Tag Archives: Earle Combs
Long Bob Meusel
Long Bob Meusel (Baseball. Born, San Jose, CA, July 19, 1896; died, Downey, CA, Nov. 28, 1977.) On 10 years with the Yankees, Robert William Meusel was the regular leftfielder and an integral part of the start of the dynasty. Meusel, a tall (6’3”) righthand hitter, had enough power to balance the strength from the […]
Bob Connery
Bob Connery (Baseball. Born, St. Louis, MO, Mar. 20, 1880; died, Dallas, TX, Jan. 28, 1967.) A baseball scout who signed Rogers Hornsby for the St. Louis Cardinals, Robert J. Connery was hired by the Yankees in 1917, helped scout Lou Gehrig, and signed such future New York stars as Bob Meusel, Frank Crosetti, Tony […]
Earle Combs
Earle Combs (Baseball. Born, Pebworth, KY, May 14, 1899; died, Richmond, KY, July 1, 1976.) First in the line of great Yankees centerfielders was Earle Bryan Combs, who was the regular starter there for nearly a decade during the beginning of the Yankees dynasty. Combs came up to the Yankees in 1924 but played only […]
