Background
He was born in Antrim, Pennsylvania.
He was born in Antrim, Pennsylvania.
Coumbe batted and threw left-handed. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 m), 152 pounds, Coumbe reached the majors in 1914 with the Boston Red Sox, spending part of this season with them before moving to the Cleveland Naps & Indians (1914-1919) and Cincinnati Reds (1920-1921). His most productive season came in 1918 with the Indians, when he posted career-highs in wins (13), starts (17), strikeouts (41) and innings pitched (150).
Coumbe saved himself from baseball anonymity as one of the few players to appear in the major leagues" last triple-header, played on October 2, 1920 between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.
He saw action in right field in Game 1 and started at center field in Game 3. After his major league career ended with the Reds, he spent the next decade in the minor leagues, including three seasons with the Salt Lake City Bees.
In an eight-season career, Coumbe posted a 38–38 record with 212 strikeouts and a 2.80 European Research Area in 761⅓ innings, including four shutouts and 30 complete games. A good hitting pitcher, he also was used as a pinch-hitter, collecting a.206 batting average (52-for-252) with one home run and 30 Reserve Bank of India. Coumbe died in Paradise, California at the age of 88.