Dick Hoblitzell
[edit] Biography
Dick Hoblitzell (Richard Carleton Hoblitzell) was born on October 26, 1888 in Waverly, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1908 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1909, his rookie year, he hit .308 with 4 home runs and 67 RBI. Hoblitzell played for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Dick Hoblitzell's best season was 1911, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 91 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1908
| CIN
| N
| 32
| 114
| 8
| 29
| 0
| 8
| .254
| .309
| .316
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CIN
| N
| 142
| 517
| 59
| 159
| 4
| 67
| .308
| .364
| .418
| 23
| 11
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 29
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 155
| 611
| 85
| 170
| 4
| 70
| .278
| .332
| .380
| 24
| 13
| 47
| 32
| 2
| 18
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| 158
| 622
| 81
| 180
| 11
| 91
| .289
| .342
| .415
| 19
| 13
| 42
| 44
| 8
| 22
| 32
| 0
| 3
|
| 1912
| CIN
| N
| 148
| 558
| 73
| 164
| 2
| 85
| .294
| .352
| .405
| 32
| 12
| 48
| 28
| 2
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CIN
| N
| 137
| 502
| 59
| 143
| 3
| 62
| .285
| .334
| .376
| 23
| 7
| 35
| 26
| 2
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| 78
| 248
| 31
| 52
| 0
| 26
| .210
| .287
| .298
| 8
| 7
| 26
| 26
| 1
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BOS
| A
| 69
| 229
| 31
| 73
| 0
| 33
| .319
| .386
| .389
| 10
| 3
| 19
| 21
| 6
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| 147
| 477
| 62
| 125
| 0
| 59
| .262
| .335
| .342
| 18
| 10
| 45
| 47
| 7
| 27
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 124
| 399
| 54
| 113
| 2
| 61
| .283
| .351
| .396
| 15
| 12
| 38
| 26
| 4
| 28
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BOS
| A
| 130
| 417
| 57
| 108
| 0
| 39
| .259
| .338
| .305
| 17
| 1
| 47
| 28
| 3
| 21
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| A
| 120
| 420
| 49
| 108
| 1
| 47
| .257
| .336
| .343
| 19
| 7
| 46
| 22
| 4
| 22
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| BOS
| A
| 25
| 69
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .159
| .266
| .174
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 850
| 3172
| 396
| 897
| 24
| 409
| .283
| .339
| .388
| 132
| 65
| 249
| 156
| 19
| 137
| 127
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 468
| 1534
| 195
| 413
| 3
| 184
| .269
| .345
| .346
| 62
| 23
| 158
| 100
| 19
| 82
| 46
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1318
| 4706
| 591
| 1310
| 27
| 593
| .278
| .341
| .374
| 194
| 88
| 407
| 256
| 38
| 219
| 173
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1908
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 313
| 24
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1909
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 1444
| 74
| 28
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 1454
| 67
| 24
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 158
| 158
| 1333.1
| 1442
| 91
| 16
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1912
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 1326
| 87
| 21
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1913
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 1373
| 60
| 17
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 802
| 31
| 10
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1914
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 627
| 30
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| 1B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 1429
| 61
| 24
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 1095
| 63
| 15
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1916
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 1225
| 67
| 15
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1917
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 1274
| 52
| 14
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1918
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 15
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1284
| 158
| 1333.1
| 12584
| 661
| 180
| 641
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Cincinnati Reds (July 16, 1914).
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