Jack Coombs Autographs
John Wesley Coombs (November 18, 1882 – April 15, 1957), nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14), Brooklyn Robins (1915–18), and Detroit Tigers (1920). In 1910, Coombs won 31 games during the regular season and three games in the World Series to lead the Athletics to the championship. A two-way player, he also occasionally played as an outfielder.
Born in LeGrand, Iowa, Coombs moved to Kennebunk, Maine with his family at the age of four. He played baseball in high school in Freeport, Maine, and in 1901–02 for Coburn Classical prep school in Waterville. Coombs was a 1906 graduate of Colby College in Waterville, where he was a chemistry major and a member of Delta Upsilon. He also participated in football, track, and tennis. Colby's baseball field is named for him.
Three weeks after graduating, Coombs pitched in his first major league game for the Philadelphia Athletics, a seven-hit shutout, defeating the Washington Senators 3–0. He finished 1906 with a 10–10 record and 2.50 earned run average. In 1906, he pitched the longest complete game in the American League, 24 innings against Boston, winning 4–1 with 18 strikeouts. The following year, Coombs went 6–9 with a 3.12 ERA. In 1908 and 1909, his record was only 19–16 despite his ERA being 2.00 and 2.32 those years.
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Traded items with a signature of Jack Coombs
The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Coombs (Jack Coombs - Signed Book 1938 - Baseball Individual Play and Team StrategyRare) was sold in April 2025 for $367.00 while the cheapest item (Jack Coombs Signed 3x5 Card-PSA/DNA COA-Baseball Pitcher-Philadelphia A's-Duke U) found a new owner for $49.95 in July 2016. The month with the most items sold (1) was July 2010 with an average selling price of $149.99 for an autographed item of Jack Coombs. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $367.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $49.95 was July 2016. In average, an autographed item from Jack Coombs is worth $102.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jack Coombs were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jack Coombs (d.1957) Signed 3x5 Index Card Autographed 1906 A's Athletics BAS | $169.99 |  |
| Jack Coombs (d.1957) Signed Autograph Cut Debut 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | $74.99 | |
| Jack Coombs (d.1957) Signed Autograph Cut Debut 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | $129.99 | |
| Jack Coombs (d.1957) Signed Cut 3x5 Index Card Autographed 1906 A's PSA DNA | $129.99 | |
| Jack Coombs - Signed Book 1938 - Baseball Individual Play and Team StrategyRare | $367.00 | |
| JACK COOMBS AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 3 1/2 x 6 CARD 1906-14 ATHLETICS Died-1957 | $117.50 | |
| JACK COOMBS Autograph Signed 3x5 Won 31 Games For 1910 Athletics Died-1957 | $78.77 | |
| JACK COOMBS Autograph Signed Book Pitcher Athletics & Brooklyn 1906-20 Died-1957 | $73.00 | |
| JACK COOMBS AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 1906-14 ATHLETICS Died-1957 | $102.50 | |
| Jack Coombs Autographed Signed Cut Signature (deceased 1957) SGC A AUTHENTIC | $225.00 | |
| Jack Coombs d.1957 BAS Autographed signed Postcard auto baseball Red Sox | $129.99 | |
| Jack Coombs d.57 signed Baseball cut signature auto autograph PSA Phila Athletic | $119.99 | |
| Jack Coombs Signed 3x5 Card-PSA/DNA COA-Baseball Pitcher-Philadelphia A's-Duke U | $49.95 | |
| JACK COOMBS signed album page (ATHLETICS/TIGERS - Autograph) 3x WS Champ | $69.99 | |
| JACK COOMBS, 1910-11, 1913 PHILADELPHIA A'S W.S. CHAMPS, SIGNED GPC | $79.00 | |
