JACK COOMBS·1911

Jack Coombs took the ball whenever Connie Mack asked, and in 1911 that was often. Twenty-eight wins against twelve losses, 336 and two-thirds innings on an arm that never begged for mercy, 26 complete games, 185 strikeouts. The E.R.A. was 3.53 — not stingy, but mean enough when the Athletics needed a stopper. He was the workhorse of a pennant machine, a guy who treated the mound like a job and did it without fuss.

28 WINS

In 1911 he won 28 games — Mack still asking for the ball.

185 STRIKEOUTS

In 1911 he struck out 185 batters — the K cloud still loud.

336 INNINGS

In 1911 he worked 336 innings — workhorse without a speech.

Jack Coombs portrait, c.1910 (Boston Globe / Wikimedia Commons). Public domain (US).