Cincinnati Reds, BOS-N, NY-N
Hall of Fame Inductee -
1986 
National League MVP 1938All-Star Selection 1936-1940, 42-43, 45 |
Ernie Lombardi Cincinnati Reds, BOS-N, NY-N Hall of Fame Inductee -
1986 National League MVP 1938All-Star Selection 1936-1940, 42-43, 45 |
| Full Name: Ernesto Natali "Schnozz" or
"Bocci" Lombardi Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'3" Weight: 230 lbs. Born: Apr 06, 1908 in Oakland, CA Major League Debut: Apr 15, 1931 Died: Sep 26, 1977 in Santa Cruz, CA |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
TM Bro Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Bos NY NY NY NY NY |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 73 118 107 132 120 121 120 129 130 109 117 105 104 117 115 88 48 |
AB 182 413 350 417 332 387 368 489 450 376 398 309 295 373 368 238 110 |
R 20 43 30 42 36 42 41 60 43 50 33 32 19 37 46 19 8 |
H 54 125 99 127 114 129 123 167 129 120 105 102 90 95 113 69 31 |
2B 7 22 21 19 23 23 22 30 26 22 12 14 7 13 7 4 5 |
3B 1 9 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 |
HR 4 11 4 9 12 12 9 19 20 14 10 11 10 10 19 12 4 |
RBI 23 68 47 62 64 68 59 95 85 74 60 46 51 58 70 39 21 |
TB 75 198 134 181 179 192 174 256 219 184 149 149 127 138 179 111 48 |
BB 12 41 16 16 16 19 14 40 35 31 36 37 16 33 43 18 7 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 1853 |
AB 5855 |
R 601 |
H 1792 |
2B 277 |
3B 27 |
HR 190 |
RBI 990 |
TB 2693 |
BB 430 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
TM Bro Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Bos NY NY NY NY NY |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
K 12 19 17 22 6 16 17 14 19 14 14 12 11 25 11 24 9 |
HBP 0 4 4 3 3 7 2 0 3 7 0 1 3 1 5 3 0 |
SH 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 26 24 11 15 12 30 24 18 19 17 18 23 12 8 4 |
SB 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB% 1.000 -.--- 1.000 -.--- -.--- 1.000 1.000 -.--- -.--- -.--- 1.000 1.000 1.000 -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- |
AVG .297 .303 .283 .305 .343 .333 .334 .342 .287 .319 .264 .330 .305 .255 .307 .290 .282 |
OBP .340 .371 .322 .335 .379 .375 .362 .391 .342 .382 .325 .403 .347 .317 .387 .347 .325 |
SLG .412 .479 .383 .434 .539 .496 .473 .524 .487 .489 .374 .482 .431 .370 .486 .466 .436 |
AB/HR 45.5 37.5 87.5 46.3 27.7 32.3 40.9 25.7 22.5 26.9 39.8 28.1 29.5 37.3 19.4 19.8 27.5 |
AB/K 15.2 21.7 20.6 19.0 55.3 24.2 21.6 34.9 23.7 26.9 28.4 25.8 26.8 14.9 33.5 9.9 12.2 |
| Totals | K 262 |
HBP 46 |
SH 18 |
SF 0 |
GDP 261 |
SB 8 |
CS 0 |
SB% 1.000 |
BAVG .306 |
OBP .358 |
SLG .460 |
AB/HR 30.8 |
AB/K 22.3 |
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ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1943 1945 |
TM Cin Cin Cin Cin Cin Bos NY NY |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
G 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 |
AB 0 0 4 4 2 1 2 0 |
R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
H 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 |
2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
RBI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
TB 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 |
BB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 |
K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
BAVG -.--- -.--- .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 -.--- |
SLG -.--- -.--- .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 -.--- |
AB/HR --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- |
| Totals | G 5 |
AB 13 |
R 0 |
H 5 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 5 |
BB 1 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG .385 |
SLG .385 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
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WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1939 1940 |
TM Cin Cin |
LG NL NL |
G 4 2 |
AB 14 3 |
R 0 0 |
H 3 1 |
2B 0 1 |
3B 0 0 |
HR 0 0 |
RBI 2 0 |
TB 3 2 |
BB 0 1 |
K 1 0 |
SB 0 0 |
BAVG .214 .333 |
SLG .214 .667 |
AB/HR --.- --.- |
AB/K 14.0 --.- |
| Totals | G 6 |
AB 17 |
R 0 |
H 4 |
2B 1 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 2 |
TB 5 |
BB 1 |
K 1 |
SB 0 |
AVG .235 |
SLG .294 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 17.0 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1931 1932-1941 1942 1943-1947 |
TM Bro Cin Bos NY |
LG NL NL NL NL |
TEAM NAME Brooklyn Robins Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves New York Giants |
LEAGUE NAME National League National League National League National League |
Early on, Ernie Lombardi would be dubbed "Schnozz" pr "Bocci," saluting his large nose and Italian heritage.
Ernie couldn't run, but he sure could hit! Ernie Lombardi's slowness afoot was legendary; but evertheless the Reds' catcher hit .306 over 17 seasons (ten times batting over .300), winning batting titles in 1938 and '42 and earning the N.L. MVP award in 1938. He held his hands low, with an interlocking golf grip and a quick stroke. A good handler of pitchers, he had an outstanding throwing arm from a crouch position, rifling the ball with a sidearm release.
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