Hobie Landrith was born on Sunday, March 16, 1930, in Decatur, Illinois. Landrith was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 30, 1950, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hobie Landrith baseball stats page.
'"You have to have a catcher or you'll have a lot of passed balls': This quotation was reportedly occasioned by the Mets' decision to make well-traveled thirty-one-year-old catcher Hobie Landrith their first choice in the 1961 expansion draft. When I tried to pin down the date and precise wording of Stengel's remark, however, I found that it did not appear in print at the time, and at first I was unable to find any citations of it that preceded his death. This made me skeptical of the legitimacy of the quotation until Bobby Plapinger did some impressive research on the topic. He uncovered the earlier known published version of the quotation, which appeared in the 1966 book Backstage at the Mets, written by Mets broadcaster Lindsey Nelson (with Al Hishberg). On page 64, Nelson mentions the drafting of Landrith and then writes, 'Later, when I asked Casey Stengel why the Mets started with a catcher, he replied with typic Stengel logic. 'When ya build a ball club,' he said, 'ya gotta start with a catcher, 'cause if you don't you'll have all pass balls.'" - Author Peter Morris in Catcher: The Evolution of an American Folk Hero (Ivan R. Dee Publishing, 04/03/2009, Page 295)
Hobie LandrithHobie Landrith Autograph on a 1960 Topps Baseball Card (#42 | Checklist) |
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Hobie LandrithHobie Landrith Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Hobie LandrithHobie Landrith Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 20 | Reds | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .214 |
1951 | 21 | Reds | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .429 | .462 |
1952 | 22 | Reds | 15 | 50 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .260 | .340 |
1953 | 23 | Redlegs | 52 | 154 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 | .299 | .331 |
1954 | 24 | Redlegs | 48 | 81 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .340 | .383 |
1955 | 25 | Redlegs | 43 | 87 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .330 | .425 |
1956 | 26 | Cubs | 111 | 312 | 22 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .221 | .307 | .311 |
1957 | 27 | Cardinals | 75 | 214 | 18 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .243 | .318 | .313 |
1958 | 28 | Cardinals | 70 | 144 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 | .335 | .306 |
1959 | 29 | Giants | 109 | 283 | 30 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .251 | .345 | .332 |
1960 | 30 | Giants | 71 | 190 | 18 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .242 | .321 | .311 |
1961 | 31 | Giants | 43 | 71 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .337 | .380 |
1962 | 32 | Mets | 23 | 45 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .389 | .422 |
1962 | 32 | Orioles | 60 | 167 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .302 | .329 |
1963 | 33 | Orioles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1963 | 33 | Senators | 42 | 103 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .175 | .280 | .233 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 772 | 1,929 | 179 | 450 | 69 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 203 | 253 | 38 | 188 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 35 | .233 | .320 | .327 |
Hobie LandrithHobie Landrith Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Reds | C | 4 | 4 | 96 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.78 |
1951 Reds | C | 4 | 4 | 113 | 25 | 6.3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.97 |
1952 Reds | C | 14 | 13 | 341 | 63 | 4.5 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.99 |
1953 Redlegs | C | 47 | 41 | 1,060 | 195 | 4.1 | 192 | 179 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | .985 | 4.89 |
1954 Redlegs | C | 42 | 26 | 727 | 140 | 3.3 | 138 | 123 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .986 | 5.13 |
1955 Redlegs | C | 27 | 20 | 550 | 100 | 3.7 | 100 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.000 | 4.91 |
1956 Cubs | C | 99 | 90 | 2,406 | 552 | 5.6 | 538 | 483 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 22 | .975 | 6.04 |
1957 Cardinals | C | 67 | 56 | 1,550 | 373 | 5.6 | 368 | 339 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | .987 | 6.41 |
1958 Cardinals | C | 45 | 34 | 976 | 245 | 5.4 | 243 | 227 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 5 | .992 | 6.72 |
1959 Giants | C | 109 | 88 | 2,346 | 626 | 5.7 | 621 | 576 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | .992 | 7.15 |
1960 Giants | C | 70 | 56 | 1,530 | 382 | 5.5 | 369 | 346 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 13 | .966 | 6.51 |
1961 Giants | C | 30 | 18 | 523 | 137 | 4.6 | 135 | 126 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .985 | 6.97 |
1962 Mets | C | 21 | 12 | 356 | 93 | 4.4 | 90 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | .968 | 6.83 |
1962 Orioles | C | 60 | 50 | 1,381 | 329 | 5.5 | 323 | 289 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | .982 | 6.31 |
1963 Orioles | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1963 Senators | C | 37 | 29 | 796 | 181 | 4.9 | 177 | 160 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | .978 | 6.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 677 | 541 | 14,754 | 3,459 | 5.1 | 3,400 | 3,116 | 284 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 205 | 137 | .983 | 6.22 | |
14 Years | 677 | 541 | 14,754 | 3,459 | 5.1 | 3,400 | 3,116 | 284 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 205 | 137 | .983 | 6.22 |
Hobie LandrithHobie Landrith Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
1951 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1952 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1953 Redlegs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 51.3 | 19.3 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1954 Redlegs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 16.2 | 9.0 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1955 Redlegs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 21.8 | 6.2 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
1956 Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 78.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1957 Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 71.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1958 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 32 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 6.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1959 Giants | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 94.3 | 12.3 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1960 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 190.0 | 17.3 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1961 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 35.5 | 10.1 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1962 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 45.0 | 15.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1962 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.8 | 18.6 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1963 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1963 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 103.0 | 8.6 | 14.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 5 | 12 | .294 | 127 | 0 | n/a | 56.7 | 10.3 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
Hobie LandrithHobie Landrith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 Cincinnati Reds | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Cincinnati Reds | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | $1,500.00 | - | - |
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Chicago Cubs | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 San Francisco Giants | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 San Francisco Giants | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 San Francisco Giants | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 New York Mets | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Washington Senators | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
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