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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1956)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=1979 Nashville Geoff Combe.jpg
|caption=Combe with the [[Nashville Sounds]] in 1979
|name=Geoff Combe
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|2|1}}
|birth_place=[[Melrose, Massachusetts]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 2
|debutyear={{mlby|1980}}
|debutteam=[[Cincinnati Reds]]
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear={{mlby|1981}}
|finalteam=[[Cincinnati Reds]]
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Win–loss record]]
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat3label=[[Strikeouts]]
|stat1value=1–0
|stat2value=8.51
|stat3value=19
|teams=
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1980}}–{{mlby|1981}})
|highlights=
* 1979 [[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]] [[All-star#Sports|All-Star]]
* Broke Southern League record for [[save (baseball)|saves]] with 27 in 1979.
}}

'''Geoffrey Wade Combe''' (born February 1, 1956) is an American former professional baseball [[pitcher]].

==Career==
Combe was signed by the [[Cincinnati Reds]] of the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as an amateur [[free agent]] in 1974. He made [[Minor League Baseball|Minor League]] stops with Eugene, Tampa, Three Rivers, Nashville, and finally Indy before making it to the majors on September 2, 1980.<ref name=data>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/combege01.shtml Career statistics and history] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]</ref>

Combe had a series of solid seasons in the minors, starting with the [[Nashville Sounds]] of the [[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]] in 1978 where he posted a 12–6 record and a 1.89 [[earned run average|ERA]] in 66 games. His seven-year minor league career amounted to a record of 44–26 with an ERA of 2.31.<ref name=data/> In 1979 for the Sounds, he broke the league's record for [[save (baseball)|saves]] with 27. He was rewarded for his efforts with a spot on the Southern League All-Star team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Southern Honors Reliever |work=[[The Sporting News]] |page=34 |date=6 October 1979 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{baseballstats|br=c/combege01|brm=combe-001geo}}

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