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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

You have a right to be proud of your "Kentucky Colonel", Earl Combs. He was a tremendous lead-off hitter for the Yankees
during those "Murderous Row" years. Perhaps, the best lead-off player the Yankees ever had. he has been compared with
Richie Ashburn in the category of great lead-off hitters.

Yes, he played for Louisville under the tutelage of Joe McCarthy. Combs batted .380 with 145 RBI's in 1923....the following
year he was in pin-stripes. In the '50s he coached for the Phillies....he is pictured in the 1954 Topps set.

TED Z