Hobie Landrith
[edit] Biography
Hobie Landrith (Hobart Neal Landrith) was born on March 16, 1930 in Decatur, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1950 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .240 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI. Landrith played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators over the course of his 14 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .313
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 13
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .385
| .429
| .462
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 15
| 50
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .260
| .260
| .340
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 52
| 154
| 15
| 37
| 3
| 16
| .240
| .299
| .331
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 48
| 81
| 12
| 16
| 5
| 14
| .198
| .340
| .383
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 43
| 87
| 9
| 22
| 4
| 7
| .253
| .330
| .425
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 312
| 22
| 69
| 4
| 32
| .221
| .307
| .311
| 10
| 3
| 39
| 38
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 2
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 75
| 214
| 18
| 52
| 3
| 26
| .243
| .318
| .313
| 6
| 0
| 25
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 70
| 144
| 9
| 31
| 3
| 13
| .215
| .335
| .306
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 109
| 283
| 30
| 71
| 3
| 29
| .251
| .345
| .332
| 14
| 0
| 43
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 71
| 190
| 18
| 46
| 1
| 20
| .242
| .321
| .311
| 10
| 0
| 23
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1961
| SF
| N
| 43
| 71
| 11
| 17
| 2
| 10
| .239
| .337
| .380
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 23
| 45
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 7
| .289
| .389
| .422
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 60
| 167
| 18
| 37
| 4
| 17
| .222
| .302
| .329
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 83
| 212
| 24
| 50
| 5
| 24
| .236
| .321
| .349
| 7
| 1
| 27
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 42
| 103
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 7
| .175
| .280
| .233
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 44
| 104
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 7
| .173
| .277
| .231
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 668
| 1658
| 155
| 395
| 29
| 179
| .238
| .325
| .333
| 62
| 4
| 219
| 167
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 35
| 28
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 104
| 271
| 24
| 55
| 5
| 24
| .203
| .292
| .292
| 7
| 1
| 34
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 772
| 1929
| 179
| 450
| 34
| 203
| .233
| .320
| .327
| 69
| 5
| 253
| 188
| 3
| 23
| 5
| 37
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| C
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| C
| 42
| 26
| 242.1
| 123
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 1
| .986
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| C
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| C
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 483
| 55
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| C
| 67
| 56
| 516.2
| 339
| 29
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 14
| 0
| .987
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| C
| 45
| 34
| 325.1
| 227
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 5
| 0
| .992
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| C
| 109
| 88
| 782
| 576
| 45
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 24
| 3
| .992
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| C
| 70
| 56
| 510
| 346
| 23
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 30
| 13
| 1
| .966
|
| 1961
| SF
| N
| C
| 30
| 18
| 174.1
| 126
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 1
| .985
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| C
| 21
| 12
| 118.2
| 87
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .968
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| C
| 60
| 50
| 460.1
| 289
| 34
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 18
| 3
| .982
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| C
| 81
| 62
| 579
| 376
| 37
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 35
| 21
| 3
| .979
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| C
| 37
| 29
| 265.1
| 160
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 9
| 2
| .978
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| C
| 38
| 29
| 266.1
| 161
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 9
| 2
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 677
| 369
| 3396
| 3116
| 284
| 59
| 43
| 0
| 38
| 147
| 97
| 11
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1948).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Hal Jeffcoat (November 28, 1955).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jim Davis, Sam Jones and Eddie Miksis to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers (December 11, 1956).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Billy Muffett and Benny Valenzuela to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Marv Grissom and Ernie Broglio (October 8, 1958).
- Selected by New York Mets from San Francisco Giants in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
- Traded by New York Mets to Baltimore Orioles (June 7, 1962) completing trade in which New York Mets traded cash and a player to be named later to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Marv Throneberry (May 9, 1962).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators (May 8, 1963).
- Released by Washington Senators (December 6, 1963).
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