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Jack Coombs

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: November 18, 1882 in Le Grand, IA us

Died: April 15, 1957 in Palestine, TX

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Palestine, TX

High School: Colburn HS (Waterville, ME)

School: Colby College (Waterville, ME)

Debut: July 5, 1906 (Age 23-229d, 2,850th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: July 18, 1920 (Age 37-243d)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1906 season

Full Name: John Wesley Coombs

Nicknames: Colby Jack

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3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.7

158

110

ERA

2.78

354

268

2320.0

1052

WHIP

1.239

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
2	6 (4)	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	21 (14)	May 14	PHA		CHW	L,0-7	GS	26	5.0	0	3	0	3	0
4	24 (2)	May 18	PHA		DET	W,24-2	GS	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	26 (1)	May 22	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
6	29 (2)	May 25	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
7	32 (2)	May 29	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	35 (2)	Jun 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
9	38 (2)	Jun 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-13	GS	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	42 (3)	Jun 9	PHA	@	CLE	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	45 (2)	Jun 12	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	48 (2)	Jun 15	PHA	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	51 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	1	3	0	4	0
14	56 (4)	Jun 22	PHA		WSH	L,4-12	GS	32	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	59 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
16	61 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	63 (1)	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	66 (2)	Jul 3	PHA		BOS	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
19	69 (2)	Jul 5 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	71 (1)	Jul 6	PHA		BOS	L,5-11		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	74 (2)	Jul 9	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	78 (3)	Jul 13 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	GS	35	7.0	0	6	0	6	1
23	90 (11)	Jul 23	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	GF	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	91	Jul 25 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
25	94 (2)	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	97 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	102 (4)	Aug 7	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	105 (2)	Aug 11 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	106	Aug 11 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
30	109 (2)	Aug 15	PHA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
31	112 (2)	Aug 20 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
32	117 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	122 (4)	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	123	Aug 31	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	127 (3)	Sep 4	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
36	131 (3)	Sep 7	PHA	@	NYY	W,10-8	GS	28	5.1	1	1	0	2	0
37	136 (4)	Sep 14 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-9	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
38	141 (4)	Sep 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	145 (3)	Sep 26	PHA		WSH	T,3-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	153 (7)	Oct 5	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	GF	14	3.0	1	2	0	3	1
							40gm		262.0	16	66	0	82	4