Earle Combs

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Player
gptkbp:battingStyle Left-handed
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-05-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bourbon_County,_Kentucky
gptkbp:careerEnd 1935
.325
gptkbp:careerStart 1924
212
.397
.475
gptkbp:coachingCareer Managed minor league teams.
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol of early 20th-century baseball.
gptkbp:currentTeam gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:deathDate 1976-07-21
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:family Had three children.
gptkbp:famousFor Hitting prowess and speed.
gptkbp:famousQuote "You can't hit what you can't see."
gptkbp:FIFA_code 7
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction 1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earle Combs
gptkbp:influence Mentored young players.
gptkbp:influenced Future generations of baseball players.
gptkbp:influencedBy Babe Ruth
gptkbp:influenceOn Baseball history
gptkbp:involvedIn Continued to be involved in baseball after retirement.
gptkbp:legacy Considered one of the best center fielders of his era.
gptkbp:musicStyle Dead-ball era
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Kentucky_Colonel
gptkbp:notableEvent Led_American_League_in_batting_average_in_1927
Member_of_the_1927_Yankees,_known_as_'Murderers'_Row'.
gptkbp:notableGames 1927 World Series Game 4.
gptkbp:playsFor gptkb:Mickey_Mantle
gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:Lefty_Gomez
gptkb:Lou_Gehrig
gptkb:Bill_Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
gptkbp:position Outfielder
Center fielder
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Inducted_into_the_Kentucky_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame.
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Baseball executive
gptkbp:profession 68
1,200
773
1,866
gptkbp:residence New_York_City_during_playing_career.
gptkbp:retirementYear Became a successful businessman.
gptkbp:team gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:throws Left-handed
gptkbp:youth_tournaments 4