Description
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.
Author: David L. Fleitz
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 08/28/2023
Pages: 221
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.74h x 5.83w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781476689210
ISBN10: 1476689210
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- Biography & Autobiography | General
About the Author
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.