David L. Fleitz

Schnozz

The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most popular players in Cincinnati Reds history, Ernie "Schnozz" Lombardi played 1931-1947 as an eight-time All-Star catcher. A big man with huge hands, a cannon for an arm and a namesake nose, he held two National League batting titles and a career average of .306. Yet he was so famously slow a runner that the infielders took to the outfield, where they could still throw him out. Fastballs not thrown hard enough were caught barehanded and fired back to the mound. One unfortunate play in the 1939 World Series dogged Lombardi for the rest of his life and kept him from the Hall of Fame until long after his death. This first full-length biography gives a complete account of this outstanding player.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781476689210
• ISBN-10: 1476689210
• Artikelnr.: 70224552

Autorenporträt

David L. Fleitz is a web developer and database analyst who lives in Troy, Michigan. A longtime SABR member, he has written nine other books on baseball history.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
The Early Years
2.
Brooklyn
3.
Cincinnati
4.
"The Giant Italian Catcher"
5.
The Crosley Era
6.
Night Baseball
7.
An All-Star Year
8.
Back to Last Place
9.
MVP 10.
Pennant 11.
Tragedy and Triumph 12.
Letdown 13.
Boston 14.
New York 15.
The War Years 16.
Backup 17.
Back to the Minors 18.
Aftermath 19.
Later Years 20.
The Hall of Fame Appendix: Ernie Lombardi's Statistics Chapter Notes Bibliography Index