Bobby Coombs

Raymond Franklin "Bobby" Coombs (February 2, 1908 – October 21, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m), 160 lb (73 kg) right-hander played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1933) and New York Giants (1943). His career was unusual in that he went almost ten years between major league appearances.

Bobby Coombs
Pitcher
Born: (1908-02-02)February 2, 1908
Goodwins Mills, Maine, US
Died: October 21, 1991(1991-10-21) (aged 83)
Ogunquit, Maine, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 1933, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 1943, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average9.32
Strikeouts13
Teams

Coombs pitched at Phillips Exeter Academy and for the Duke Blue Devils baseball team where he was coached by his uncle, Jack Coombs.[1]

A native of Goodwins Mills, Maine, Coombs made his major league debut in relief on June 8, 1933, in a home game against the New York Yankees at Shibe Park.[2] His final game, almost ten years later at the age of 35, was in a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field on June 6, 1943.[3]

Coombs' career totals include 30 games pitched, all in relief, a 0–2 record with 17 games finished, 2 saves, 49 earned runs allowed in 471⁄3 innings, and an ERA of 9.32.

Coombs died at the age of 83 in Ogunquit, Maine.

Coombs coached at Williams College from 1946 to 1973, where there is now a Bobby Coombs Field.

References
  1. Tierney, John P. (January 10, 2014). Jack Coombs: A Life in Baseball. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7864-5229-3. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. "Philadelphia Athletics 14, New York Yankees 10". retrosheet.org. June 8, 1933. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. "Pittsburgh Pirates 18, New York Giants 1 (1)". retrosheet.org. June 6, 1943. Retrieved March 21, 2019.


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