17 Facts About Earle Combs

Earle Bryan Combs was an American professional baseball player who played his entire career for the New York Yankees.

Earle Combs is one of six players on that team who have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; the other five are Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, Tony Lazzeri, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth.

Earle Combs led the league in triples three times and was among the top ten in the category in several other seasons.

Earle Combs suffered a fractured skull and other injuries from a crash into an outfield wall in 1934, then retired after another injury the next season.

Earle Combs remained in baseball as a coach for many years after his retirement as a player.

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Earle Combs left Pebworth in 1917 to enter Eastern Kentucky State Normal School in Richmond.

Earle Combs played for High Splint in the Pine Mountain League and hit.

Earle Combs played semi-pro baseball for the Lexington Reos of the Bluegrass League.

Earle Combs held this position for the remaining eleven years of his playing career.

Earle Combs was reportedly near death for several days, and was hospitalized for more than two months.

Earle Combs was a part of three World Series championships.

Earle Combs set the Yankees' team record for most triples in a season.

Earle Combs averaged 17 triples a season, and had a lifetime fielding percentage seven points better than the league average.

Earle Combs was offered a coaching job with the Yankees in 1936, and started his new position by instructing his replacement on the nuances of Yankee Stadium's outfield.

Earle Combs coached for the Yankees through 1944, for the St Louis Browns in 1947 and for the Boston Red Sox.

Earle Combs returned to coaching for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1954.

Earle Combs was selected for induction into the Hall of Fame in 1970 by the Veterans Committee.