Ernie Lombardi

Full Name: Ernesto Natali Lombardi	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/230	First Game: April 15, 1931
Birthdate: April 6, 1908	Final Game: September 17, 1947
Birthplace: Oakland, California	MLB Experience: 17 years
Died: September 26, 1977
Deathplace: Santa Cruz, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986

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Ernie Lombardi (Ernesto Natali Lombardi) was born on April 6, 1908 in Oakland, California. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1931 for the Brooklyn Robins. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .297 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI. Lombardi played for the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and New York Giants over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Ernie Lombardi's best season was 1938, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .342 average and knocked in 95 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1931	BRO	N	73	182	20	54	4	23	.297	.340	.412	7	1	12	12	0	2	1	0
1932	CIN	N	118	413	43	125	11	68	.303	.371	.479	22	9	41	19	4	0	0	0
1933	CIN	N	107	350	30	99	4	47	.283	.322	.383	21	1	16	17	4	3	2	26
1934	CIN	N	132	417	42	127	9	62	.305	.335	.434	19	4	16	22	3	0	0	24
1935	CIN	N	120	332	36	114	12	64	.343	.379	.539	23	3	16	6	3	0	0	11
1936	CIN	N	121	387	42	129	12	68	.333	.375	.496	23	2	19	16	7	0	1	15
1937	CIN	N	120	368	41	123	9	59	.334	.362	.473	22	1	14	17	2	0	1	12
1938	CIN	N	129	489	60	167	19	95	.342	.391	.524	30	1	40	14	0	0	0	30
1939	CIN	N	130	450	43	129	20	85	.287	.342	.487	26	2	35	19	3	6	0	24
1940	CIN	N	109	376	50	120	14	74	.319	.382	.489	22	0	31	14	7	0	0	18
1941	CIN	N	117	398	33	105	10	60	.264	.325	.374	12	1	36	14	0	0	1	19
1942	BOS	N	105	309	32	102	11	46	.330	.403	.482	14	0	37	12	1	0	1	17
1943	NY	N	104	295	19	90	10	51	.305	.347	.431	7	0	16	11	3	1	1	18
1944	NY	N	117	373	37	95	10	58	.255	.317	.370	13	0	33	25	1	1	0	23
1945	NY	N	115	368	46	113	19	70	.307	.387	.486	7	1	43	11	5	1	0	12
1946	NY	N	88	238	19	69	12	39	.290	.347	.466	4	1	18	24	3	3	0	8
1947	NY	N	48	110	8	31	4	21	.282	.325	.436	5	0	7	9	0	1	0	4
Total			1853	5855	601	1792	190	990	.306	.358	.460	277	27	430	262	46	18	8	261

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1931	BRO	N	C	50	218	23	4	5	3	.984
1932	CIN	N	C	110	288	76	14	6	17	.963
1933	CIN	N	C	95	223	52	8	3	9	.972
1934	CIN	N	C	111	383	61	5	8	8	.989
1935	CIN	N	C	82	298	49	6	4	10	.983
1936	CIN	N	C	105	330	54	15	10	7	.962
1937	CIN	N	C	90	333	58	11	3	13	.973
1938	CIN	N	C	123	512	73	9	8	9	.985
1939	CIN	N	C	120	536	63	10	7	15	.984
1940	CIN	N	C	101	397	46	5	5	7	.989
1941	CIN	N	C	116	496	70	10	9	16	.983
1942	BOS	N	C	85	251	41	6	3	9	.980
1943	NY	N	C	73	296	36	10	8	6	.971
1944	NY	N	C	100	350	47	13	11	9	.968
1945	NY	N	C	96	425	49	8	8	9	.983
1946	NY	N	C	63	272	36	7	7	4	.978
1947	NY	N	C	24	86	11	2	2	1	.980
Total			C	1544	5694	845	143	107	152	.979

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Oakland (PCL) to Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Hank DeBerry and Eddie Moore (January 19, 1931).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Babe Herman and Wally Gilbert to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tony Cuccinello, Joe Stripp and Clyde Sukeforth (March 14, 1932).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Boston Braves (February 7, 1942).
Traded by Boston Braves to New York Giants in exchange for Hugh Poland and Connie Ryan (April 27, 1943).
Released by New York Giants (September 20, 1947).

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