45 45 42 397 120 3 2 0 0 .984 1930 NY A RF 35 30 26 264 62 3 3 1 0 .956 1931 NY A Daily Splits OF 129 125 118 1122.1 335 5 9 2 0 .974 0 129 0 1931 NY A CF 129 125 118 1122.1 333 5 9 2 0 .974 1932 NY A Daily Splits OF 140 135 106 1231 343 6 12 3 0 .967 48 114 0 1932 NY A CF 114 113 85 978 280 5 12 2 0 .960 1932 NY A LF 48 22 21 253 57 1 0 1 0 1.000 1933 NY A Daily Splits OF 105 91 90 841.2 227 3 6 1 0 .975 24 80 2 1933 NY A CF 80 77 77 688.2 187 2 5 1 0 .974 1933 NY A LF 24 14 13 149 42 1 1 0 0 .977 1933 NY A RF 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1934 NY A Daily Splits OF 62 59 54 515.1 145 1 1 0 0 .993 13 50 0 1934 NY A CF 50 47 45 413.1 118 1 1 0 0 .992 1934 NY A LF 13 12 9 102 26 0 0 0 0 1.000 1935 NY A Daily Splits OF 70 68 60 597.2 143 2 1 0 0 .993 58 13 0 1935 NY A LF 58 58 50 505.2 119 2 0 0 0 1.000 1935 NY A CF 13 10 10 92 23 0 1 0 0 .958 Total (12 Years) Splits OF 1388 1334 1245 11888.1 3449 69 95 23 0 .974 215 1157 41 Total (12 Years) CF 1157 1138 1076 10063.1 2999 65 88 22 0 .972 Total ( 7 Years) LF 215 165 142 1540 371 4 5 1 0 .987 Total ( 4 Years) RF 41 31 27 285 70 3 3 1 0 .961 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1926 NY A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 63 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0 1926 NY A CF 7 7 7 63 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1927 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 36 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0 1927 NY A CF 4 4 4 36 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1932 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 36 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0 1932 NY A CF 4 4 4 36 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 15 15 15 135 43 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 15 0 Total ( 3 Years) CF 15 15 15 135 43 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1951 BOS A 3 2 1 .667 23 19 7-24 7-26 2 2 3

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1936 NY A Coach 4-14 10- 6 1937 NY A Coach 4-20 10- 3 1938 NY A Coach 4-18 10- 9 1939 NY A Coach 4-20 10- 8 1940 NY A Coach 4-16 9-29 1941 NY A Coach 4-14 10- 6 1942 NY A Coach 4-14 10- 5 1943 NY A Coach 4-22 10- 3 1947 STL A Coach 4-15 9-28 1948 BOS A First base 4-19 10- 4 1949 BOS A First base 4-19 10- 2 1950 BOS A First base 4-18 10- 1 1951 BOS A First base 4-17 9-30 1952 BOS A First base 4-15 9-28 1954 PHI N Coach 4-13 9-26 Total (15 Years)

Transaction Information

Traded by Louisville (American Association) to New York Yankees in exchange for Elmer Smith and $50000 and a player to be named (January 7, 1924).

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