Earle B Combs was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1970 along with Lou Boudreau, Ford Frick and Jesse Haines. Combs was an outfielder with 12 seasons MLB experience playing all with the New York Yankees (1924-1935). For his MLB career he hit .325/.397/.462 with 58 HR, 632 RBI, 1186 R, 98 SB in 1455 games.
I believe his best three seasons were 1927 when he hit .356/.414/.511 with 6 HR, 64 RBI, 137 R, 15 SB in 152 games, 1930 when he hit .344/.424/.523 with 7 HR, 82 RBI, 129 R, 16 SB in 137 games and 1932 when he hit .321/.405/.455 with 9 HR, 65 RBI, 143 R, 3 SB in 144 games.
Combs led the American League in triples three times in 1927 (23), 1928 (21) and 1930 (22).
Combs won the World Series Championship nine times with the Yankees in 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1943.
Hall of Fame page
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